Skin reactivity to Candida and streptokinase-streptodornase antigens in normal pediatric subjects: influence of age and acute illness

J Pediatr. 1977 Oct;91(4):565-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(77)80503-9.

Abstract

Tests for delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity were carried out with Candida and streptokinase-streptodornase antigens in 245 normal pediatric subjects, ranging in age from 17 days to 5 10/12 years. The group comprised patients with a variety of acute illnesses and a series of control subjects. There was a progressive increase in the frequency of cutaneous responses with age. About one-third of infants under one year and four-fifths of one to five-year-old children had positive induration reactions to at least one antigen. Candida was the more reactive antigen in the first year of life; thereafter there was comparable responsiveness to both antigens. Our results showed no difference in percent reactivity between acutely ill and control subjects.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Age Factors
  • Antigens / analysis*
  • Bacterial Infections / immunology
  • Candida albicans / immunology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Gastroenteritis / immunology
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity, Delayed
  • Immunity, Cellular
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / immunology*
  • Skin / immunology*
  • Skin Tests
  • Streptodornase and Streptokinase / immunology*

Substances

  • Antigens
  • Streptodornase and Streptokinase