Safety and immunogenicity of a Haemophilus influenzae type B polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine combined with diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines in Thai infants.
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1997-03-01
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A randomized, open, multicenter trial was conducted to determine the safety and immunogenicity of a Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid (PRP-T) conjugate vaccine combined with tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (DTP) vaccine in 271 Thai infants born to mothers immunized against tetanus during pregnancy. Infants were immunized at approximately 2, 4 and 6 months of age with these vaccines. To determine if elevated levels of anti-tetanus toxin antibodies suppressed the anti-PRP antibody response, a second group of infants were immunized with PRP complexed with outer membrane proteins of Neisseria meningitidis (Pedvax HIB) in one limb at 2 and 4 months of age and DTP vaccine in the other limb at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. A third group of infants received only DTP vaccine at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. The occurrence of both local and systemic adverse reactions were comparable in all 3 groups. The geometric mean anti-tetanus antibody titer was > 1 IU/ml at baseline. Approximately 1 month after the administration of the third dose of vaccine, 98.5%, 99.3% and 9.7% of the children immunized with DTP+Pedvax HIB, DTP-PRP-T or DTP possessed > or = 0.15 microgram of anti-PRP antibody per ml. No child in the DTP group achieved > or = 1 microgram/ml while 74.2% and 89.3% did so after immunization with DTP+Pedvax HIB, or DTP-PRP-T, respectively (p < 0.05). Immune responses to diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis antigens were similar in all vaccine groups. These results demonstrate that elevated tetanus antibody titers do not diminish the anti-PRP antibody response following immunization with a PRP-T conjugate combined with DTP vaccine.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Chotpitayasunondh T, Panpitpat C, Thisyakorn U, Furer E, Que JU, Hasler T, Cryz SJ. Safety and immunogenicity of a Haemophilus influenzae type B polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine combined with diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines in Thai infants. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1997 Mar; 28(1): 91-8