title: Serum sickness-like reaction associated with inactivated influenza vaccination among Thai health care personnel: risk factors and outcomes.
abstract: Fourteen (3%) of 495 Thai health care personnel were identified as having a serum sickness-like reaction in 2008 after receipt of inactivated influenza vaccine manufactured in Thailand. These health care personnel experienced fever, myalgia, centrifugal arthralgias, and injection site erythema. A history of allergic reactions to food or drugs (adjusted odds ratio, 5.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.54-25.4) was independently associated with a serum sickness-like reaction.
authors.affiliation: Thammasat University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand. anapisarn@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Anucha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apisarnthanarak
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Uyeki
authors.forename: Elaine R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mundy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012713:Serum Sickness / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013785:Thailand; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines