Pediatric Immunization
Premature infants should be monitored when given combination vaccines
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 15th, 2005
"There is a lack of data regarding the incidence and clinical significance of apnea or bradycardia (AB) following immunization with combination vaccines containing an acellular pertussis (Pa) component in respiratory stable preterm infants," according to researchers in Switzerland.
"Medical records of respiratory stable preterm infants who received a first dose of a combined diphtheria (D) and tetanus (T) toxoids, Pa, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), inactivated poliovirus (IPV) vaccine with or without hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-08-15)
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