Preliminary data on immunogenicity, safety and tolerability of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in children with inborn errors of metabolism at risk of decompensation

Susanna Esposito, Filippo Salvini, Francesca Menni, Alessia Scala, Elisabetta Salvatici, Francesca Manzoni, Enrica Riva, Marcello Giovannini, Nicola Principi

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Abstract

In order to evaluate the immunogenicity, safety and tolerability of influenza vaccination in children with inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs), we enrolled 20 patients with IEMs at risk of decompensation (14 males; mean age. ±. SD, 8.5. ±. 3.9. years) and 20 healthy age- and gender-matched controls. Four weeks after vaccination, seroconversion rates were 75-85% and seroprotection rates 85-95%, with high geometric mean titers (GMTs) of all three influenza antigen strains in both groups. Three months after vaccination, most of the subjects remained seroconverted with high seroprotection rates and high GMTs for all the three influenza strains. Safety and tolerability were also very good, with no differences between the groups.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5149-5151
Number of pages3
JournalVaccine
Volume31
Issue number45
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 25 2013

Keywords

  • Children
  • Influenza vaccine
  • Influenza virus
  • Metabolic disease
  • Trivalent influenza vaccine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Microbiology(all)
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • veterinary(all)
  • Molecular Medicine

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