Francieli Fontana Sutile Tardetti Fantinato, Alexander Vargas, Sandra Maria Deotti Carvalho, Carla Magda Allan Santos Domingues, Gisele Barreto, Arieli Schiessl Fialho, Roselita Heinen da Silva, Eduardo Saad, Ivonne Natalia Solarte Agredo
The study aimed to describe cases and verify the frequency of anaphylaxis related to measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine produced by manufacturer A and to assess associated risk factors. This was a case-control study (1:4) in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, from July 14, 2014, to January 12, 2015, in children from one year to less than five years of age, vaccinated with MMR and reported with anaphylaxis, while the controls were without anaphylaxis. The measure of association was odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI), using the chi-square and Fisher's exact tests...
March 12, 2018: Cadernos de Saúde Pública