Adverse events following vaccination in premature infants. “Apparent adverse events were noted in 17 of 45 (37.8%) babies: 9 (20%) had major events, i.e. apnoea, bradycardia or desaturations, and 8 (17.8%) had minor events, i.e. increased oxygen requirements, temperature instability, poor handling and feed intolerance. Babies with major events were significantly younger (p < 0.05), […]
Near miss. — Apnea after immunization of preterm infants. “However, 12 (12%) infants experienced a recurrence of apnea, and 11 (11%) had at least a 50% increase in the number of apneic and bradycardic episodes in the 72 hours after immunization.” #Premature #Cardiorespiratory #Near #Miss #DTP #Hib #Bradycardia #Apnea #Respiratory #Cardiovascular #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/9152284/ — […]
Acute Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Following DTP Vaccination: Report of a Fatal Case and Review of the Literature #Anemia #Death #Autoimmunity #DTP #AIHA #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/000992280104000610?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed — Acute fulminant myocarditis after diphtheria, polio, and tetanus vaccination. “We report an infant case of acute fulminant myocarditis which occurred after administration of a diphtheria, polio, and tetanus vaccination. […]
Administration of thimerosal to infant rats increases overflow of glutamate and aspartate in the prefrontal cortex: protective role of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate. #Neurological #Thimerosal #Neurodevelopmental #Mercury #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22015977 — Alkyl Mercury-Induced Toxicity: Multiple Mechanisms of Action. #Mercury #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/27161558/ — An assessment of thimerosal use in childhood vaccines. “Limited data on toxicity from low-dose […]
Adverse event reports after tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccines in pregnant women. “The most frequent pregnancy-specific AE was spontaneous abortion in 22 (16.7%) reports.” #Fetal #Death #Pregnancy #Tdap #Vaccine #MedScienceResearch https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22727350/ — Despite awareness of recommendations, why do health care workers not immunize pregnant women? (2017) “In this study, approximately 26% […]
Accidental Administration of an Ergot Alkaloid to a Neonate “We describe a neonate with altered splanchnic arterial blood flow after accidental substitution of an ergot alkaloid, methylergonovine maleate (MEM), for vitamin K1.” #Vitamin #K #Error #MedScienceResearch http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/98/3/457.long — Accidental Poisoning of Newborn Infants with Ergonovine Maleate #Vitamin #K #Error #MedScienceResearch http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/000992287101000505 — Anaphylactic shock due […]
