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Table 2 Incidence of adverse cardiorespiratory events in preterm infants in the 72 hours following first immunization with DTP-IPV-Hib vaccine as compared to control infants.

From: Frequency of apnea, bradycardia, and desaturations following first diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-inactivated polio-Haemophilus influenzae type B immunization in hospitalized preterm infants

 

Immunized infants (n = 124)

Controls (n = 124)

OR*

95% CI

Increase in adverse cardiorespiratory events

56

36

2.41

1.3,4.5

   Resurgence of ABD

9

2

4.50

0.97,20.8

   Increase in ABD

47

34

1.60

0.94,2.80

Reduction in adverse cardiorespiratory events

18

51

0.18

0.08,0.39

   Resolution of ABD

6

4

1.7

0.40,6.90

   Decrease in ABD

12

47

0.13

0.05,0.32

  1. * adjusted odds ratio for immunization relative to no immunization
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