title: Appropriate response to pneumococcal vaccine in celiac sprue.
abstract: Hyposplenism as a complication of celiac sprue confers an increased risk of pneumococcal sepsis, but such patients do not routinely receive pneumococcal vaccine despite reports of overwhelming pneumococcal sepsis. Because antibody response in these patients has not been previously assessed, we measured pre- and postvaccination levels in 10 patients with documented sprue. All demonstrated appropriate acute antibody responses to a polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine. Vaccination of all patients with celiac sprue seems appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McKinley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leibowitz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bronzo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zanzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schiffman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines