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  1. Article ; Online: Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease - Authors' reply.

    de Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina / Castañeda-Orjuela, Carlos / Almeida, Samanta Cristine Grassi / Andrade, Ana Lucia

    The Lancet. Infectious diseases

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 4, Page(s) 453–454

    MeSH term(s) Caribbean Region ; Child ; Humans ; Latin America ; Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology ; Pneumococcal Infections/prevention & control ; Pneumococcal Vaccines ; Retrospective Studies ; Vaccines, Conjugate
    Chemical Substances Pneumococcal Vaccines ; Vaccines, Conjugate
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2061641-7
    ISSN 1474-4457 ; 1473-3099
    ISSN (online) 1474-4457
    ISSN 1473-3099
    DOI 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00129-8
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  2. Article ; Online: Optimal age targeting for pneumococcal vaccination in older adults; a modelling study.

    Thindwa, Deus / Clifford, Samuel / Kleynhans, Jackie / von Gottberg, Anne / Walaza, Sibongile / Meiring, Susan / Swarthout, Todd D / Miller, Elizabeth / McIntyre, Peter / Andrews, Nick / Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin / Fry, Norman / Jambo, Kondwani C / French, Neil / Almeida, Samanta Cristine Grassi / Ladhani, Shamez N / Heyderman, Robert S / Cohen, Cheryl / de Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina /
    Flasche, Stefan

    Nature communications

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 888

    Abstract: Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) risk increases with age for older adults whereas the population size benefiting from pneumococcal vaccines and robustness of immunogenic response to vaccination decline. We estimate how demographics, vaccine efficacy/ ... ...

    Abstract Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) risk increases with age for older adults whereas the population size benefiting from pneumococcal vaccines and robustness of immunogenic response to vaccination decline. We estimate how demographics, vaccine efficacy/effectiveness (VE), and waning VE impact on optimal age for a single-dose pneumococcal vaccination. Age- and vaccine-serotype-specific IPD cases from routine surveillance of adults ≥ 55 years old (y), ≥ 4-years after infant-pneumococcal vaccine introduction and before 2020, and VE data from prior studies were used to estimate IPD incidence and waning VE which were then combined in a cohort model of vaccine impact. In Brazil, Malawi, South Africa and England 51, 51, 54 and 39% of adults older than 55 y were younger than 65 years old, with a smaller share of annual IPD cases reported among < 65 years old in England (4,657; 20%) than Brazil (186; 45%), Malawi (4; 63%), or South Africa (134, 48%). Vaccination at 55 years in Brazil, Malawi, and South Africa, and at 70 years in England had the greatest potential for IPD prevention. Here, we show that in low/middle-income countries, pneumococcal vaccines may prevent a substantial proportion of residual IPD burden if administered earlier in adulthood than is typical in high-income countries.
    MeSH term(s) Infant ; Humans ; Aged ; Middle Aged ; Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology ; Pneumococcal Infections/prevention & control ; Pneumococcal Vaccines ; Vaccination ; Serogroup ; Incidence
    Chemical Substances Pneumococcal Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-36624-8
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  3. Article ; Online: Immunogenicity and safety of pneumococcal conjugate polysaccharide and free polysaccharide vaccines alone or combined in HIV-infected adults in Brazil.

    Ho, Yeh-Li / Brandão, Angela Pires / de Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina / Lopes, Marta Heloisa

    Vaccine

    2013  Volume 31, Issue 37, Page(s) 4047–4053

    Abstract: Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of hospitalization in HIV-infected adults therefore pneumococcal vaccine is recommended. The ideal antipneumococcal vaccine and effective vaccination regimen remain controversial and needs further ... ...

