Kinetics of Hemagglutination-Inhibiting Antibodies Following Maternal Influenza Vaccination Among Mothers With and Those Without HIV Infection and Their Infants

Conclusions. Compared with HIV-uninfected pregnant women, HIV-infected pregnant women had lower antibody responses and persistence. Compared with HIV-unexposed infants, HIV-exposed infants had lower antibody levels at birth but similar antibody levels after 8 weeks of life. Early IIV3 administration during pregnancy did not decrease antibody titers among infants at birth.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases - November 23, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nunes, M. C., Cutland, C. L., Dighero, B., Bate, J., Jones, S., Hugo, A., van Niekerk, N., Kuwanda, L., Izu, A., Weinberg, A., Madhi, S. A., for the Matflu Team, for the Matflu Team, Adrian, Klugman, Neuzil, Oritz, Simoes, Treurnicht, Venter, Violari Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: research