An Unusual Case of Vaccine-Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis

The present article reports a case involving an immunocompetent, previously well child who, despite two previous doses of inactivated poliovirus vaccine, developed severe flaccid paralysis consistent with polio after receiving oral polio vaccine.

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Main Authors: S Desai, T Diener, BJ-K Tan, NJ Lowry, C Talukdar, WM Chrusch, S Wiebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/378320
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Summary:The present article reports a case involving an immunocompetent, previously well child who, despite two previous doses of inactivated poliovirus vaccine, developed severe flaccid paralysis consistent with polio after receiving oral polio vaccine.
ISSN:1712-9532