Immunogenicity of an inactivated monovalent 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in pregnant women.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
BACKGROUND: Although pregnant women are at increased risk of severe illness following influenza infection, there is relatively little information on the immunogenicity of influenza vaccines administered during pregnancy. METHODS: We conducted a clinical trial that enrolled 120 pregnant women in which participants were randomly assigned to receive an inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine containing either 25 μg or 49 μg of hemagglutinin (HA) in a 2-dose series with a 21-day period between administration of the first and second doses. RESULTS: Following the first vaccination, HA inhibition (HAI) titers of ≥1:40 were detected in 93% (95% confidence interval [CI], 82%-98%) of subjects who received the 25-μg dose and 97% (95% CI, 88%-100%) of subjects receiving the 49-μg dose. In cord blood samples, HAI titers of ≥1:40 were found in 87% (95% CI, 73%-96%) of samples from the 25-μg dose group and in 89% (95% CI, 76%-96%) from the 49-μg dose group. Microneutralization titers tended to be higher than HAI titers, but the patterns of response were similar. CONCLUSIONS: In pregnant women, 1 dose of an inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine containing 25 μg of HA elicited an antibody response typically associated with protection against influenza infection. Efficient transplacental transfer of antibody was also documented.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Jackson, LA; Patel, SM; Swamy, GK; Frey, SE; Creech, CB; Munoz, FM; Artal, R; Keitel, WA; Noah, DL; Petrie, CR; Wolff, M; Edwards, KM
Published Date
- September 15, 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 204 / 6
Start / End Page
- 854 - 863
PubMed ID
- 21849282
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3156926
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1537-6613
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1093/infdis/jir440
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States