Myers, Catherine; Posfay-Barbe, Klara M; Aebi, Christoph; Cheseaux, Jean-Jacques; Kind, Christian; Rudin, Christoph; Nadal, David; Siegrist, Claire-Anne (2009). Determinants of vaccine immunity in the cohort of human immunodeficiency virus-infected children living in Switzerland. Pediatric infectious disease journal, 28(11), pp. 996-1001. Hagerstown, Md.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181a78348
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children are at increased risk of infections caused by vaccine preventable pathogens, and specific immunization recommendations have been issued. METHODS: A prospective national multicenter study assessed how these recommendations are followed in Switzerland and how immunization history correlates with vaccine immunity. RESULTS: Among 87 HIV-infected children (mean age: 11.1 years) followed in the 5 Swiss university hospitals and 1 regional hospital, most (76%) had CD4 T cells >25%, were receiving highly active antiretroviral treatment (79%) and had undetectable viral load (60%). Immunization coverage was lower than in the general population and many lacked serum antibodies to vaccine-preventable pathogens, including measles (54%), varicella (39%), and hepatitis B (65%). The presence of vaccine antibodies correlated most significantly with having an up-to-date immunization history (P<0.05). An up-to-date immunization history was not related to age, immunologic stage, or viremia but to the referral medical center. CONCLUSIONS: All pediatricians in charge of HIV-infected children are urged to identify missing immunizations in this high-risk population.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Aebi, Christoph |
ISSN: |
0891-3668 |
Publisher: |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Anette van Dorland |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:12 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:22 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1097/INF.0b013e3181a78348 |
PubMed ID: |
19820427 |
Web of Science ID: |
000271253800011 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/31791 (FactScience: 196471) |
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