    Abstract Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of hospitalization in HIV-infected adults therefore pneumococcal vaccine is recommended. The ideal antipneumococcal vaccine and effective vaccination regimen remain controversial and needs further evaluation.
    Methods: To assess the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccines alone and combined, a randomized, blinded clinical trial was conducted in Brazil with 331 HIV-patients aged 18-60, with CD4-T cell count ≥ 200 cells/mm(3). Two interventions 60 days apart were done in three schedules: 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23)/placebo; 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)/placebo; and PCV7 plus PPV23. Safety and reactogenicity were evaluated, and immunogenicity was assessed by an IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to S. pneumoniae serotypes 6B, 9V and 14, performed at baseline, 60 and 180 days after first intervention. Comparison of immunogenicity was based on geometric mean concentration (GMC), percentages of individuals with serotype-specific IgG ≥ 0.35μg/mL and ≥ 1.0 μg/mL and proportion of individuals with ≥ 4-fold increase in specific antibody concentrations for each serotype.
    Results: Demographic and HIV conditions were similar, and both vaccines were well tolerated across vaccine groups. Significant increase in IgG-antibodies was observed to all serotypes evaluated. A greater proportion of PCV7 recipients reached and sustained IgG antibody concentrations at least four times as high as those at baseline, for serotypes 6B and 9V. A PPV23 dose after PCV7 did not enhance immunogenicity.
    Conclusions: In this first trial conducted with HIV-infected immunologically stable adults in South America, both PPV23 and PCV7 were safe and immunogenic. Evidence suggesting PCV7 was more immunogenic than PPV23, as it elicited higher and persistent ≥ 4-fold increase of antibodies for 6B and 9V serotypes in a greater proportion of HIV-patients is noteworthy. Despite current recommendation of schedules combining PCV7 and PPV23, there is little evidence to support this practice and we did not observe benefits in this combination.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Brazil ; Female ; HIV Infections ; Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pneumococcal Vaccines/immunology ; Pneumococcal Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Vaccination ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances 23-valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine ; Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine ; Pneumococcal Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-08-20
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.065
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  4. Article ; Online: Impact of meningococcal C conjugate vaccination four years after introduction of routine childhood immunization in Brazil.

    Andrade, Ana Lucia / Minamisava, Ruth / Tomich, Lisia Moura / Lemos, Ana Paula / Gorla, Maria Cecilia / de Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina / Domingues, Carla Madga S / de Moraes, Camile / Policena, Gabriela / Bierrenbach, Ana Luiza

    Vaccine

    2017  Volume 35, Issue 16, Page(s) 2025–2033

    Abstract: Background: Routine infant immunization with meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccination started in Brazil in November 2010, scheduled at three and five months plus a booster at 12-15months of age. No catch-up was implemented. We assessed the impact of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Routine infant immunization with meningococcal C conjugate (MCC) vaccination started in Brazil in November 2010, scheduled at three and five months plus a booster at 12-15months of age. No catch-up was implemented. We assessed the impact of vaccination on meningococcal C disease (MenC) four years after vaccination start in the National Immunization Program.
    Methods: We performed an ecological quasi-experimental design from 2008 to 2014 using a deterministic linkage between the National Notification and the National Reference Laboratory databases for meningitis. We conducted an interrupted time-series analysis considering Brazil except for Salvador municipality, because an epidemic of serogroup C disease occurred in this city, which prompted a mass vaccination campaign with catch-up for adolescents in 2010. Observed MenC rates in the post-vaccination period were compared to expected rates calculated from the pre-vaccination years. Results for Salvador were presented as descriptive data. An additional time-series analysis was performed for the state of São Paulo.
    Results: A total of 18,136 MenC cases were analyzed. The highest incidence rates were observed for infants aged <12months and no second incident peak was observed for adolescents. For Brazil, MenC rates were reduced by 67.2% (95%CI 43.0-91.4%) for infants <12months of age, 92.0% (77.3-106.8%) for the age-group 12-23months, and 64.6% (24.6-104.5%) for children aged 2-4years. For children 5-9years old, MenC rates reduced 19.2% (9.5-28.9%). Overall, 955 MenC cases were averted in Brazil in individuals aged <40years after MCC vaccination. Results from São Paulo State, mirror the patterns seen in Brazil.
    Conclusion: After four years of infants and toddlers vaccination start, MenC invasive disease reduced in the target population. This investigation provide a robust baseline to ascertain how much the upcoming catch-up dose in 12-13years of age will accelerate the decrease in MenC incidence rates among youths in Brazil.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Brazil/epidemiology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Male ; Meningitis, Meningococcal/epidemiology ; Meningitis, Meningococcal/prevention & control ; Meningococcal Vaccines/administration & dosage ; Meningococcal Vaccines/immunology ; Middle Aged ; Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C/immunology ; Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C/isolation & purification ; Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Meningococcal Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017--11
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.03.010
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  5. Article ; Online: Evaluating the impact of PCV-10 on invasive pneumococcal disease in Brazil: A time-series analysis.

