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TABLE 3
Coding Terms for Adverse Events Reported to VAERS for
Pertussis-Containing Vaccines Administered to Infants Younger Than One
Year of Age in the United States, January 1995 Through June
1998*
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| Coding Term |
DTaP
(%)
n = 913 |
DTP (%)
n = 1939 |
DTPH
(%)
n = 2918 |
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| Agitation |
235 (25.7) |
608 (31.4) |
890 (30.5) |
| Fever |
228 (25.0) |
851 (43.9) |
1132 (38.8) |
| Screaming
syndrome |
129 (14.1) |
506 (26.1) |
678 (23.2) |
| Convulsion |
96 (10.5) |
203 (10.5) |
254 (8.7) |
| Abnormal
cry |
89 (9.7) |
386 (19.9) |
588 (20.2) |
| Stupor |
80 (8.8) |
174 (9.0) |
243 (8.3) |
| Somnolence |
77 (8.4) |
146 (7.5) |
215 (7.4) |
| Vomit |
73 (8.0) |
126 (6.5) |
179 (6.1) |
| Rash |
72 (7.9) |
93 (4.8) |
145 (5.0) |
| Urticaria |
70 (7.7) |
56 (2.9) |
92 (3.2) |
| Hypotonia |
69 (7.6) |
163 (8.4) |
214 (7.3) |
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*
More than 1 term may be coded for each adverse event
report. Percentages represent the proportion of adverse event reports
that named the specific coding term, not the percentage of vaccinees
who had a specific adverse event. Reports to VAERS represent temporal,
but not necessarily causal, associations between vaccinations and
adverse events.
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