Use of electronic immunization registry in the surveillance of adverse events following immunization.

Objective: To describe adverse events following vaccination (AEFV) of children under two years old and analyze trend of this events from 2000 to 2013, in the city of Araraquara (SP), Brazil.

Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted with data of the passive surveillance system of AEFV that is available in the electronic immunization registry (EIR) of the computerized medical record of the municipal health service (Juarez System). The study variables were: age, gender, vaccine, dose, clinical manifestations and hospitalization.

Vaccination coverage according to doses received and timely administered based on an electronic immunization registry, Araraquara-SP, Brazil, 2012-2014.

Objective: to describe vaccine coverage by type of vaccine at 12 and 24 months of age.

Methods: descriptive cohort study with children born in 2012, living in Araraquara-SP, Brazil, recorded in the Information System on Live Births (Sinasc); a manual linkage of Sinasc data with an electronic immunization registry (EIR) was performed; the assessment was based on vaccination status according to São Paulo State recommendations, and on doses received and timely administered.

Results: 2,740 children were registered on Sinasc and 99.

Factors associated with incomplete or delayed vaccination across countries: A systematic review.

Background: Despite the significant decline in the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases as a result of increased vaccination coverage worldwide, there are many children with delayed vaccination and a marked heterogeneity in vaccination coverage.

Objective: The aim of this study was to review factors that influence the adherence to childhood immunization schedule in different countries, especially related to socioeconomic conditions and health care system characteristics.

Methods: Pubmed and Web of Science databases were searched systematically for observational studies published in peer-reviewed journals in English, Spanish and Portuguese languages from January 1992 to June 2014.

Subclinical hypothyroidism represents an additional risk factor for coronary artery calcification, especially in subjects with intermediate and high cardiovascular risk scores.

Objective: Several studies have suggested an association between subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and increased cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic patients with SCH by measuring the coronary artery calcium score (CACS).

Design: A total of 222 asymptomatic subjects (103 SCH and 119 euthyroid (EU)), who were between the ages of 35 and 65 years and had no previous history of CAD, were enrolled for this cross-sectional analysis.