"The Effect of Prednisone on Influenza Vaccine Response in Asthmatic Children."

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 36th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, held November 12-15, 1998, in Denver, Colorado, "Objective: We evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of the influenza vaccine in children taking short-course prednisone for acute asthmatic exacerbations. Methods: Children six months-18 years requiring the 1996 influenza vaccine were eligible for the study. The control group included 37 well asthmatic children. The prednisone group comprised 21 children vaccinated at the beginning of a 5 day course of prednisone (2mg/kg/day) prescribed to treat an asthma exacerbation. 31 (84%) controls and 19...

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