Systemic and local immune responses to enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine in premature and term infants

J Pediatr. 1992 May;120(5):686-9. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)80228-8.

Abstract

Serum neutralizing, nasopharyngeal neutralizing, and IgA antibodies to polioviruses 1, 2, and 3 were detected in preterm and term infants who had received three doses of an enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine at 2, 4, and 12 months of age. After the third dose of this vaccine, 95% or more of the infants tested had detectable serum neutralizing antibodies to polioviruses types 1, 2, and 3. Nasopharyngeal neutralizing and IgA antibodies were detected in 43% to 91% of the infants. The peak geometric mean titers of serum and nasopharyngeal antibodies against polioviruses types 1, 2, and 3 were similar for both groups. These preliminary data indicate that preterm infants are capable of mounting systemic and local immune responses to enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine that are comparable to those made by term infants.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Antibody Formation / immunology
  • Drug Evaluation
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature*
  • Male
  • Poliomyelitis / immunology
  • Poliomyelitis / prevention & control*
  • Poliovirus / immunology*
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated* / immunology
  • Vaccination*
  • Vaccines, Inactivated

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated
  • Vaccines, Inactivated