PLoS ONE (Jan 2021)

Measles antibody seropositivity among children with allergic diseases: A cross-sectional study in the Japan Environment & Children's Pilot Study.

  • Mayako Saito-Abe,
  • Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada,
  • Kensuke Shoji,
  • Miori Sato,
  • Makoto Irahara,
  • Yu Taniguchi,
  • Makiko Sekiyama,
  • Nathan Mise,
  • Akihiko Ikegami,
  • Masayuki Shimono,
  • Reiko Suga,
  • Masafumi Sanefuji,
  • Shouichi Ohga,
  • Masako Oda,
  • Hiroshi Mitsubuchi,
  • Isao Miyairi,
  • Yukihiro Ohya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257721
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 9
p. e0257721

Abstract

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BackgroundThe relationship between allergic individuals and their responsiveness to routine vaccines has rarely been investigated. This study examined whether the seroprevalence of measles antibody differed between children with and without allergic diseases in the general pediatric population.MethodsThe cross-sectional study was performed within a prospective general birth cohort (a pilot study of the Japan Environment & Children's Pilot Study [JECS]) of children aged 8 years. The clinical history of allergic diseases, measles, and the concentration of measles immunoglobulin G titers in serum enzyme immunoassay were examined. Fisher's exact tests were used to assess the relationships between the allergic characteristics of the children and their measles antibody positivity rates.ResultsThis study included 162 children. Any allergic disease was reported in 75 (46.3%). The measles antibody positivity rate was 94.7% among children with any allergic diseases and 92.0% among children without allergic diseases. Our results revealed no differences in measles antibody seropositivity between children with allergies and controls.ConclusionsChildren with allergies mount and maintain a comparable immune response to the measles vaccine.