| dc.creator | Blackburn T,Eileen | |
| dc.creator | Mur R,Paola | |
| dc.creator | Jofré A,Boris | |
| dc.creator | Coll C,Claudia | |
| dc.creator | Jurlow M,Elizabeth | |
| dc.date | 2000-04-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-02T21:10:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-05-02T21:10:46Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872000000400003 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/81097 | |
| dc.description | Background: Delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity tests are a globally accepted test to assess cellular immunity in vivo. The quality and quantity of the response to these type of tests, varies in different populations. Aim: To study delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity in a group of healthy Chilean elders. Material and methods: Forty two elders (32 male), aged 60 to 76 years old were studied. Multitest-CMI® was applied in the left forearm. This test allows the subcutaneous administration of seven antigens and a glycerin control. Results were compared with those of a group of young adults studied by the authors. Results: Among males there was a mean of 2.7 ± 1.4 positive responses compared with women, that had 1.7 ± 1 positive responses (p= 0.016). The sum of response diameters was 4.2 ± 1.5 and 3.6 ± 1.9 mm in men and women respectively (p = NS). Compared to young adults, elderly women had a lower response to tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and men had a lower response to diphtheria and Proteus mirabilis. Conclusions: Elderly people have a less intense response to delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity tests than young adults. This response must be assessed in each population to account for regional variability. (Rev Méd Chile 2000; 128: 379-86). | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98872000000400003 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.128 n.4 2000 | |
| dc.subject | Aged | |
| dc.subject | Immunologic tests | |
| dc.subject | Hypersensitivity, delayed | |
| dc.subject | Immunologic surveillance | |
| dc.title | Inmunosenescencia: pruebas cutáneas de hipersensibilidad retardada en adultos mayores chilenos autovalentes | |
