OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) after measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) immunization compared with natural measles and rubella, its clinical course and outcome, and the risk of recurrence after repeat MMR vaccination. STUDY DESIGN We performed a systematic review of the Ovid MEDLINE (1950 to present) bibliographic database. We selected studies that repo...

Many reports associating uveitis after vaccination have been reported, including 2 cases after measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. We report the case of a 12-month-old girl who developed a unilateral anterior uveitis with rubeosis and cataract 3 months after an MMR vaccination at 9 months of age. Aqueous humor analysis showed the presence of more rubella-specific immunoglobulin G in the ...

Monitoring of adverse events following the administration of MMR vaccine containing the Urabe mumps virus vaccine strain, to over 2 million schoolchildren (aged 6-13 years) revealed that the incidence of vaccine-associated aseptic meningitis was one case per 295 000 doses given. About 92 per cent of these children had had their primary immunization against MMR at 12 months of age and, therefore...

Measles is a highly infectious and potentially dangerous disease. Before mass vaccination was started in the United Kingdom, measles caused an average of 100 deaths per year (1). Since the introduction of vaccination, vaccine uptake has risen from around 50% in 1968 to 76% in 1988. After the introduction of the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in 1988, vaccine uptake rose rapi...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 555 VOLUME 43__JUNE 17, 2006 Measles is rightly called as captain of killer team in India. We used to see measles cases mostly between 1 to 3 years of age group and mumps in school going children. Morbidity due to measles and mumps is very well known. Nowadays there is distinct change in the measles and mumps disease pattern due to measles and MMR vaccination. Both these vacci...

Discrepancies often exist between recorded immunization coverage and the real immunity level in a community. To estimate the vaccination coverage against measles in south-east Islamic Republic of Iran, a crosssectional study was conducted in 3 districts during summer 2011. Using probability proportional to size cluster sampling, 1368 children aged 30-54 months were selected. Serum samples of 66...

Recent concerns about childhood vaccines such as the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine have led to reduced vaccine uptake and increased probability of disease outbreaks. Psychological aspects of parental decision-making about vaccines are reviewed. Inconsistencies and gaps in the literature are highlighted and implications of what is known for public health are outlined. A decision theor...