Protective Association Between Rotavirus Vaccination and Childhood Seizures in the Year Following Vaccination in US Children
Author(s) -
Daniel C. Payne,
James Baggs,
Danielle M. Zerr,
Nicola P. Klein,
Katherine Yih,
Jason M. Glanz,
Aaron T. Curns,
Eric Weintraub,
Umesh D. Parashar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit671
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , rotavirus , receipt , pediatrics , emergency department , rotavirus vaccine , immunology , psychiatry , virus , world wide web , computer science
Rotavirus illness has been linked to childhood seizures. We investigated whether a protective association exists between receipt of rotavirus vaccine and being hospitalized or visiting the emergency department for seizures in the year after vaccination.
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