Kawasaki disease following administration of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in young children

• Main Authors: Yung, Chee Fu, Ma, Xiangmei, Cheung, Yin Bun, Oh, Bee Khiam, Soh, Sally, Thoon, Koh Cheng
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Kawasaki Disease (KD); Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142349
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis mainly affecting young children and the leading cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries. We performed a self-controlled case series analysis to investigate the association between PCV13 and KD. All hospitalized KD cases <2 y old from o...