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TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
卷 12, 期 2, 页码 134-142出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.01.005
关键词
Hepatitis A; Vaccination; Immunosuppression; Rheumatoid arthritis; TNF-inhibitors
资金
- Crucell
Background: Hepatitis A vaccine is the most frequently used travel vaccine, yet data are scarce about its ability to induce protection in patients with concurrent immunosuppressive treatment. We assessed the immunogenicity of this vaccine in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with tumour necrosis factor-inhibitors (TNFi) and/or methotrexate (MIX). Methods: Hepatitis A vaccine was administered to non-immune RA patients at 0 and 6 months. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies were assessed at 0, 1, 6, 7, 12, and 24 months with a quantitative Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immuno Assay (CMIA) for HAV-IgG. Samples from month 1, 6, and 7 were, in addition, analysed with a microparticle EIA (MEIA) for anti-HAV IgM + IgG. Results: The final study population consisted of 53 patients treated with TNFi (n = 15), TNFi + MIX (n = 21) or MIX (n = 17). One and six months after the first dose, 10% and 33% of the patients had attained seroprotection. One and six months after the second dose 83% and 72% were seroprotected. At month 24, 86% of the vaccinees showed protective levels. Conclusions: Two doses of hepatitis A vaccine at a 6-month interval provided protection for most immunosuppressed RA patients. A single dose does not seem to afford sufficient protection to this group of patients. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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