Is an Increased Risk of Developing Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with Seasonal Influenza Vaccination? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Autor: Marek Petráš, Ivana Králová Lesná, Jana Dáňová, Alexander M. Čelko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Vaccines, Vol 8, Iss 2, p 150 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-393X
DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8020150
Popis: While the weight of epidemiological evidence does not support a causal link with influenza vaccination evaluated over the last 30 years, Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) has been considered a vaccine-associated adverse event of interest since 1976. To investigate the existence of GBS risk after vaccination against seasonal influenza, a systematic review and meta-analysis have been conducted based on 22 eligible epidemiological studies from 1981 to 2019 reporting 26 effect sizes (ESs) in different influenza seasons. The primary result of our meta-analysis pointed to no risk of vaccine-associated GBS, as documented by a pooled ES of 1.15 (95% CI: 0.97–1.35). Conversely, an obvious high risk of GBS was observed in patients with previous influenza-like illness (ILI), as demonstrated by a pooled ES of 9.6 (95% CI: 4.0–23.0) resulting from a supplementary analysis. While the meta-analysis did not confirm the putative risk of vaccine-associated GBS suggested by many epidemiological studies, vaccination against seasonal influenza reduced the risk of developing ILI-associated GBS by about 88%. However, to obtain strong evidence, more epidemiological studies are warranted to establish a possible coincidence between vaccination and ILI prior to GBS onset.
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