    Andrade, Ana Lucia / Minamisava, Ruth / Policena, Gabriela / Cristo, Elier B / Domingues, Carla Magda S / de Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina / Almeida, Samanta Cristine Grassi / Toscano, Cristiana Maria / Bierrenbach, Ana Luiza

    Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics

    2016  Volume 12, Issue 2, Page(s) 285–292

    Abstract: Routine infant immunization with 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) began in Brazil in 2010. The impact of the PCV-10 on rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) at the population level was not yet evaluated. Serotype-specific IPD ... ...

    Abstract Routine infant immunization with 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) began in Brazil in 2010. The impact of the PCV-10 on rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) at the population level was not yet evaluated. Serotype-specific IPD changes after PCV-10 introduction is still to be determined. Data from national surveillance system for notifiable diseases (SINAN) and national reference laboratory for S. pneumoniae in Brazil (IAL) were linked to enhance case ascertainment of IPD. An interrupted time-series analysis was conducted to predict trends in the postvaccination IPD rates in the absence of PCV-10 vaccination, taking into consideration seasonality and secular trends. PCVs serotype-specific distribution were assessed before (2008-2009) and after (2011-2013) the introduction of PCV-10 in the immunization program. A total of 9,827 IPD cases were identified from 2008-2013 when combining SINAN and IAL databases. Overall, PCV-10 types decreased by 41.3% after PCV-10 vaccination period, mostly in children aged 2-23 months, while additional PCV-13 serotypes increased by 62.8% mainly in children under 5-year of age. For children aged 2-23 months, targeted by the immunization program, we observed a 44.2% (95%CI, 15.8-72.5%) reduction in IPD rates. In contrast, significant increase in IPD rates were observed for adults aged 18-39 y (18.9%, 95%CI 1.1-36.7%), 40-64 y (52.5%, 95%CI 24.8-80.3%), and elderly ≥ 65 y (79.3%, 95%CI 62.1-96.5%). This is the first report of a time-series analysis for PCV impact in IPD conducted at national level data in a developing country. We were able to show significant impact of PCV-10 on IPD for age groups targeted by vaccination in Brazil, 3 y after its introduction. No impact on other age groups was demonstrated.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Brazil/epidemiology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Immunization Programs ; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/epidemiology ; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/microbiology ; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/prevention & control ; Infant ; Meningitis, Pneumococcal/epidemiology ; Meningitis, Pneumococcal/microbiology ; Meningitis, Pneumococcal/prevention & control ; Middle Aged ; Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology ; Pneumococcal Infections/microbiology ; Pneumococcal Infections/prevention & control ; Pneumococcal Vaccines/immunology ; Serogroup ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology ; Vaccination ; Vaccines, Conjugate/immunology ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ; 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine ; Pneumococcal Vaccines ; Vaccines, Conjugate
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2664176-8
    ISSN 2164-554X ; 2164-5515
    ISSN (online) 2164-554X
    ISSN 2164-5515
    DOI 10.1080/21645515.2015.1117713
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  6. Article ; Online: Effectiveness of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease in Brazil: a matched case-control study.

    Domingues, Carla Magda Allan S / Verani, Jennifer R / Montenegro Renoiner, Ernesto Issac / de Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina / Flannery, Brendan / de Oliveira, Lucia Helena / Santos, João Barberino / de Moraes, José Cássio

    The Lancet. Respiratory medicine

    2014  Volume 2, Issue 6, Page(s) 464–471

    Abstract: Background: In March 2010, Brazil introduced the ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10), which was licensed based on non-inferiority of immunological correlates of protection compared with the seven-valent vaccine. The schedule comprised ... ...

