[Field trial of combined measles and rubella live attenuated vaccine]

Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 2002 Jan;76(1):56-62. doi: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.76.56.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We investigated the antibody responses and clinical adverse reactions after immunization with live combined measles and rubella vaccine (HF vaccine) in 442 healthy children, aged 12-90 months of age. We obtained 368 paired sera. Among them, 363 were initially sero-negative against measles virus and 343 (94.5%) became sero-positive after immunization. Sero-conversion against rubella virus was demonstrated in 349 (96.7%) of 361 initially sero-negatives against rubella virus. We investigated the clinical adverse reactions in 406 recipients. In 102 (25.1%) recipients, febrile reaction (> 37.5 C) developed on the day 6.7 of vaccination on average, with a mean duration of 2.2 days. Only two (0.5%) developed high body temperature over 39.5 C. Skin rash was noted in 87 (21.4%) on day 7.1 of vaccination on average, with a mean duration of 4.8 days. Lymphoadenopathy was demonstrated in 12 (3.0%). Thus, measles and rubella combined vaccine was safe and sufficiently immunogenic as well as each monovalent one, having clinical advantage in immunization practice.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Measles Vaccine / immunology*
  • Measles virus / immunology
  • Rubella Vaccine / immunology*
  • Vaccination / methods
  • Vaccines, Attenuated / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Measles Vaccine
  • Rubella Vaccine
  • Vaccines, Attenuated
  • rubella antibodies