Kawasaki disease following administration of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in young children

• Main Authors: Yung, Chee Fu, Ma, Xiangmei, Cheung, Yin Bun, Oh, Bee Khiam, Soh, Sally, Thoon, Koh Cheng
• 其他作者: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2020
• 主題: Science::Medicine; Kawasaki Disease (KD); Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142349
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis mainly affecting young children and the leading cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries. We performed a self-controlled case series analysis to investigate the association between PCV13 and KD. All hospitalized KD cases <2 y old from o...