Acellular and "low" pertussis vaccines: adverse events and the role of mutations Vacinas pertussis acelular e pertussis "low": eventos adversos e o papel das mutações
Objective: to discuss the current PAHO recommendation that does not support the substitution of traditional cellular DTP vaccine by acellular DTP, and the role of mutations, in humans, as the main cause of rare adverse events, such as epileptic-like convulsions, triggered by pertussis vaccine. Data...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652009000300002 |