    Abstract Background: In March 2010, Brazil introduced the ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10), which was licensed based on non-inferiority of immunological correlates of protection compared with the seven-valent vaccine. The schedule comprised three primary doses at ages 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months, and a booster dose at age 12 months. A single catch-up dose was offered for children aged 12-23 months at the time of introduction. We assessed PCV10 effectiveness against invasive pneumococcal disease in Brazilian children.
    Methods: Invasive pneumococcal disease, defined as isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or another normally sterile site, was identified in children age-eligible for at least one PCV10 dose through laboratory-based and hospital-based surveillance in ten states in Brazil from March 1, 2010, until Dec 31, 2012. We aimed to identify four age-matched and neighbourhood-matched controls for each case. We used conditional logistic regression and calculated PCV10 effectiveness as (1-adjusted matched odds ratio) × 100% for vaccine-type and vaccine-related serotypes (ie, in the same serogroup as a vaccine serotype).
    Findings: In 316 cases (median age 13·2 months, range 2·6-53·1) and 1219 controls (13·3 months, 2·6-53·1), the adjusted effectiveness of an age-appropriate PCV10 schedule was 83·8% (95% CI 65·9-92·3) against vaccine serotypes, and 77·9% (41·0-91·7) against vaccine-related serotypes. Serotype-specific effectiveness was shown for the two most common vaccine serotypes-14 (87·7%, 60·8-96·1) and 6B (82·8%, 23·8-96·1)-and serotype 19A (82·2%, 10·7-96·4), a serotype related to vaccine serotype 19F. A single catch-up dose in children aged 12-23 months was effective against vaccine-type disease (68·0%, 17·6-87·6). No significant effectiveness was shown against non-vaccine serotypes for age-appropriate or catch-up schedules.
    Interpretation: In the routine immunisation programme in Brazil, PCV10 prevents invasive disease caused by vaccine serotypes. PCV10 might provide cross-protection against some vaccine-related serotypes.
    Funding: Brazilian Ministry of Health, Pan-American Health Organization, and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    MeSH term(s) Brazil/epidemiology ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Male ; Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology ; Pneumococcal Infections/prevention & control ; Pneumococcal Vaccines/therapeutic use ; Prevalence ; Retrospective Studies ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology ; Vaccines, Conjugate
    Chemical Substances 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ; Pneumococcal Vaccines ; Vaccines, Conjugate
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-04-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2686754-0
    ISSN 2213-2619 ; 2213-2600
    ISSN (online) 2213-2619
    ISSN 2213-2600
    DOI 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70060-8
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  7. Article: Persistence of antibody response to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides in vaccinated long term-care residents in Brazil.

    Brandão, Angela Pires / de Oliveira, Tânia Cristina / de Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina / Gonçalves, Jorge Emílio / Yara, Teresa Ikuko / Simonsen, Vera

    Vaccine

    2004  Volume 23, Issue 6, Page(s) 762–768

    Abstract: To evaluate the immunogenicity of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in 52 nursing homes residents aged > or = 60 years, IgG antibodies to serotypes 1, 5, 6B, and 8 were measured by ELISA and compared before, and 1 and 12 months following ... ...

    Abstract To evaluate the immunogenicity of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in 52 nursing homes residents aged > or = 60 years, IgG antibodies to serotypes 1, 5, 6B, and 8 were measured by ELISA and compared before, and 1 and 12 months following vaccination. A significant immunological response for all serotypes was observed at 1 month after vaccination. The mean increase in antibody concentration was highly variable and ranged from 1.6 to 2.7. After 1 year, the mean concentrations remained significantly higher than prior to vaccination for serotypes 1, 6B, and 8, although there was a decrease in all mean IgG concentrations. Antibody levels were higher in men than in women, before and after immunisation. Post-vaccination values tended to be lower among subjects aged >75 years. Reduction in IgG concentrations by 33% 1 year after vaccination suggests that revaccination of institutionalised elderly people may be needed.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Antibodies, Bacterial/blood ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/immunology ; Middle Aged ; Pneumococcal Infections/immunology ; Pneumococcal Infections/prevention & control ; Pneumococcal Vaccines/administration & dosage ; Pneumococcal Vaccines/immunology ; Polysaccharides, Bacterial/immunology ; Vaccination
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Bacterial ; Immunoglobulin G ; Pneumococcal Vaccines ; Polysaccharides, Bacterial
    Language English
    Publishing date 2004-12-21
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.07.024
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  8. Article ; Online: Survey of nonsusceptible nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in children attending day-care centers in Brazil.

    Franco, Caritas M / Andrade, Ana Lucia S / Andrade, João G / Almeida e Silva, Simonne / Oliveira, C Renato M / Pimenta, Fabiana C / Lamaro-Cardoso, Juliana / Brandão, Angela P / Almeida, Samanta C G / Calix, Juan J / Nahm, Moon H / de Cunto Brandileone, Maria-Cristina

    The Pediatric infectious disease journal

    2010  Volume 29, Issue 1, Page(s) 77–79

    Abstract: A survey of nasopharyngeal carriage of penicillin nonsusceptible pneumococcal (PNSp) isolates was conducted among 1192 children attending 62 day care centers in Brazil, where pneumococcal vaccination has not been routinely introduced. Nasopharyngeal ... ...

