Adverse Events Associated with Childhood Vaccines: Evidence Bearing on Casuality

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Conclusions Based on the Evidence Bearing on Causality

DT/Td/T	Measles^a	Mumps^a	OPV/IPV^b	Hepatitis B	H. influenzae type^b
Category, 1: No Evidence Bearing on a Causal Relation
		Neuropathy	Transverse myelitis (IPV)
		Residual seizure disorder	Thrombocytopenia (IPV)
			Anaphylaxis (IPV)
Category, 2: The Evidence Is Inadequate to Accept or Reject a Causal Relation
Residual seizure disorder other than infantile spasms	Encephalopathy	Encephalopathy	Transverse myelitis (OPV)	Guillain-Barré syndrome	Guillain-Barré syndrome
	Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis	Aseptic meningitis
			Guillain-Barré syndrome (IPV)	Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system	Transverse myelitis
Demyelinating discases of the central nervous system	Residual seizure	Sensorineural deafness (MMR)	Death from SIDS^e		Thrombocytopenia
		Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus			Anaphylaxis
Mononeuropathy	Sensorineural deafness (MMR)			Arthritis
					Death from SIDS^c
Arthritis		Sterility		Death from SIDS^c
	Optic neuritis