Reasonable application of influenza vaccine in children with asthma / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

The prevalence rate of asthma in children in China increased significantly in the past 20 years.Respiratory tract virus infection is one of the main inducing factors of asthma in children in China.In winter,influenza virus infection is a potential cause of asthma exacerbation and hospitalization in asthmatic children.The risk of influenza-related complications in asthmatic children is also significantly increased.Annual influenza vaccination is the most effective way to prevent influenza and reduce the complications associated with influenza.But the influenza vaccine coverage rate is generally low in children with asthma,mainly because they are concerned about the deterioration of asthma or the allergic reaction to egg white residue in the vaccine.Therefore,how to use influenza vaccine in asthmatic children has attracted much attention.Based on the above,the author searched the PubMed,Wanfang database for key wordsbronchial asthma,egg allergy,influenza,vaccine,and reviewed the application of influenza vaccine in asthma patients at domestic and foreign reviews and guidelines in the past 20 years.This paper first introduces the general situation of influenza vaccine,and then describes the safety and efficacy of influenza vaccination in asthmatic and/or egg allergy patients.