Association of serum bactericidal antibody and opsonic antibody levels after Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C conjugate vaccine in Brazilian children and adolescents infected or not infected with HIV. Issue 50 (7th December 2016) - Pereira-Manfro, Wânia F.
Abstract: Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (MenC) is the main causative agent of meningitis in Brazil. HIV infection affects the quality of the immune system. HIV + children have an increased risk of infection to encapsulated bacteria such as N. meningitidis . We evaluated the opsonic antibody (OPA) levels and its correlation with serum bactericidal antibody (SBA) levels induced by one and two doses of a MenC conjugate vaccine in children and adolescents HIV + and HIV-exposed but uninfected children (HEU) group. Overall the data show the importance of two doses of vaccine for HIV + individuals. About 79% and 58% of HIV + patients showed SBA and OPA positive response after two doses of vaccine, respectively. For HEU group, 62% and 41% of patients showed SBA and OPA positive response after one dose of vaccine, respectively. A positive and significant association between SBA and OPA levels was seen after two doses of vaccine in HIV + patients.