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Intussusception Risk and Health Benefits of Rotavirus Vaccination in Mexico and Brazil

Intussusception Risk and Health Benefits of Rotavirus Vaccination in Mexico and Brazil

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_872441355

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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

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This report showed that the occurrence of intussusception after routine infant rotavirus vaccinations in Mexico and Brazil was approximately 1 in 51,000 to 1 in 68,000 infants. This should be considered in light of the estimated number of hospitalizations and deaths averted.
In 1999, a rotavirus vaccine (Rotashield, Wyeth Laboratories) was withd...

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Intussusception Risk and Health Benefits of Rotavirus Vaccination in Mexico and Brazil

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_872441355

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_872441355

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ISSN

0028-4793

E-ISSN

1533-4406

DOI

10.1056/NEJMoa1012952

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