Pertussis booster vaccination and immediate hypersensitivity.
Twelve non-atopic and 27 atopic preschool children were studied to determine the effect of pertussis booster vaccination on cutaneous histamine sensitivity and IgE antibody response to the naturally-occurring ragweed aeroallergen. Prick tests of histamine and ragweed extract, as well as ragweed-RAST, were performed prior to, and after, their booster injections. Ragweed skin tests and RAST were not repeated until 2 weeks after the end of ragweed pollination. None of the parameters changed significantly in either group regardless of the type of immunization administered.
C G
CG
Gifford
E C
EC
Gonsior
G V
GV
Villacorte
A
A
Bewtra
R G
RG
Townley
D000917:Antibody Formation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006636:Histamine Release; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000209:etiology*; D007117:Immunization, Secondary; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012882:Skin Tests; D013997:Time Factors
D010567:Pertussis Vaccine; D007073:Immunoglobulin E