An infant who suffered seizures many times after pentavalent vaccination: A case report

Autor: Meryem Erat Nergiz, Hande Yetişgin, Alperen Aydın, Gulsum Iclal Bayhan, Aysegul Nese Citak Kurt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 302-304 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2148-4902
DOI: 10.14744/nci.2019.50375
Popis: Although rare, serious adverse effects may be seen after vaccination. Especially, the whole-cell pertussis vaccine has been held responsible for neurological side effects, as the most important problem in vaccination. With the advancement in vaccination technologies, whole-cell pertussis vaccine has been replaced by acellular pertussis vaccine, and neurological side effects have been significantly reduced. Herein, we present a 2-month-old male infant who suffered from generalized tonic-clonic seizures many times, possibly due to acellular pertussis after pentavalent vaccination, including diphtheria, acellular pertussis, tetanus, inactive polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B, and conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (BCG, DaBT-IPA-Hib, CPV).
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