Pneumococcal Vaccines

Immediate Response to Skin Test is Good Predictor of Anaphylaxis

Published in Vaccine Weekly, September 6th, 2000

Researchers in France determined that immediate response to skin tests is a good predictor of an anaphylactic reaction to pneumococcal vaccine in children.

"Pneumococcal vaccines are usually well-tolerated," reported C. Ponvert and colleagues from several institutions in France. "Anaphylactic reactions to these vaccines are exceedingly rare and have never been studied."

Ponvert et al. presented data from their study at the 19th European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Congress, held in Lisbon, Portugal. The title of their presentation was "Anaphylaxis to pneumococcal vaccine in children: A case-control study using immediate...

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