Immunogenicity of measles and rubella vaccines in Oman: a prospective clinical trial

J Infect Dis. 2003 May 15:187 Suppl 1:S177-85. doi: 10.1086/368048.

Abstract

A prospective immunogenicity trial of measles and rubella vaccines was conducted in Oman. Children received measles vaccine at age 9 months and measles-rubella vaccine at age 15 months. Serum specimens were tested for measles-specific IgG and rubella-specific IgG. Of 1025 eligible infants, 881 (86.0%) returned for all five visits and had adequate serum samples for testing. Seroconversion to measles after vaccination at 9 months was 98.1%. At 15 months, 47 (5.3%) of the 881 children were seronegative for measles; of these, 44 (93.6%) seroconverted. At 16 months, 99% of the children seronegative at age 9 months seroconverted after receiving two doses of measles vaccine. At age 15 months, 684 (77.6%) children were seronegative for rubella. Of these, 676 (98.8%) seroconverted by age 16 months. One dose of measles vaccine at age 9 months was highly immunogenic. One dose of measles-rubella vaccine at age 15 months closed the remaining measles immunogenicity gap and resulted in a high rate of rubella seroconversion.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Measles / epidemiology
  • Measles / immunology*
  • Measles / prevention & control
  • Measles Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Measles Vaccine / immunology*
  • Measles Vaccine / standards
  • Oman / epidemiology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Rubella / epidemiology
  • Rubella / immunology*
  • Rubella / prevention & control
  • Rubella Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Rubella Vaccine / immunology*
  • Rubella Vaccine / standards
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Vaccines, Combined / immunology
  • Vaccines, Combined / standards

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Measles Vaccine
  • Rubella Vaccine
  • Vaccines, Combined