Allergic sensitization among Danish infants at 13 months of age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sensitization means elevated number of specific immunoglobulin E, either measured by skin prick test or in blood samples. Sensitization is associated with, but not synonymous with, allergic disease.

Methods

The Danish Calmette Study was conducted from 2012 to 2015 at three Danish hospitals, with the aim of exploring nonspecific effects of neonatal Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination. Participants at Kolding Hospital were invited to have a blood sample analyzed for allergic sensitization at 13 months of age. Telephone interviews gave information about allergic symptoms, and the children were examined for signs of atopic dermatitis at 3 and 13 months.

Results

Of the 1241 children included in the Danish Calmette Study in Kolding 1066 (86%) had a blood sample

SUBMITTER: Thostesen LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688077 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature