Vaccine-Preventable Infections Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Switzerland.

Walti, Laura N; Mugglin, Catrina; Mombelli, Matteo; Manuel, Oriol; Hirsch, Hans H; Khanna, Nina; Mueller, Nicolas J; Berger, Christoph; Boggian, Katia; Garzoni, Christian; Neofytos, Dionysios; van Delden, Christian; Mäusezahl, Mirjam; Hirzel, Cédric (2023). Vaccine-Preventable Infections Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Switzerland. JAMA Network Open, 6(4), e2310687. American Medical Association 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10687

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IMPORTANCE

Vaccine responses are decreased in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, and given the complexity of implementation, vaccination programs may be suboptimal. The actual burden of vaccine-preventable infections (VPIs) among SOT recipients remains unclear.

OBJECTIVES

To assess the incidence rate of VPIs among SOT recipients and to evaluate whether SOT recipients are at increased risk for specific VPIs compared with the general population.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS

This nationwide cohort study used data from the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study on VPIs in individuals who underwent SOT from May 2008 to June 2019 (follow-up until December 2019) and data from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health on notifiable VPIs in the general population in the same period. Data were analyzed from January 2021 to June 2022.

EXPOSURES

Solid organ transplant.

MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES

The main outcomes were the incidence rate of the following VPIs in SOT recipients: hepatitis A and B, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae infection, influenza, measles, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal disease, poliomyelitis, meningococcal disease, rubella, tetanus, tick-borne encephalitis, and varicella zoster virus infection. Age-adjusted standardized incidence ratios were used to assess whether VPIs occurred more frequently in SOT recipients compared with the general population. For SOT recipients, factors associated with occurrence of VPIs were explored and the associated morbidity and mortality assessed.

RESULTS

Of 4967 SOT recipients enrolled (median age, 54 years [IQR, 42-62 years]; 3191 [64.2%] male), 593 (11.9%) experienced at least 1 VPI. The overall VPI incidence rate was higher in the population that underwent SOT (30.57 per 1000 person-years [PY]; 95% CI, 28.24-33.10 per 1000 PY) compared with the general population (0.71 per 1000 PY). The standardized age-adjusted incidence ratio for notifiable VPIs in SOT recipients was higher compared with the general population (27.84; 95% CI, 25.00-31.00). In SOT recipients, influenza and varicella zoster virus infection accounted for most VPI episodes (16.55 per 1000 PY [95% CI, 14.85-18.46 per 1000 PY] and 12.83 per 1000 PY [95% CI, 11.40-14.44 per 1000 PY], respectively). A total of 198 of 575 VPI episodes in the population that underwent SOT (34.4%) led to hospital admission, and the occurrence of a VPI was associated with an increased risk for death and/or graft loss (hazard ratio, 2.44; 95% CI, 1.50-3.99; P = .002). In multivariable analysis, age 65 years or older at the time of transplant (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 1.29; 95% CI, 1.02-1.62) and receipt of a lung (IRR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.38-2.26) or a heart (IRR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.05-1.88) transplant were associated with an increased risk of VPI occurrence.

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE

In this study, 11.9% of SOT recipients experienced VPIs, and the incidence rate was higher than in the general population. There was significant morbidity and mortality associated with these infections in the population that underwent SOT, which highlights the need for optimizing immunization strategies.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology

UniBE Contributor:

Walti, Laura Naëmi, Mugglin, Catrina Andrea, Hirzel, Cédric

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2574-3805

Publisher:

American Medical Association

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

01 May 2023 10:57

Last Modified:

08 Jan 2024 12:56

Publisher DOI:

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10687

PubMed ID:

37115546

Additional Information:

Annalisa Berzigotti, Guido Stirnimann, Guido Beldi und Vanessa Banz are members of the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/182111

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/182111

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