TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae in the first 2 years of life
AU - Ghaffar, Faryal
AU - Barton, Theresa
AU - Lozano, Juanita
AU - Muniz, Luz Stella
AU - Hicks, Patricia
AU - Gan, Vanthaya
AU - Ahmad, Naveed
AU - McCracken, George H.
N1 - Funding Information:
Conflict of interest. F.G.: Research funding from Aventis Pharmaceuticals. All other authors: No conflict.
PY - 2004/10/1
Y1 - 2004/10/1
N2 - Background. Studies suggest that the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) reduces carriage of vaccine-type (VT) Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP). We studied the effect of PCV7 on carriage of VT- and non-VT (NVT) SP, by studying the effect of PCV7 on nasopharyngeal (NP) colonization by VT and NVT SP during early childhood. Methods. At 2 months of age, 278 infants were enrolled in this study. To determine carriage of SP, NP samples were obtained before each PCV7 dose, at 9 months of age, and 2-3 months after the booster dose of vaccine. Results. The carriage of SP increased slightly, from 12% (95% confidence interval [CI], 8%-16%) of subjects at 2 months of age to 18% (95% CI, 13%-23%) at 4 months of age (P < .05). Carriage of SP remained in 24%-30% of subjects during subsequent months. Between the 12- and 18-month visits, the carriage rate of VT SP decreased significantly, from 18% (95% CI, 13%-23%) to 9% (95% CI, 5%-13%) of subjects (P = .001). The trend of a decrease in carriage of penicillin-nonsusceptible SP, from 16% of subjects (95% CI, 11%-21%) at the 12-15-month visit to 9% (95% CI, 5%-13%) at the 15-18-month visit, was found after the booster dose of vaccine. Conclusion. The reduction of VT-SP colonization and replacement by NVT SP after the booster dose of vaccine suggests the possibility that widespread vaccination will result in replacement of pneumococci mainly by antibiotic-susceptible NVT SP.
AB - Background. Studies suggest that the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) reduces carriage of vaccine-type (VT) Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP). We studied the effect of PCV7 on carriage of VT- and non-VT (NVT) SP, by studying the effect of PCV7 on nasopharyngeal (NP) colonization by VT and NVT SP during early childhood. Methods. At 2 months of age, 278 infants were enrolled in this study. To determine carriage of SP, NP samples were obtained before each PCV7 dose, at 9 months of age, and 2-3 months after the booster dose of vaccine. Results. The carriage of SP increased slightly, from 12% (95% confidence interval [CI], 8%-16%) of subjects at 2 months of age to 18% (95% CI, 13%-23%) at 4 months of age (P < .05). Carriage of SP remained in 24%-30% of subjects during subsequent months. Between the 12- and 18-month visits, the carriage rate of VT SP decreased significantly, from 18% (95% CI, 13%-23%) to 9% (95% CI, 5%-13%) of subjects (P = .001). The trend of a decrease in carriage of penicillin-nonsusceptible SP, from 16% of subjects (95% CI, 11%-21%) at the 12-15-month visit to 9% (95% CI, 5%-13%) at the 15-18-month visit, was found after the booster dose of vaccine. Conclusion. The reduction of VT-SP colonization and replacement by NVT SP after the booster dose of vaccine suggests the possibility that widespread vaccination will result in replacement of pneumococci mainly by antibiotic-susceptible NVT SP.
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U2 - 10.1086/423379
DO - 10.1086/423379
M3 - Article
C2 - 15472842
AN - SCOPUS:4744354558
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 39
SP - 930
EP - 938
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
IS - 7
ER -