Postvaccination thrombocytopenia in Canada

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jun;29(6):559-61. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d2bb45.

Abstract

Active surveillance data from 12 Canadian tertiary-care hospitals on children hospitalized with postvaccination thrombocytopenia were analyzed. Since 1992, there have been 107 cases reported; while 96% of the children were symptomatic, only 2 had severe bleeding. With treatment, 28 children (26%) had normal platelet counts on discharge from hospital and 93% had documented recovery within 3 months.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Canada / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / epidemiology*
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / etiology
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Vaccination / adverse effects*
  • Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Vaccines / adverse effects

Substances

  • Vaccines