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Filter by:Rationale In Belgium, a unique situation exists for two reasons: on the one hand, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) program, which started in 2007, has quickly reached high coverage in infants: 3-dose coverage rose from 89 % in 2008 to 96.5 % in 2012 in Flanders and from 80.7 % in 2009 to 89.2 % in 2012 in Wallonia; and on the other hand, serotype coverage has moved from PCV7 (since 2007) to PCV13 (since 2011) and very recently to PCV10 (since July 2015 in Flanders and expected in May 2016 in the French Community). Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) surveillance has demonstrated a major impact on PCV13 serotypes in infants < 2 years of age. The impact of the current change in PCV-program is hard to predict, but could eventually result in a re-emergence of serotypes not covered by PCV10 (i.e. 3, 6A and 19A). With this unique situation the foundation was laid for a carriage study during which the nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumonia (Sp) and other common colonizers of the nasopharynx will be studied in infants with acute otitis media (AOM) and in healthy infants attending day-care centers (DCC), two populations with high reported pneumococcal carriage. Young children are an important reservoir and major source of transmission of bacteria to the whole community and thus the preferred population to study nasopharyngeal (NP) carriage. Aim of the study The main aim of this study is to evaluate if changes in the conjugate anti-pneumococcal vaccination program in Belgium have an impact on the nasopharyngeal carriage of Pneumococcus in infants aged 6-30 months suffering from AOM or attending day-care, in order to guide future pneumococcal vaccine program decisions and vaccine development, and to feed AOM treatment guidelines in a PCV-program environment. The study will monitor overall pneumococcal carriage, the serotypes involved and the sensitivity of the isolated strains to antibiotics. In addition, the rhinopharyngeal carriage of other common nasopharyngeal colonizers associated with disease, in particular Haemophilus influenzae, will be studied in order to evaluate if changes in pneumococcal carriage impact on the carriage of those pathogens. In infants with AOM, the study will also monitor the clinical course of the AOM and a second nasopharyngeal sample will be taken in case of antibiotic treatment failure or AOM recurrence to identify any association with the carried pathogen.
A single centre open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial, recruiting healthy Nepalese infants aged 40-60 days, who present to the immunisation clinic at Patan Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, randomised to receive a 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) at either; 1. 6+10 weeks and 9 months OR 2. 6+14 weeks and 9 months The study will enroll 152 healthy Nepalese infants in each treatment arm (304 in total). Demographic and clinical data will be collected on an electronic case report form to allow monitoring remotely. Participants will receive the study vaccine according to their allocated treatment arm in addition to their other routine vaccines. The investigators will collect 3 blood samples for analysis of serum antibody responses to the PCV10 vaccine serotypes throughout infancy (see Table 1). The data collected will be analysed in order to determine whether the 6+10 schedule is non-inferior to the 6+14 schedule in generating immune responses against the vaccine serotypes above the ≥0•35μg/mL threshold. These data will then be used to inform decision-making around augmenting the currently recommended 6+14 schedule to a 6+10 schedule in Nepal. The investigators will collect a nasopharyngeal swab at 2 time points to look at carriage of pneumococcus over time and to assess differences between the 2 groups. This is of critical importance because much of the programmatic impact of PCV is ultimately conferred by reductions in carriage at the community level and indirect effects resulting from that nasopharyngeal (NP) protection.
Recent reviews have highlighted the unpredictability and complexity of immune interference when multivalent conjugate vaccines are co-administered with other pediatric vaccines. It has become evident that the likelihood of immune interference (in response to conjugated- or co-administered antigens) increases in proportional to the number of glyco-conjugates (valencies) and dosages of carrier proteins. There are many kinds of carrier proteins: tetanus toxoid (TT), diphtheria toxoid (DT), CRM197 (non-toxic variant of DT), OMP (complex outer-membrane protein mixture from Neisseria meningitidis) and non-typeable Hemophilus influenza-derived protein D. Among them, TT is a more potent inducer of T-helper immunity, but carrier-induced-epitopic suppression (dose-dependent carrier antibody and carrier B cell dominance) may occur with TT. In comparison, DT and CRM197 are weaker B-cell immunogens, but apparently trigger more T-regulatory mechanism. Recent pediatric studies of PCV13 co-administered with DTaP vaccines showed 6B GMT (geometric mean titer) to be somewhat reduced compared to the results with PCV13 alone. Similar to children, adults frequently visit outpatient clinics to get two or more kinds of vaccines at the same time: pneumococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine, Td (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine, HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine, meningococcal vaccine, zoster vaccine, etc. PCV13 has limited co-administration information for adjuvanted influenza vaccine. This study is designed to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of PCV13 and MF59-adjuvanted influenza vaccine (Fluad) after concomitant administration in adults aged 60 years or older.
Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important health problem with significant morbidity, mortality and cost. The most identified pathogen in CAP is Streptococcus pneumoniae. This was also the causative agent most frequently found in the Ovidius and Triple-P study, two consecutive clinical trials initiated by the St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein. Diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia can be based on positive blood cultures, sputum cultures, urine antigen testing or a serotype specific antibody response. When pneumococcal pneumonia is diagnosed by a positive culture, a matching serotype specific antibody response is expected. However not all patients in the Ovidius and Triple-P study with a culture proven pneumococcal pneumonia showed an antibody response against the infecting pneumococcal serotype. Patients who survived pneumococcal pneumonia are considered as a high-risk population for pneumococcal disease in the future. Possibly these patients have an impaired immune response against S. pneumoniae. In this study, pneumococcal vaccination of patients with S. pneumoniae CAP in the past enables investigating their immune response after vaccination compared to patients with CAP due another causative agent. Furthermore this study provides information to determine if there is a difference in vaccination response between pneumococcal pneumonia patients who had a culture matching serotype specific antibody response and between pneumococcal pneumonia patients who failed to elicit this response previously. Possibly these latter patients had a temporarily low titre due to the infection but another explanation is that there might be a structurally impaired immune response against S. pneumoniae or certain serotypes.
GEN-004 is a combination of 3 conserved proteins from Streptococcus pneumoniae. This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose escalation study. Eligible subjects (male and non-pregnant female) will be assigned sequentially to 1 of 3 dose cohorts and randomized in a 3:1:1 ratio to receive GEN-004 with adjuvant, GEN-004 without adjuvant, or placebo, respectively. Each subject will receive up to 3 doses at 4 week intervals. Subjects will be followed for safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity for 12 months after their last dose.
This study aims to provide an estimate of the proportion of suspected cases of bacterial meningitis that are due to N. meningitidis and the serogroup responsible in The Philippines and Vietnam.
This surveillance aims to figure out 1) use-results, 2) occurrence of adverse events, and 3) factors affecting safety in terms of the safety in infants starting to receive Prevenar at the age of more than 2 and less than 7 months in routine medical practice. This surveillance will specifically focus on the occurrence of the following: 1. Local reactions at the injection site 2. Systemic reactions for each concomitant vaccine (especially fever more than 39C°)
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of serious bacterial infections, particularly among young children. Over 30 different types of the pneumococcus germ can cause invasive disease, but 7 types (namely serotypes 4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F and 23F) are responsible for around 75% of cases in young children. A pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against these 7 serotypes (PCV7; Prevenar ®, Wyeth Vaccines) was introduced into the UK national immunisation programme in September 2006 and has resulted in a rapid reduction in pneumococcal disease caused by the 7 serotypes among both vaccinated children and older unvaccinated children and adults through herd immunity. By 2009, over half of all invasive pneumococcal cases in young children were caused by six other pneumococcal serotypes (1, 3, 5, 6A, 7F and 19A) that are included in a newly licensed 13 valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13; Prevenar 13®, Wyeth Vaccines). In April 2010, PCV13 replaced PCV7 in the UK immunisation programme with the aim of further reducing cases of invasive pneumococcal disease. The antibody responses induced by the 7 serotypes in both PCV13 and PCV7 have been shown to be comparable, but the protection offered by the additional 6 serotypes in PCV13 merits further study. Also, it is possible that the use of PCV13 instead of PCV7 may interfere with immune responses to other vaccines, such as Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib), which are given to infants at the same time as PCV13. The proposed study will aim to collect one blood sample from infants after they receive their routine vaccinations at 2, 3 and 4 months in order to their measure immune responses to routine vaccines. The investigators hope that their results will help us better understand the added protection offered by the 13valent pneumococcal vaccine and ensure that children are adequately protected by the other vaccines they receive.
The aim of this study is to assess the immune response, safety and reactogenicity following administration of an additional dose of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine at approximately 4 years of age in children previously vaccinated with 3 primary doses of GSK 1024850A or Prevenar™ vaccine within the first 6 months of life and a booster dose of plain polysaccharide pneumococcal (Pneumovax 23™) vaccine at 11-14 months of age. Antibody persistence will also be assessed at approximately 4 years of age in children previously vaccinated with 3 doses of either GSK 1024850A or Prevenar™ vaccine followed by a booster dose of Pneumovax 23™. This protocol posting deals with objectives & outcome measures of the extension phase at year 4. The objectives & outcome measures of the primary phase are presented in a separate protocol posting (NCT 00307541). The objectives & outcome measures of the booster phase are presented in a separate protocol posting (NCT 00333450).
The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of GSK Biologicals' pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (GSK1024850A), administered according to different vaccination schedules, against invasive disease caused by S. pneumoniae or H. influenzae as well as vaccine impact on the occurrence of hospital-diagnosed pneumonia cases, tympanostomy tube placement and outpatient antimicrobial prescriptions. This study will also explore vaccine impact on occurrence of respiratory tract infections (RTIs), including acute otitis media (AOM) in a subset of children in Turku area.