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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spelling doaj-art-46ef4f2b19f747bc9490483e6231cb4f2025-08-20T02:39:19ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322014-01-0125422722810.1155/2014/378320An Unusual Case of Vaccine-Associated Paralytic PoliomyelitisS Desai0T Diener1BJ-K Tan2NJ Lowry3C Talukdar4WM Chrusch5S Wiebe6Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPopulation and Public Health Services, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Regina, CanadaInfectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, CanadaNeurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, CanadaPediatrician, Regina, CanadaPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Regina, CanadaRadiology, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/378320
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