The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Apr 1994
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialUse of lidocaine-prilocaine cream for vaccination pain in infants.
To determine whether use of lidocaine-prilocaine 5% cream (EMLA) decreases pain associated with diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) vaccination in infants. ⋯ Pretreatment with EMLA decreases infant pain from DPT vaccinations. Application of these data is limited to healthy infants receiving DPT vaccinations.