title: [Vaccination and malnutrition].
abstract: Although a depressed cellular immunity may be present in proteino-energetic malnutrition, humoral immunity is usually normal. Except for vaccines acting through a stimulation of cellular immunity like BCG, infants and children with malnutrition show a normal immune response to immunisations without a majoration of the side-effects. Consequently there is no contra-indication to immunisations in malnourished infants and children. Early immunisation before the age of one should be encouraged in countries where malnutrition in children is frequent.
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007223:Infant; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000276:immunology*; D014611:Vaccination; D014612:Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines
vernacular_title: Vaccination et malnutrition.