Influenza vaccination of the egg-allergic individual

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 254-255

  Mullins, Raymond J ^a   Kemp, Andrew ^b   Gold, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AUSTRALIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CANADA; CELL CULTURE; CONSENSUS; COUGHING; DRUG ERUPTION; EDITORIAL; EGG ALLERGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACIAL URTICARIA; HEN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; ITALY; MAMMAL CELL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SKIN TEST; THROAT IRRITATION; UNITED STATES; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; RISK FACTOR;

EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957656502     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03900.x     Document Type: Editorial

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