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DtaP vaccine causes hypersensitivity to aluminum in children.

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| April 21, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

2004 APR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An aluminum adsorbed diphtheria-tetanus/acellular pertussis (DtaP) vaccine caused persistent hypersensitivity to aluminum in children.

According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "During trials of aluminum adsorbed diphtheria-tetanus/acellular pertussis vaccines from a single producer, persistent itching nodules at the vaccination site were observed in an unexpectedly high frequency. The afflicted children were followed in a longitudinal observational study, and the presence of aluminum sensitization was investigated in the children with itching nodules and their symptomless siblings by patch tests."

"Itching nodules were found in 645 children out of about 76,000 vaccinees (0.8%) after both subcutaneous (s.c.) and intramuscular (i.m.) injection," reported Elisabet Bergfors and collaborators at Goteborg University and Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden. "The itching was intense and long-lasting. So far, 75% still have symptoms after a median duration of 4 years. Contact hypersensitivity to aluminum was demonstrated in 77% of the children with itching nodules and in 8% of the symptomless siblings who had received the same vaccines (p

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