title: Cracking the shell on egg-hypersensitive patients and egg-containing vaccines.
abstract: Hens' eggs are a common food in the American diet. They are consumed as a primary food source and added as an ingredient to other foods. In individuals who are hypersensitive to eggs, egg-containing foods can cause mild to severe allergic reactions if ingested. These individuals may also have adverse reactions to vaccines produced on egg media. Vaccines that are created on egg media include those for measles, mumps, and rubella; rabies; yellow fever; and influenza. The authors discuss recent developments in the use of egg-containing vaccines in hypersensitive patients.
authors.affiliation: Richmond Medical Center, University Hospitals, in Richmond Heights, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Leah R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Chernin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Swender
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hostoffer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D021181:Egg Hypersensitivity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects; D014612:Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D022341:Yellow Fever Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D014612:Vaccines; D022341:Yellow Fever Vaccine