BACKGROUND Whole-cell pertussis (wP) and measles vaccines are effective in preventing disease but have also been suspected of increasing the risk of encephalopathy or encephalitis. Although many countries now use acellular pertussis vaccines, wP vaccine is still widely used in the developing world. It is therefore important to evaluate whether wP vaccine increases the risk of neurologic disorde...

OBJECTIVE To compare coverage estimates of foreign-born children 19 to 35 months old with those of US-born children of the same age group. METHODS The National Immunization Survey is a multistage, random-digit dialing survey designed to measure vaccination coverage estimates of US children 19 to 35 months old. Data from 1999-2000 were combined to permit comparison of vaccination coverage amon...

BACKGROUND Because of concern about safety and efficacy, no pertussis vaccine has been included in the vaccination program in Sweden since 1979. To provide data that might permit the reintroduction of a pertussis vaccine, we conducted a placebo-controlled trial of two acellular and one whole-cell pertussis vaccines. METHODS After informed consent was obtained, 9829 children born in 1992 were ...

Objective. After concerns about the possible toxicity of thimerosal-containing vaccines in the United States, this study was designed to investigate whether there is a relationship between the amount of thimerosal that an infant receives via diphtheria-tetanuswhole-cell pertussis (DTP) or diphtheria-tetanus (DT) vaccination at a young age and subsequent neurodevelopmental disorders. Methods. A ...

We find new solutions to 11-dimensional supergravity describing M5-branes wrapped on holomorphic 2-cycles embedded in C. These solutions preserve N = 1 supersymmetry in four dimensions. They are dual to N = 1 gauge theories in four dimensions by Maldacena’s duality. USITP-00-19 DTP/00/111 hep-th/0012194 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: Douglas.Smith...

PURPOSE To assess the immunization status of young children in a predominantly Hispanic region in and around downtown Los Angeles, and factors associated with complete immunization by age 24 months. METHODS The information was gathered in a two-stage cluster survey with probability proportionate to estimated size (PPS) sampling of 30 clusters at the first stage, and simple random sampling of ...

OBJECTIVE To understand physician concerns about litigation and beliefs regarding vaccine safety. DESIGN A stratified random sample of family physicians, pediatricians, and general practitioners younger than 65 years who were in office-based practices across the United States was selected from the American Medical Association list that includes nonmembers. A standardized telephone survey was ...

Results Even the most basic adherence information was not presented in some trials. Forty-two publications did not state how many patients actually initiated their randomised treatment. Information about treatment discontinuation can be vague and may not allow assessment of the number of patients who completed the treatment protocol. Ninety-eight publications reported at least one form of DTP, ...