Randomised trial of intradermal Mycobacterium vaccae or intradermal hepatitis B immunisation in children with HIV infection

This study assessed the safety of inactivated Mycobacterium vaccae as a candidate vaccine to prevent disseminated mycobacterial disease in children with HIV infection. 35 children ages 1–8 with CD4 counts ≥300/mm 3 in New Hampshire, Boston and Chicago were randomised in a 2:1 schedule to receive a 3...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 1999-06, Vol.17 (20), p.2583-2587
Hauptverfasser: Johnson, Daniel, Waddell, Richard D., Pelton, Steven I., Jaeger, Anna S., Modlin, John F., Yogev, Ram, Morin, Paul, Arbeit, Robert D., Fordham von Reyn, C.
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Zusammenfassung:This study assessed the safety of inactivated Mycobacterium vaccae as a candidate vaccine to prevent disseminated mycobacterial disease in children with HIV infection. 35 children ages 1–8 with CD4 counts ≥300/mm 3 in New Hampshire, Boston and Chicago were randomised in a 2:1 schedule to receive a 3-dose series of intradermal M. vaccae vaccine (MV) or hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) at 2-month intervals. Immunisation was safe and well tolerated; 2-day median vaccine site induration was 5 mm in MV recipients and 0 mm in HBV recipients ( p
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/S0264-410X(99)00055-9