Brief Report: Immunization of HIV-Infected Adults in the UK With Haemophilus influenzae b/Meningococcal C Glycoconjugate and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Nov 1;73(3):287-293. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001054.

Abstract

U.K. guidelines for vaccinating HIV-infected adults against bacteria are based on limited data. We compared antibody responses between 211 HIV-infected and 73 HIV-uninfected adults vaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) and Haemophilus influenzae b/meningococcal C polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid glycoconjugate vaccine (Hib/MenC-TT). IgG responses to Hib/MenC-TT were not significantly different. PPV induced median IgGs >1.3 μg/mL for 10/12 serotypes among HIV-uninfected participants and 5/12 in HIV-infected participants. HIV-uninfected adults had higher post-vaccination IgGs than HIV-infected adults for 4/12 serotypes (P < 0.001). Responses did not associate with CD4 count or viral suppression. In a U.K. HIV-infected population, Hib/MenC-TT induced similar responses to HIV-uninfected adults, whereas PPV induced poor responses.

Publication types

  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / immunology
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / prevention & control
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology*
  • Bacterial Capsules / immunology*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • Haemophilus Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Haemophilus Vaccines / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Immunization*
  • Male
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / immunology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / immunology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Haemophilus Vaccines
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccine
  • Meningococcal Vaccines
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines