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AuteursV. Bekker, G.H.A. Westerlaken, H. Scherpbier, S. Alders, H. Zaaijer, D. van Baarle, T. Kuijper
TitelVaricella vaccination in HIV-1-infected children after immune reconstitution
TijdschriftAIDS
Jaargang20
Jaar2006
Nummer18
Pagina's2321-2329
ISSN02699370
FaculteitAMC-UvA
SamenvattingBackground: HIV-1-infected children have an increased risk of severe chickenpox. However, vaccination is not recommended in severely immunocompromised children. Objective: Can the live-attenuated varicella zoster virus (VZV) Oka strain be safely and effectively given to HIV-1-infected children despite previously low CD4 T-cell counts? Methods: VZV vaccine was administered twice to 15 VZV-seronegative HIV-1-infected children when total lymphocyte counts were greater than 700 lymphocytes/mu l, and six HIV-negative VZV-seronegative siblings. Weekly clinical follow-up and sampling were performed. Results: None of the children developed any clinical symptom or serious adverse reaction after immunization. Only nine (60%) of the HIV-1-infected children had VZV-specific antibodies after two immunizations, whereas 100% of the siblings seroconverted. Age at baseline was negatively correlated with the VZV IgG titre at 6 weeks after the second vaccination in HIV-1-infected children. VZV-specific antibody titres after two immunizations were at a similar level to those found after wild-type infection in non-vaccinated HIV-1-infected patients, but significantly lower than in HIV-negative siblings. Importantly, VZV-specific T-cell responses increased after vaccination and were comparable in both groups over time. Documented wild-type VZV contact in three vaccinated patients did not result in breakthrough infections. Conclusion: VZV vaccination of previously immunocompromised HIV-1-infected children was safe. Vaccination induced specific immune responses in some of the vaccinated HIV-1-infected children, suggesting that previously immunocompromised individuals are protected against severe forms of varicella. (c) 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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