Immunogenicity of the inactivated influenza vaccine in children who have undergone allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant

Autor: Heather Tapp, Peter Jacoby, Anne L. Ryan, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Ushma D. Wadia, Ian G. Barr, Louise A. Carolan, Laurence C. Cheung, Christopher C Blyth, Peter Richmond, Rishi S. Kotecha, Chris Fraser, Karen L. Laurie, Francoise Mechinaud, Fiona Kerr
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Bone Marrow Transplantation
ISSN: 1476-5365
0268-3369
Popis: Influenza vaccination is recommended for children following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), however there is limited evidence regarding its benefit. A prospective multicentre study was conducted to evaluate the immunogenicity of the inactivated influenza vaccine in children who have undergone HSCT compared with healthy age-matched controls. Participants were vaccinated between 2013 and 2016 according to Australian guidelines. Influenza-specific hemagglutinin inhibition antibody titres were performed prior to each vaccination and 4 weeks following the final vaccination. A nasopharyngeal aspirate for influenza was performed on participants that developed influenza-like illness. There were 86 children recruited; 43 who had undergone HSCT and 43 controls. For the HSCT group, seroprotection and seroconversion rates were 81.4% and 60.5% for H3N2, 41.9% and 32.6% for H1N1, and 44.2% and 39.5% for B strain respectively. There was a significant geometric mean fold increase to the H3N2 (GMFI 5.80, 95% CI 3.68–9.14, p
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