Efficacy and safety of vaccination of marrow transplant recipients with a live attenuated measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine

J Infect Dis. 1989 Apr;159(4):610-5. doi: 10.1093/infdis/159.4.610.

Abstract

Long-term immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella viruses was studied in 57 patients after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Among patients who were seropositive at the time of transplant, 51% had retained antibodies to measles, 42% had retained antibodies to mumps, and 76% had retained antibodies to rubella 2 y later. There was no difference in the ability to retain antibodies to these viruses between patients with and those without chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Twenty seronegative patients without active chronic GVHD or ongoing immunosuppressive treatment were vaccinated with a live attenuated trivalent vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella. No early or late side effects were detected after the vaccinations. The percentages of patients who seroconverted after vaccination were 77%, 64%, and 75% for measles, mumps, and rubella, respectively. Vaccination of transplant recipients with a live attenuated vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella is safe and usually effective 2 y after transplant if the patients do not have active chronic GVHD or ongoing immunosuppressive treatment at the time of vaccination.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / biosynthesis
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Combinations / adverse effects
  • Drug Combinations / immunology
  • Graft vs Host Disease / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Infant
  • Measles / immunology*
  • Measles Vaccine / adverse effects
  • Measles Vaccine / immunology*
  • Measles virus / immunology
  • Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
  • Middle Aged
  • Mumps / immunology*
  • Mumps Vaccine / adverse effects
  • Mumps Vaccine / immunology*
  • Mumps virus / immunology
  • Rubella / immunology*
  • Rubella Vaccine / adverse effects
  • Rubella Vaccine / immunology*
  • Rubella virus / immunology
  • Vaccines, Attenuated / adverse effects
  • Vaccines, Attenuated / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Drug Combinations
  • Measles Vaccine
  • Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
  • Mumps Vaccine
  • Rubella Vaccine
  • Vaccines, Attenuated
  • rubella antibodies