Associations between geographic region and immune response variations to pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in clinical trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases : IJID : Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Young June ChoeEun Hwa Choi

Abstract

Geographic region can be an important source of variation in the immune response to pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV). The aim of this study was to collate data from available PCV clinical trials in order to characterize the differences in antibody responses in different countries. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to examine the difference in antibody responses after primary series of PCVs in infants, associated with geographic regions, compared with each other and with the different PCVs using random-effects models. A total of 69 trials were included. Studies conducted in the Western Pacific Region (WPR) showed higher geometric mean concentrations (GMC) compared to studies conducted in Europe. The pooled GMC for serotype 4 after three doses of PCV7 in the WPR was 5.19 μg/ml (95% confidence interval 4.85-5.53 μg/ml), while for studies conducted in Europe this was 2.01 μg/ml (95% confidence interval 1.88-2.14 μg/ml). The IgG GMC ratios among the WPR versus European regions ranged from 1.51 to 2.87 for PCV7, 1.69 to 3.22 for PCV10, and 1.49 to 3.08 for PCV13. Studies conducted in the WPR generally showed greater antibody responses than the studies conducted in Europe. Indications of differences among geogra...Continue Reading

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