Primary Humoral Immune Responses to Formalin Inactivated Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Vaccine (Hantavax®): Consideration of Active Immunization in South Korea

Autor: Min Soo Park, Joung Soon Kim, Young Mo Sohn, Hye Ok Rho, Peter L. Summers
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Yonsei Medical Journal. 42:278
ISSN: 0513-5796
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2001.42.3.278
Popis: The efficacy of a formalin-inactivated hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) vaccine and the effectiveness of a related vaccination program have not been previously evaluated. We measured the primary immune responses to Hantavax by plaque reduction neutralizing antibody test (PRNT), hemagglutination inhibition test (HAI), ELISA and high density particle agglutination test (HDPA) in order to confirm a possible biological efficacy through independent substantiation of experimental results and to compare the results with previous studies. Following two doses of primary vaccination, the seroconversion rate of PRNT and HAI antibody was 33.3% (10/30) [95% C.I. 17.3-52.5%] and 26.7% (8/30) [95% C.I. 12.3-45.9%], respectively. The correlation between PRNT and HAI antibody showed a statistical significance (r=0.58, p
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