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Table 3 Studies concerning the safety of hexavalent vaccine co-administered with other types vaccine in pre-term infants

From: Hexavalent vaccines in preterm infants: an update by Italian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology jointly with the Italian Society of Neonatology

Author (year)

Study design

Number of children

Gestational age (EG) in weeks (s)

seat

Vaccine

Target

Follow-up (FU) after the vaccine

Results

Bias

Wilińska et al. (2016)

Observational perspective

138

73 ≤ 28 s

65 > 28 s

Poland

DTPa, IPV, HBV, Hib, Co-administration: PCV7

Evaluate incidence of adverse events after vaccination by monitoring CR parameters and body temperature

72 h

• Apnea and reactivity alterations are the most frequent adverse events (4 and 9% respectively)

• Those born preterm who present apnea ano have experienced in a statistically more mind frequently lateonset sepsis (p = 0.028) and a more prolonged use of continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) (p = 0.033)

• No group of control

• Limited sample

DeMeo et al. (2015) [42]

Multi-center cohort retrospective

13.926

≤ 28 s

United States of America

DTPa, IPV, HBV, Hib Co-administration: PCV7

Evaluate the number of tests for sepsis (blood culture sampling), the increased need for respiratory support, convulsions and death in 3 days after the vaccination

3 days

• The incidence of findings for sepsis and the need for respiratory support increases after vaccination

• Children with an EG of 23–24 weeks demonstrate an increased incidence of sepsis tests and an increased need for respiratory support compared to children with major EG (2728 weeks)

• Gram-positive + A history of sepsis is associated with a hearing ished fre ence of investigations for sepsis after vaccine administration

Healthy vaccinated effect

• Clinicians more readily document adverse events that occur in the immediate vicinity of the vaccine administration

McCrosan et al. (2015)

retrospective tivo

344

< 37 s

Ireland

DTPa, IPV, HBV, Hib, Co-administration: PCV7

Evaluate the safety of preterm vaccines

 

No child presented adverse events

• Studio retrospotting scope

• Not clear the period of follow-up

Anderson et al. (2012)

retrospective tivo

203

≤ 28 s

Auslia

DTPa, IPV, HBV, Hib, Co-administration: PCV7

Evaluate apnea in the 48 h following vaccination to 2 months of life

48 h

• 17 preterm have presented a framework clinically compatible with apnea (incidence 8.4%) after vaccinations nation than 2 months

• Children who have experienced apnea at 2 months of age have a statistically significant lower EG and a lower birth weight

• No reaction to subsequent vaccination doses

• Limited sample

• Lack of cardio-saturimetric monitoring in 50% of cases at the 4 month vacine dose

Clifford V et al. (2011) [39]

Retrospect vo observational

46

38 < 37 s

8 ≥ 37 s

Auslia

DTPa, IPV, HBV, HiB, Co-administration: PCV7, rotavirus

• Evaluate the occurrence of adverse events in the 48 h following the vaccine at 2 and 4 months of life

• Investigate any risk factors for apnea recurrence

48 h

• 35/38 preterm has apnea after the 2 month vaccine, 3/38 after the 4-month vaccine

• 7/38 (18%) has a recurrence of apnea

• A lower birth weight (p = 0.04) and hospitalization due to complications related to prematurity (p = 0.01) increased no risk of recurrence of apnea

• No child with recurrent apnea post-vaccination at four months has presented an apnea after the third vaccine dose than 6 months

• Limited sample

• Studio retrospotting scope

Furck et al. (2010)

Observational perspective

473

< 37 s

Germany

DTPa, Hib, HBV, IPV Co-administration: PCV7

Evaluate the adverse events within the next 48 h the vaccine

48 h

• The frequency of adverse events is 10.8 and 2.8% for apnea / bradycardia and local / fever reactions, respectively

• Incidence of apnea / bradycardia increases in co-administration with PCV7 but not in a statistically significant manner

• The risk of experiencing episodes of apnea decreases with increasing EG

• Fever is statistically more significant in children with grade 3–4 cerebral haemorrhage or with leucomalacia periven tricular (OR 8.7 and 8.2 respectively)

• The 3 groups do not have the same number of children

• The EG at the time of vaccination is reduced with advancing years

Hacking et al. (2010)

retrospective cohort study

411

27 s

Auslia

DTPa, Hib, HBV, IPV Co-administration: PCV7, rotavirus

Assess the need for support respiratory (CPAP) or of ventilation in positive international pressure sender (IPPV) within 7 days after the vaccine at 2 months

7 days

• 22/411 (5%) pre-term experience a worsening of respiration in the following 3 days the vaccine attributable only to immunization

• Children who needed respiratory support after the disease have a greater previous incidence of sepsis (p = 0.02) and a greater average cumulative time of use of CPAP before the vaccine (p = 0.03)

 

Klein et al. (2010)

Prospective self-controlled case series approach

83

33 < 37 s

50 ≥ 37 s

United States of America

DTPa, Hib, HBV, IPV, Co-administration: PCV7

Describe the AE 30 days after each vaccination dose confrontandone frequency in pretermiit and born at term

30 days

• No adverse events reported in the 2 groups

• The self-controlled case series analysis showed no increase in adverse events in full-term and preterm births after no vaccination

Limited sample

Carbone et al. (2008)

Perspective, randomized, controlled, double-blind, multicentric

197

< 37 s

United States of America

DTPa, IPV, Hib, HBV

Evaluate the increase in CR events after vaccination in preterm

48 h

No increase in CR events in the vaccine group compared to the control group

No long-term follow-up in the control group

FlatzJequier et al. (2008) [40]

retrospective tivo

135

< 32 s

Switzerland

DTPa, IPV, HiB, HBV, Co-administration: PCV7, anti VRS

Evaluate the frequency of CR events later hexavalent vaccination in VLBW children in the next 48 h the second dose of vaccine

48 h

• 34/135 VLBW (25%) presented a CR event after a 2-month vaccination dose

• 6/33 who had had a reaction after the 1 -day dose needed a medical intervention (eg oxygen supplementation, tactile stimulation, mask ventilation) after the vaccine at 4 months

• No children showed a CR event after the third vaccine dose.

• A similar p recourse CR post vaccinations final event is the factor risk of recurrence

Retro-view study

Klein et al. (2008)

retrospective tivo

497

456

≤ 30 s

41

31–41 s

United States of America

DTPa, IPV, HBV, Hib Co-administration: PCV, in fluence

Evaluate the factors associated with post-vaccination apnea

48 h

• 95% post-vascular apnea (62/65) occurs in preterm born ≤31 weeks of EG

• The bivariate analysis shows that the presence of pre-vaccination apnea is markedly associated with the appearance of post-vaccinal apnea (p < 0.0001)

• Multivariate analysis found that a SNAP-II > 10 (AOR: 4.2; 95% CI: 1.2–14.3), the chronological age < 67 days (AOR: 2.3; 95% IC: 1.1–4.8) and weight < 2 kg (AOR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1–4.5) They are associated with the apneas post-vaccinal

 

Omenaca et al. (2012)

Prospective, multicentric, randomized, controlled, double-blind trial

250

≥ 27 < 37

France, Portugal, Poland, Spain

Rotavirus Co-administration: DTPa, IPV, Hib, HBV

Evaluate the incidence of adverse events at 15 and 31 days after vaccination and any serious adverse events

31 days

• Similar frequency of adverse events reported in the vaccine group and in the placebo group (p = 0.266)

• In the 31 days following the vaccination dose is STAto reported at least one adverse event in both the vaccinated for rotavirus group than in the group placebo

• The percentage of all adverse events including those of grade 3 reported 15 days after the vaccine is similar in both groups (p > 0.05) with irradiation as the most common event

 

Omeñaca et al. (2011)

Prospective trial

286

50

27–30 s

87

31–36 s

149 ≥ 37 s

Spain, Greece

PHID-CV Co-administration with DTPa, IPV, Hib, HBV

Evaluate the safety of PHiD-CV e of vaccines co-administered with 2–4-6 months and 16–18 months Evaluate the local and systemic adverse events 31 days after the vaccine dose and serious adverse events within 6 months following the booster dose

31 days (6 months for severe adverse events)

• The most frequently observed systemic adverse events are irritability, drowsiness, fever and loss of appetite, but the incidence of high-grade systemic adverse events is low (eg 0.8–1.5% with regard to fever> 39 °C in the 4 days following the doses of the primary cycle, 7.1% as regards the subsequent one the booster dose)

• The incidence of grade 3 local adverse events is low (<  5.3%) in both groups but greater after the booster dose in full-term births

• No severe adverse events were reported to be correlated with the vaccine

• It was noted an episode of apnea in preterm infants after the first dose vacSino but has not been considered to be related to the vaccine and left no sequelae

 
  1. DTPa Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, IPV Polio inactivated vaccine, HBV Hepatitis B vaccine, PCV7 Heptavalent pneumococcal vaccine, PCV13 Pneumatic anti-pneumococcal vaccine, Hib H. influenzae type b vaccine, SNAP-II Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology II, VLBW Very Low Birth Weight, PHID-CV Decavalent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV10) conjugated to the non-typable D protein of H. influenzae, CR Cardio-respiratory, d days