Pre-vaccination evolution of antibodies among infants 0, 3 and 6months of age: A longitudinal analysis of measles, enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus 16.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Due to waning levels of maternal antibodies (measles; enterovirus 71, EV71; and coxsackievirus A16, CoxA16), some infants may lose protection against infection prior to vaccination. Using a longitudinal design, we examine how maternal antibody levels evolve over time in infants prior to vaccination.

METHODS:

In 2013-2014, we collected sera at ages 0, 3 and 6months from infants. We assayed for levels of measles IgG antibody (717, 233 and 75 sample sera tested at months 0, 3 and 6, respectively), and neutralizing antibodies for EV71 and CoxA16 (225, 217, and 72). Demographic and health information were collected, and a linear mixed model (LMM) was used to describe antibody levels over time.

RESULTS:

Pre-vaccination monotonic antibody decreases were observed for measles (1410, 195 and 22mIU/ml, p<0.001), EV71 (1:19.9, 6.3 and 4.5, p<0.001) and CoxA16 (1:16.3, 5.9, and 4.5, p<0.001). At 6months of age, only 2.7% (95%CI, 0.6-8.3), 6.8% (95%CI, 2.7-14.4) and 5.6% (95%CI, 1.9-12.7) of infants were antibody positive for measles, EV71 and CoxA16, respectively. LMM findings indicated that infants with higher antibody titers at birth experienced a greater loss of antibody level. An infection rate of 1.3% (95%CI, 0.1-6.1) was reported for both EV71 and CoxA16.

CONCLUSIONS:

Further modifications of vaccination strategies for measles, earlier vaccination for EV71 infection, and deployment of a CoxA16 vaccine need to be considered to limit infection among the very young.

• Authors: Chuanxi Fu, Jichuan Shen, Long Lu, Yajing Li, Yimin Cao, Ming Wang, Sen Pei, Zhicong Yang, Qing Guo, Jeffrey Shaman
• Journal: Vaccine (Vaccine) Vol. 35 Issue 31 Pg. 3817-3822 (07 05 2017) ISSN: 1873-2518 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 28610823 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Neutralizing
• Antibodies, Viral
• Immunoglobulin G

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Antibodies, Neutralizing (blood)
• Antibodies, Viral (blood)
• Enterovirus (immunology)
• Enterovirus A, Human (immunology)
• Female
• Humans
• Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
• Immunoglobulin G (blood)
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Longitudinal Studies
• Male
• Measles virus (immunology)
• Middle Aged
• Pregnancy
• Time Factors
• Young Adult