Cochrane · systematic review · CD013682

Whole‐cell pertussis vaccine in early infancy for the prevention of allergy in children

Perez Chacon, G, Ramsay, J, Brennan-Jones, CG, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

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Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 33.3%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Efficacy and safety of a first dose of whole‐cell pertussis vaccine compared to a first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine for the prevention of atopic diseases in children

Population: infants younger than six months of age
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Cumulative incidence of atopic disease at 2.5 years old
Efficacy and safety of a first dose of whole‐cell pertussis vaccine vs a first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine
no estimate extracted1 study · 497 participantsVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Diagnosis of IgE‐mediated food allergy
Efficacy and safety of a first dose of whole‐cell pertussis vaccine vs a first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine
no estimate extracted0 participantsUngraded
Diagnosis of asthma
Efficacy and safety of a first dose of whole‐cell pertussis vaccine vs a first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine
no estimate extracted1 study · 497 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Diagnosis of anaphylaxis (not vaccine associated)
Efficacy and safety of a first dose of whole‐cell pertussis vaccine vs a first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
All‐cause serious adverse events
Efficacy and safety of a first dose of whole‐cell pertussis vaccine vs a first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine
RR 0.94 [0.78, 1.15]15 studies · 38072 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Diagnosis of encephalopathy
Efficacy and safety of a first dose of whole‐cell pertussis vaccine vs a first dose of acellular pertussis vaccine
no estimate extracted7 studies · 115271 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness