Vaccination does not exacerbate juvenile idiopathic arthritis disease activity in a cohort of Dutch patients
A Ronaghy, E Huijssoon, MA van Rossum, ABJ Prakken, GT Rijkers, PE Vermeer-de Bondt, MJ van Tol, AW Hoes, J van der Net, W Kuis, CMA Rademaker, NM Wulffraat · Aktuelle Rheumatologie · 2003 · Heft 11
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In 2002, all children in the Netherlands from four to 18 years of age, including the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) population, were vaccinated with the group-C meningococci conjugate vaccine. The aim of this study is to determine whether the vaccine increases JIA disease activity by monitoring the core set criteria of JIA patients as well as investigates the efficacy of this vaccine in those receiving DMARDs. The core set criteria included Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) disability, CHAQ pain, CHAQ well being, number of inflamed joints, range of motion, ESR, CRP, and semi-quantitative phys…
