Delayed skin hypersensitivity reaction in normal children.
The delayed skin hypersensitivity reaction was assessed in normal children using candida, PPD and sterptokinase/streptodornase antigens. There was an increase in reactivity from 20 percent in children under three years to 90 percent in the 12--16 age group which approximates adult levels. The conclusion is that this test of cell-mediated immunity is unsatisfactory in young children.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000941:Antigens; D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007223:Infant; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012882:Skin Tests; D013299:Streptodornase and Streptokinase / Q000276:immunology; D014374:Tuberculin Test
D000941:Antigens; D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D013299:Streptodornase and Streptokinase