Antibody responses in oral fluid after administration of prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccines

J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200(9):1452-5. doi: 10.1086/606026.

Abstract

We sought to determine whether oral fluid can be used to assess serum human papillomavirus (HPV) antibody status by enrolling women who had received a prophylactic HPV-16 vaccine in a new follow-up study. After the prophylactic HPV-6/11/16/18 vaccine was licensed in the United States, we administered it to consenting participants. With serologic findings used as the reference standard, The sensitivity of oral fluid was 49.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 42.0%-57.3%) before and 100% (95% CI, 92.0%-100%) after administration of the quadrivalent vaccine. Oral fluid may have the potential to be used for monitoring of prophylactic HPV vaccines in the future.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Exudates and Transudates / immunology*
  • Female
  • Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
  • Human papillomavirus 16 / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunization, Secondary
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology*
  • Mouth Mucosa / immunology
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / immunology*
  • ROC Curve
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines