Kawasaki Disease and Vaccination: Prospective Case-Control and Case-Crossover Studies among Infants in Japan

Kawasaki Disease and Vaccination: Prospective Case-Control and Case-Crossover Studies among Infants in Japan

The causal effects of vaccines on Kawasaki disease (KD) remain elusive. We aimed to examine the association between vaccines administered during infancy and the development of KD in Japan. We conducted a multicenter prospective case-control study using questionnaires and compared the vaccination sta...

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Main Authors: Kenji Murata, Sagano Onoyama, Kenichiro Yamamura, Yumi Mizuno, Kenji Furuno, Keita Matsubara, Ken Hatae, Kiminori Masuda, Yuichi Nomura, Takuro Ohno, Akiko Kinumaki, Masaru Miura, Yasunari Sakai, Shouichi Ohga, Wakaba Fukushima, Junji Kishimoto, Yosikazu Nakamura, Toshiro Hara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
vaccines
infant
case-control study
case-crossover study
Nationwide Survey of Kawasaki disease in Japan
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/8/839

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