Safety of tetanus toxoid in pregnant women : a hospital-based case-control study of congenital anomalies

Reported are the results of the Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC), a hospital-based case-control study of 34,293 malformed and 34,477 matched nonmalformed newborn controls. No statistical differences were found between the malformed and control groups, exposed o...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1995-09, Vol.73 (5), p.605-608
Main Authors: SILVEIRA, C. M, CACERES, V. M, DUTRA, M. G, LOPES-CAMELO, J, CASTILLA, E. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced - etiology
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Female
Health aspects
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Risk Factors
South America
Tetanus antitoxin
Tetanus Toxoid - adverse effects
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Reported are the results of the Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC), a hospital-based case-control study of 34,293 malformed and 34,477 matched nonmalformed newborn controls. No statistical differences were found between the malformed and control groups, exposed or not exposed to tetanus toxoid.
ISSN:0042-9686
1564-0604