Successful booster antibody response up to 54 months after single primary vaccination with virosome-formulated, aluminum-free hepatitis A vaccine

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Nov 1;37(9):e126-8. doi: 10.1086/378890. Epub 2003 Sep 30.

Abstract

This study demonstrates that a booster dose of the virosome-formulated, aluminum-free hepatitis A vaccine Epaxal (Berna Biotech) is highly immunogenic in subjects who received a single primary dose of this vaccine 18-54 months earlier. There were no significant differences in geometric mean antibody titers (GMTs) among subjects who received the booster dose 18-29 months (GMT, 2330 mIU/mL), 30-41 months (GMT, 2395 mIU/mL), or 42-54 months (GMT, 2432 mIU/mL) after primary vaccination, indicating that delays in the administration of booster vaccination do not lead to a loss of immunogenicity.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aluminum / metabolism
  • Female
  • Hepatitis A / immunology*
  • Hepatitis A / prevention & control
  • Hepatitis A Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Hepatitis A Vaccines / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunization, Secondary*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Travel
  • Vaccines, Virosome / administration & dosage
  • Vaccines, Virosome / immunology*

Substances

  • Hepatitis A Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Virosome
  • Aluminum