A randomized placebo-controlled trial of acetaminophen for prevention of post-vaccination fever in infants.

Fever is common following infant vaccinations. Two randomized controlled trials demonstrated the efficacy of acetaminophen prophylaxis in preventing fever after whole cell pertussis vaccination, but acetaminophen prophylaxis has not been evaluated for prevention of fever following contemporary vacci...

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Main Authors: Lisa A Jackson, Do Peterson, John Dunn, Simon J Hambidge, Maya Dunstan, Patty Starkovich, Onchee Yu, Joyce Benoit, Clara P Dominguez-Islas, Barbara Carste, Patti Benson, Jennifer C Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3117800?pdf=render