    Abstract A survey of nasopharyngeal carriage of penicillin nonsusceptible pneumococcal (PNSp) isolates was conducted among 1192 children attending 62 day care centers in Brazil, where pneumococcal vaccination has not been routinely introduced. Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage was detected in 686 (57.6%) infants, and 178 (25.9%) of them carried PNSp isolates. Being less than 24 months of age, hospitalization in the previous 3 months, and recurrent acute otitis media were independently associated with PNSp. Serotypes 14, 23F, 19A, 6A, 6B and 19F were the most common serotype isolated accounting for 80% of the PNSp. A high proportion (35/332) of non-(sero)typeable isolates was detected, 62.9% of them PNSp. Serotypes coverage projected for the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) 13-valent vaccine (72%) was significantly higher compared with PCV7 (58.4%) and PCV 10-valent vaccine (59.3%).
    MeSH term(s) Bacterial Typing Techniques ; Brazil/epidemiology ; Carrier State/epidemiology ; Carrier State/microbiology ; Child Day Care Centers ; Child, Preschool ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Nasopharynx/microbiology ; Otitis Media/epidemiology ; Penicillin Resistance ; Pneumococcal Infections/epidemiology ; Pneumococcal Infections/microbiology ; Prevalence ; Recurrence ; Serotyping ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/classification ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/drug effects ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-01-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 392481-6
    ISSN 1532-0987 ; 0891-3668
    ISSN (online) 1532-0987
    ISSN 0891-3668
    DOI 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181af7e90
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  9. Article: Immunogenicity and safety of pneumococcal conjugate polysaccharide and free polysaccharide vaccines alone or combined in HIV-infected adults in Brazil

    Ho, Yeh-Li / Brandão, Angela Pires / de Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina / Lopes, Marta Heloisa

    Vaccine

    Volume v. 31,, Issue no. 3

    Abstract: BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of hospitalization in HIV-infected adults therefore pneumococcal vaccine is recommended. The ideal antipneumococcal vaccine and effective vaccination regimen remain controversial and needs further ... ...

    Abstract BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of hospitalization in HIV-infected adults therefore pneumococcal vaccine is recommended. The ideal antipneumococcal vaccine and effective vaccination regimen remain controversial and needs further evaluation. METHODS: To assess the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccines alone and combined, a randomized, blinded clinical trial was conducted in Brazil with 331 HIV-patients aged 18–60, with CD4-T cell count ≥200cells/mm³. Two interventions 60 days apart were done in three schedules: 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23)/placebo; 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)/placebo; and PCV7 plus PPV23. Safety and reactogenicity were evaluated, and immunogenicity was assessed by an IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to S. pneumoniae serotypes 6B, 9V and 14, performed at baseline, 60 and 180 days after first intervention. Comparison of immunogenicity was based on geometric mean concentration (GMC), percentages of individuals with serotype-specific IgG≥0.35μg/mL and ≥1.0μg/mL and proportion of individuals with ≥4-fold increase in specific antibody concentrations for each serotype. RESULTS: Demographic and HIV conditions were similar, and both vaccines were well tolerated across vaccine groups. Significant increase in IgG-antibodies was observed to all serotypes evaluated. A greater proportion of PCV7 recipients reached and sustained IgG antibody concentrations at least four times as high as those at baseline, for serotypes 6B and 9V. A PPV23 dose after PCV7 did not enhance immunogenicity. CONCLUSIONS: In this first trial conducted with HIV-infected immunologically stable adults in South America, both PPV23 and PCV7 were safe and immunogenic. Evidence suggesting PCV7 was more immunogenic than PPV23, as it elicited higher and persistent ≥4-fold increase of antibodies for 6B and 9V serotypes in a greater proportion of HIV-patients is noteworthy. Despite current recommendation of schedules combining PCV7 and PPV23, there is little evidence to support this practice and we did not observe benefits in this combination.
    Keywords vaccines ; Streptococcus pneumoniae ; serotypes ; HIV infections ; CD4-positive T-lymphocytes ; immunoglobulin G ; antibodies ; adults ; immune response ; clinical trials ; vaccination ; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
    Language English
    Document type Article
    ISSN 0264-410X
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