Immunologic Responses to Vaccinia Vaccines Administered by Different Parenteral Routes

Autor: Shannon M. Harrison, David J. McClain, James D. Arthur, Jess A. Graham, John Cruz, Francis A. Ennis, Curtis L. Yeager, Michael S. Wright, Paul H. Gibbs, Peter L. Summers
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 175:756-763
ISSN: 1537-6613
0022-1899
DOI: 10.1086/513968
Popis: To develop a less reactogenic but equally immunogenic vaccine, this study of 91 human volunteers compared the safety and immunogenic potency of a new, cell culture-derived vaccinia virus vaccine administered intradermally and intramuscularly with the licensed vaccinia vaccine administered by scarification. Cutaneous pox lesions developed in a higher proportion of scarification vaccinees. Scarification and intradermal vaccine recipients who developed cutaneous pox lesions had more local reactions but also achieved significantly higher cell-mediated and neutralizing antibody responses than those who did not develop pox lesions. Although less reactogenic, intradermal or intramuscular administration of vaccinia vaccine without the concomitant development of a cutaneous pox lesion induced lower immune responses.
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