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Risk factors for pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization before and after pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in persons with HIV: brief report

Kristina Öbrink-Hansen, Ole S Søgaard, Zitta B Harboe, Henrik C Schønheyder

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Abstract

HIV-infected individuals have excess rates of invasive pneumococcal disease. We investigated risk factors for nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization at baseline and after 9 months in 96 HIV patients immunized twice with 7- valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ±1mg CPG 7909. In total, 22 patients (23%) were colonized, 11 at baseline only, four at both baseline and 9 months, and seven at 9 months only. Compared to non-colonized patients, more colonized patients were smokers, had lower CD4+ nadir and had an AIDS-diagnosis. Immunization, antiretroviral treatment and the CPG adjuvant had no impact on colonization. These results suggest preventive strategies in addition to pneumococcal immunization.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCurrent HIV research
Volume10
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)252-5
Number of pages4
ISSN1570-162X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/immunology
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
  • Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic
  • Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic
  • Cohort Studies
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasopharynx/microbiology
  • Pneumococcal Infections/immunology
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines/immunology
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking/adverse effects
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae/growth & development
  • Vaccines, Conjugate/immunology

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