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Assessing vaccine-induced immunity against pneumococcus, hepatitis A and B over a 9-year follow-up in pediatric liver transplant recipients : A nationwide retrospective study

Published inAmerican journal of transplantation, vol. 24, no. 6, p. 1070-1079
Publication date2024-06
First online date2023-12-14
Abstract

Pediatric liver transplant recipients are particularly at risk of infections. The most cost-effective way to prevent infectious complications is through vaccination, which can potentially prevent infections due to hepatitis B (HBV) virus, hepatitis A virus (HAV), and invasive pneumococcal diseases. Here, we performed a retrospective analysis of HBV, HAV, and pneumococcal immunity in pediatric liver transplant recipients between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2020, to collect data on immunization and vaccine serology. A total of 94% (58/62) patients had available vaccination records. At transplant, 90% (45/50) were seroprotected against HBV, 63% (19/30) against HAV, and 78% (18/23) had pneumococcal immunity, but immunity against these 3 pathogens remained suboptimal during the 9-year follow-up. A booster vaccine was administered to only 20% to 40% of patients. Children who had received >4 doses of HBV vaccine and > 2 doses of HAV vaccine pretransplant displayed a higher overall seroprotection over time post-solid organ transplant. Our findings suggest that a serology-based approach should be accompanied by a more systematic follow-up of vaccination, with special attention paid to patients with an incomplete vaccination status at time of transplant.

Keywords
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Infection
  • Invasive pneumococcal disease
  • Liver transplant
  • Pediatric
  • Vaccination
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Male
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Child
  • Hepatitis B / prevention & control
  • Hepatitis B / immunology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Hepatitis A / immunology
  • Hepatitis A / prevention & control
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / immunology
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Hepatitis B virus / immunology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Pneumococcal Infections / immunology
  • Hepatitis A Vaccines / immunology
  • Hepatitis A Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Adolescent
  • Infant
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology
  • Prognosis
  • Transplant Recipients
  • Hepatitis A virus / immunology
  • Postoperative Complications / immunology
Citation (ISO format)
GOLD, Temisan Benson et al. Assessing vaccine-induced immunity against pneumococcus, hepatitis A and B over a 9-year follow-up in pediatric liver transplant recipients : A nationwide retrospective study. In: American journal of transplantation, 2024, vol. 24, n° 6, p. 1070–1079. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.12.011
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