Clinical experience with PedvaxHIB, a conjugate vaccine of Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide--Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane protein

Vaccine. 1991 Jun:9 Suppl:S38-41; discussion S42-3. doi: 10.1016/0264-410x(91)90180-e.

Abstract

PedvaxHIB, a Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine composed of Hib capsular polysaccharide covalently bound to an outer membrane protein complex of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B, was evaluated for immunogenicity and safety in infants and children 2 months of age and older. A significant and consistent antibody response was seen after a single dose of the vaccine in all age groups, including infants as young as 2 months of age. In addition, the vaccine elicited a good booster response when given at 12 to 17 months of age. Subjects from diverse subpopulations, including those with impaired antibody response to Hib polysaccharide vaccines, showed a significant response to vaccination. The vaccine was well tolerated when administered alone or concurrently with other paediatric vaccines. A protective efficacy study, recently completed, has shown the vaccine to be highly effective in 2-month-old infants.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / biosynthesis
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins* / adverse effects
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins* / immunology
  • Bacterial Vaccines* / adverse effects
  • Bacterial Vaccines* / immunology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Haemophilus Vaccines*
  • Haemophilus influenzae / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial* / adverse effects
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial* / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Haemophilus Vaccines
  • Haemophilus influenzae-type b polysaccharide-Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane protein conjugate vaccine
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial