Pub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-26DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00420-0
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00282-1
Jacent Nassuuna,Ludoviko Zirimenya,Gyaviira Nkurunungi,Agnes Natukunda,Christopher Zziwa,Caroline Ninsiima,Barbara Apule,Caroline Onen,Susan Amongi,Joel Serubanja,Pius Tumwesige,Denis Nsubuga,Rebecca Amongin,Govert J van Dam,Paul L A M Corstjens,John Kayiwa,Joyce Kabagenyi,Stephen Cose,Anne Wajja,Pontiano Kaleebu,Emily L Webb,Alison M Elliott,
BACKGROUNDImmune responses induced by several important vaccines differ between populations, with reduced responses in low-income and rural settings compared with high-income and urban settings. BCG immunisation boosts immune responses to some unrelated vaccines in high-income populations. We aimed to test the hypothesis that BCG revaccination can enhance responses to unrelated vaccines in Ugandan schoolchildren.METHODSWe conducted an open-label, randomised controlled trial to compare the effects of BCG revaccination versus no BCG revaccination on the immunogenicity of subsequent unrelated vaccines among adolescents aged 13-17 years who are participants in an urban Ugandan birth cohort study, in which BCG vaccination was documented at birth. Participants were excluded if they had received any of the trial vaccines or related agents when aged 5 years or older. Computer-generated 1:1 randomisation was implemented in REDCap. Participants were excluded if they were concurrently enrolled in other trials; had a clinically significant history of immunodeficiency, or serious psychiatric conditions or moderate to severe acute illnesses; were taking immunosuppressive medications; had allergies to vaccine components, a predisposition towards developing keloid scarring; positive HIV tests or pregnancy tests; were female participants who were lactating; or if they planned to use investigational drugs, vaccines, blood products, or any combination thereof. Trial participants assigned to the BCG revaccination group received the live parenteral BCG-Russia vaccine (Serum Institute of India, Pune, India; 0·1 mL intradermally, right upper arm) at week 0. All participants received yellow fever vaccine (YF-17D; Sanofi Pasteur, Lyon, France; 0·5 mL intramuscularly, left upper arm), live oral typhoid vaccine (Ty21a; PaxVax, London, UK; one capsule per day taken for three alternate days), and quadrivalent virus-like particle human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Merck, Rahway, NJ, USA; 0·5 mL intramuscularly, left upper arm) at week 4; and toxoid vaccines (tetanus-diphtheria; Serum Institute of India; 0·5 mL intramuscularly, left upper arm) and an HPV booster at week 28. An additional HPV vaccination at week 8 was provided to female participants older than 14 years who had not previously been vaccinated. The primary outcomes were yellow fever neutralising antibody titres at 4 weeks post-YF-17D vaccination, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (henceforth S Typhi) O-lipopolysaccharide (O:LPS)-specific IgG concentration at 4 weeks post-Ty21a vaccination, and HPV-16 and HPV-18 L1 protein-specific IgG concentration at 4 weeks post-HPV vaccination. Primary outcome assays were conducted at week 8, and at week 52 for tetanus-diphtheria. We conducted an intention-to-treat analysis comparing log-transformed outcomes between trial groups, with results back-transformed to geometric mean ratios (GMRs). The safety population comprised all randomly allocated participants. The trial was reg
{"title":"The effect of BCG revaccination on the response to unrelated vaccines in urban Ugandan adolescents (POPVAC C): an open-label, randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Jacent Nassuuna,Ludoviko Zirimenya,Gyaviira Nkurunungi,Agnes Natukunda,Christopher Zziwa,Caroline Ninsiima,Barbara Apule,Caroline Onen,Susan Amongi,Joel Serubanja,Pius Tumwesige,Denis Nsubuga,Rebecca Amongin,Govert J van Dam,Paul L A M Corstjens,John Kayiwa,Joyce Kabagenyi,Stephen Cose,Anne Wajja,Pontiano Kaleebu,Emily L Webb,Alison M Elliott,","doi":"10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00282-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00282-1","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDImmune responses induced by several important vaccines differ between populations, with reduced responses in low-income and rural settings compared with high-income and urban settings. BCG immunisation boosts immune responses to some unrelated vaccines in high-income populations. We aimed to test the hypothesis that BCG revaccination can enhance responses to unrelated vaccines in Ugandan schoolchildren.METHODSWe conducted an open-label, randomised controlled trial to compare the effects of BCG revaccination versus no BCG revaccination on the immunogenicity of subsequent unrelated vaccines among adolescents aged 13-17 years who are participants in an urban Ugandan birth cohort study, in which BCG vaccination was documented at birth. Participants were excluded if they had received any of the trial vaccines or related agents when aged 5 years or older. Computer-generated 1:1 randomisation was implemented in REDCap. Participants were excluded if they were concurrently enrolled in other trials; had a clinically significant history of immunodeficiency, or serious psychiatric conditions or moderate to severe acute illnesses; were taking immunosuppressive medications; had allergies to vaccine components, a predisposition towards developing keloid scarring; positive HIV tests or pregnancy tests; were female participants who were lactating; or if they planned to use investigational drugs, vaccines, blood products, or any combination thereof. Trial participants assigned to the BCG revaccination group received the live parenteral BCG-Russia vaccine (Serum Institute of India, Pune, India; 0·1 mL intradermally, right upper arm) at week 0. All participants received yellow fever vaccine (YF-17D; Sanofi Pasteur, Lyon, France; 0·5 mL intramuscularly, left upper arm), live oral typhoid vaccine (Ty21a; PaxVax, London, UK; one capsule per day taken for three alternate days), and quadrivalent virus-like particle human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Merck, Rahway, NJ, USA; 0·5 mL intramuscularly, left upper arm) at week 4; and toxoid vaccines (tetanus-diphtheria; Serum Institute of India; 0·5 mL intramuscularly, left upper arm) and an HPV booster at week 28. An additional HPV vaccination at week 8 was provided to female participants older than 14 years who had not previously been vaccinated. The primary outcomes were yellow fever neutralising antibody titres at 4 weeks post-YF-17D vaccination, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (henceforth S Typhi) O-lipopolysaccharide (O:LPS)-specific IgG concentration at 4 weeks post-Ty21a vaccination, and HPV-16 and HPV-18 L1 protein-specific IgG concentration at 4 weeks post-HPV vaccination. Primary outcome assays were conducted at week 8, and at week 52 for tetanus-diphtheria. We conducted an intention-to-treat analysis comparing log-transformed outcomes between trial groups, with results back-transformed to geometric mean ratios (GMRs). The safety population comprised all randomly allocated participants. The trial was reg","PeriodicalId":48783,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Global Health","volume":"20 1","pages":"e1849-e1859"},"PeriodicalIF":34.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-08-06DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00317-6
Sarah Hess, Sally Smith, Shanmugapriya Umachandran
{"title":"Faith as a complex system: engaging with the faith sector for strengthened health emergency preparedness and response.","authors":"Sarah Hess, Sally Smith, Shanmugapriya Umachandran","doi":"10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00317-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00317-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48783,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Global Health","volume":" ","pages":"e1750-e1751"},"PeriodicalIF":19.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141914293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-05DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00375-9
Hyla-Louise Kluyts
{"title":"Strengthening surgical systems in LMICs: data-driven approaches.","authors":"Hyla-Louise Kluyts","doi":"10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00375-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00375-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48783,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Global Health","volume":" ","pages":"e1744-e1745"},"PeriodicalIF":19.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00356-5
Justin Komguep Nono
{"title":"Intensify praziquantel administration to reverse vaccine hyporesponsiveness in LMICs?","authors":"Justin Komguep Nono","doi":"10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00356-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00356-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48783,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Global Health","volume":"60 1","pages":"e1746-e1747"},"PeriodicalIF":34.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00281-x
Ludoviko Zirimenya,Agnes Natukunda,Jacent Nassuuna,Gyaviira Nkurunungi,Christopher Zziwa,Caroline Ninsiima,Christine Kukundakwe,Christine M Nankabirwa,Charity Katushabe,Loyce K Namusobya,Gloria Oduru,Grace Kabami,Joel Kabali,John Kayiwa,Joyce Kabagenyi,Govert J van Dam,Paul L A M Corstjens,Stephen Cose,Anne Wajja,Sarah G Staedke,Pontiano Kaleebu,Alison M Elliott,Emily L Webb,
BACKGROUNDSeveral important vaccines differ in immunogenicity and efficacy between populations. We hypothesised that malaria suppresses responses to unrelated vaccines and that this effect can be reversed-at least partially-by monthly malaria intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) in high-transmission settings.METHODSWe conducted an individually randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of malaria IPT with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine on vaccine responses among schoolchildren aged 9-17 years in Jinja district, Uganda. Participants were recruited from two schools and did not have exposure to vaccines of interest after the age of 5 years, with the exception of human papillomavirus (HPV). Computer-generated 1:1 randomisation was implemented in REDCap. 3-day courses of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (dosage by weight) or placebo were administered monthly, including twice before the first vaccination. Trial participants were vaccinated with the live parenteral BCG vaccine (Serum Institute of India, Pune, India) at week 0; yellow fever vaccine (YF-17D; Sanofi Pasteur, Lyon, France); live oral typhoid vaccine (Ty21a; PaxVax, London, UK), and quadrivalent virus-like particle HPV vaccine (Merck, Rahway, NJ, USA) at week 4; and toxoid vaccines (tetanus-diphtheria; Serum Institute of India) and an HPV booster at week 28. An additional HPV vaccination at week 8 was provided to female participants older than 14 years who had not previously been vaccinated, and a tetanus-diphtheria booster was given after completion of the trial at week 52. Primary outcomes were vaccine responses at week 8 and, for tetanus-diphtheria, at week 52, and analysis was done in the intention-to-treat population. Malaria parasite prevalence at enrolment and during follow-up was determined retrospectively by PCR. The safety population comprised all randomly allocated participants. The trial was registered at the ISRCTN Registry (ISRCTN62041885) and is complete.FINDINGSBetween May 25 and July 14, 2021, we assessed 388 potential participants for eligibility. We enrolled and randomly allocated 341 participants to the two groups (170 [50%] to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and 171 [50%] to placebo); 192 (56%) were female and 149 (44%) participants were male. 145 (85%) participants in the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine group and 140 participants (82%) in the placebo group were followed up until the week 52 endpoint. At enrolment, 109 (64%) of all participants in the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine group and 99 (58%) of 170 participants in the placebo group had malaria; this reduced to 6% or lower at all follow-up visits in the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine group. There was no effect of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus placebo on primary outcomes: BCG-specific IFNγ ELISpot response had a geometric mean ratio (GMR) of 1·09 (95% CI 0·93-1·29), p=0·28; yellow fever neutralising antibody was 1·19 (0·91-1·54), p=0·20 for plaque reduction neutralising reference tests
{"title":"The effect of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine on vaccine-specific responses among schoolchildren in rural Uganda (POPVAC B): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Ludoviko Zirimenya,Agnes Natukunda,Jacent Nassuuna,Gyaviira Nkurunungi,Christopher Zziwa,Caroline Ninsiima,Christine Kukundakwe,Christine M Nankabirwa,Charity Katushabe,Loyce K Namusobya,Gloria Oduru,Grace Kabami,Joel Kabali,John Kayiwa,Joyce Kabagenyi,Govert J van Dam,Paul L A M Corstjens,Stephen Cose,Anne Wajja,Sarah G Staedke,Pontiano Kaleebu,Alison M Elliott,Emily L Webb,","doi":"10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00281-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00281-x","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDSeveral important vaccines differ in immunogenicity and efficacy between populations. We hypothesised that malaria suppresses responses to unrelated vaccines and that this effect can be reversed-at least partially-by monthly malaria intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) in high-transmission settings.METHODSWe conducted an individually randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of malaria IPT with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine on vaccine responses among schoolchildren aged 9-17 years in Jinja district, Uganda. Participants were recruited from two schools and did not have exposure to vaccines of interest after the age of 5 years, with the exception of human papillomavirus (HPV). Computer-generated 1:1 randomisation was implemented in REDCap. 3-day courses of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (dosage by weight) or placebo were administered monthly, including twice before the first vaccination. Trial participants were vaccinated with the live parenteral BCG vaccine (Serum Institute of India, Pune, India) at week 0; yellow fever vaccine (YF-17D; Sanofi Pasteur, Lyon, France); live oral typhoid vaccine (Ty21a; PaxVax, London, UK), and quadrivalent virus-like particle HPV vaccine (Merck, Rahway, NJ, USA) at week 4; and toxoid vaccines (tetanus-diphtheria; Serum Institute of India) and an HPV booster at week 28. An additional HPV vaccination at week 8 was provided to female participants older than 14 years who had not previously been vaccinated, and a tetanus-diphtheria booster was given after completion of the trial at week 52. Primary outcomes were vaccine responses at week 8 and, for tetanus-diphtheria, at week 52, and analysis was done in the intention-to-treat population. Malaria parasite prevalence at enrolment and during follow-up was determined retrospectively by PCR. The safety population comprised all randomly allocated participants. The trial was registered at the ISRCTN Registry (ISRCTN62041885) and is complete.FINDINGSBetween May 25 and July 14, 2021, we assessed 388 potential participants for eligibility. We enrolled and randomly allocated 341 participants to the two groups (170 [50%] to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and 171 [50%] to placebo); 192 (56%) were female and 149 (44%) participants were male. 145 (85%) participants in the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine group and 140 participants (82%) in the placebo group were followed up until the week 52 endpoint. At enrolment, 109 (64%) of all participants in the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine group and 99 (58%) of 170 participants in the placebo group had malaria; this reduced to 6% or lower at all follow-up visits in the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine group. There was no effect of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus placebo on primary outcomes: BCG-specific IFNγ ELISpot response had a geometric mean ratio (GMR) of 1·09 (95% CI 0·93-1·29), p=0·28; yellow fever neutralising antibody was 1·19 (0·91-1·54), p=0·20 for plaque reduction neutralising reference tests","PeriodicalId":48783,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Global Health","volume":"24 1","pages":"e1838-e1848"},"PeriodicalIF":34.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-07-26DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00319-X
Carine Naim, Jack Pokorny, Angela Uyen, Clare Shortall, Anna Farra, Krystel Moussally
{"title":"The role of humanitarian actors in global governance for AMR.","authors":"Carine Naim, Jack Pokorny, Angela Uyen, Clare Shortall, Anna Farra, Krystel Moussally","doi":"10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00319-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00319-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48783,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Global Health","volume":" ","pages":"e1752-e1753"},"PeriodicalIF":19.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141793839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00411-x
Kuan Liu,Qiuwei Pan
{"title":"Hepatitis E vaccine and fetal loss: the potential pathophysiological basis.","authors":"Kuan Liu,Qiuwei Pan","doi":"10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00411-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00411-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48783,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Global Health","volume":"47 1","pages":"e1759"},"PeriodicalIF":34.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00368-1
Kapila Jayaratne,Dulani Samaranayake
{"title":"Maternal near misses: need for solid metrics and estimates.","authors":"Kapila Jayaratne,Dulani Samaranayake","doi":"10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00368-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00368-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48783,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Global Health","volume":"12 1","pages":"e1738-e1739"},"PeriodicalIF":34.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00280-8
Gyaviira Nkurunungi,Jacent Nassuuna,Agnes Natukunda,Ludoviko Zirimenya,Bridgious Walusimbi,Christopher Zziwa,Caroline Ninsiima,Joyce Kabagenyi,Prossy N Kabuubi,Govert J van Dam,Paul L A M Corstjens,John Kayiwa,Moses Kizza,Alex Mutebe,Esther Nakazibwe,Florence A Akello,Moses Sewankambo,Samuel Kiwanuka,Stephen Cose,Anne Wajja,Pontiano Kaleebu,Emily L Webb,Alison M Elliott,
BACKGROUNDVaccine responses differ between populations and are often impaired in rural and low-income settings. The reasons for this are not fully understood, but observational data suggest that the immunomodulating effects of parasitic helminths might contribute. We hypothesised that Schistosoma mansoni infection suppresses responses to unrelated vaccines, and that suppression could be reversed-at least in part-by intensive praziquantel administration.METHODSWe conducted an open-label, randomised controlled trial of intensive versus standard intervention against S mansoni among schoolchildren aged 9-17 years from eight primary schools in Koome islands, Uganda. Children were randomly allocated to either an intensive group or a standard group with a computer-generated 1:1 randomisation using permuted blocks sizes 4, 6, 8, and 10. Participants in the intensive group received three praziquantel doses (approximately 40 mg/kg) 2 weeks apart before first vaccination at week 0, and every 3 months thereafter. Participants in the standard group were given one dose of approximately 40 mg/kg praziquantel after the week 8 primary endpoint. Participants in both groups received the BCG vaccine (Serum Institute of India, Pune, India) at week 0; the yellow fever (Sanofi Pasteur, Lyon, France), oral typhoid (PaxVax, London, UK), and first human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination (Merck, Rahway, NJ, USA) at week 4; and the HPV booster and tetanus-diphtheria vaccine (Serum Institute of India) at week 28. The primary outcome was vaccine response at week 8 (except for tetanus and diphtheria, which was assessed at week 52). The primary analysis population was participants who were infected with S mansoni at baseline, determined retrospectively using either plasma circulating anodic antigen (CAA) or stool PCR. The safety population comprised all randomly allocated participants. The trial was registered at the ISRCTN Registry (ISRCTN60517191) and is complete.FINDINGSBetween July 9 and Aug 14, 2019, we enrolled 478 participants, with 239 children per group. 276 (58%) participants were male and 202 (42%) participants were female. Among participants who were positive for S mansoni at baseline (171 [72%] in the intensive group and 164 [69%] in the standard group) intensive praziquantel administration significantly reduced pre-vaccination infection intensity (to median 30 CAA pg/mL [IQR 7-223] vs 1317 [243-8562], p<0·001) compared with standard treatment. Intensive praziquantel administration also reduced week 8 HPV-16-specific IgG response (geometric mean ratio 0·71 [95% CI 0·54-0·94], p=0·017), but had no effect on other primary outcomes. Among all participants (regardless of S mansoni status at baseline) intensive praziquantel administration significantly improved week 8 BCG-specific IFNγ ELISpot response (1·20 [1·01-1·43], p=0·038). Recognised adverse effects of praziquantel were reported more frequently in the intensive group. There were no recorded serious adverse events
背景不同人群对疫苗的反应各不相同,在农村和低收入环境中,疫苗反应往往会受到影响。造成这种情况的原因尚不完全清楚,但观察数据表明,寄生蠕虫的免疫调节作用可能是原因之一。我们假设曼氏血吸虫感染会抑制对非相关疫苗的反应,而这种抑制可通过强化吡喹酮治疗得到逆转--至少是部分逆转。方法 我们在乌干达科奥米群岛 8 所小学的 9-17 岁学童中开展了一项开放标签、随机对照试验,对曼氏血吸虫进行强化干预和标准干预。孩子们被随机分配到强化组或标准组,采用计算机生成的 1:1 随机分配法,随机分配的区块大小为 4、6、8 和 10。强化组的参与者在第0周首次接种疫苗前接受三次吡喹酮治疗(约40毫克/千克),每次间隔2周,之后每3个月接种一次。标准组的参与者在第8周的主要终点之后接受一次约40毫克/千克吡喹酮的剂量。两组参与者均在第0周接种卡介苗(印度浦那血清研究所);第4周接种黄热病疫苗(法国里昂赛诺菲巴斯德)、口服伤寒疫苗(英国伦敦PaxVax)和首次人类乳头瘤病毒(HPV)疫苗(美国新泽西州拉威默克公司);第28周接种HPV强化疫苗和破伤风-白喉疫苗(印度血清研究所)。主要结果是第 8 周时的疫苗应答(破伤风和白喉除外,第 52 周时进行评估)。主要分析人群为基线感染曼森氏杆菌的参与者,通过血浆循环阳离子抗原 (CAA) 或粪便 PCR 进行回顾性测定。安全人群包括所有随机分配的参与者。该试验已在ISRCTN注册中心注册(ISRCTN60517191),并已完成。研究结果2019年7月9日至8月14日期间,我们共招募了478名参与者,每组239名儿童。276名(58%)参与者为男性,202名(42%)参与者为女性。在基线曼森氏杆菌检测呈阳性的参与者中(强化组171人[72%],标准组164人[69%]),与标准治疗相比,强化吡喹酮治疗显著降低了接种前的感染强度(中位数为30 CAA pg/mL [IQR 7-223] vs 1317 [243-8562],P<0-001)。强化吡喹酮治疗也降低了第8周的HPV-16特异性IgG反应(几何平均比为0-71 [95% CI 0-54-0-94],p=0-017),但对其他主要结果没有影响。在所有参与者中(不考虑基线时的曼氏沙门氏菌状态),强化吡喹酮可显著改善第8周卡介苗特异性IFNγ ELISpot反应(1-20 [1-01-1-43],p=0-038)。在强化组中,吡喹酮的公认不良反应报告更为频繁。我们发现的证据表明,服用吡喹酮可改善卡介苗特异性细胞应答,但不能改善对其他疫苗的体液应答。尽管有观察证据表明螺旋体会损害疫苗反应,但这些结果显示减少螺旋体负担的直接益处微乎其微。应研究长期螺旋体控制的效果。FUNDINGUK Medical Research Council.TRANSLATION如需摘要的卢干达文译文,请参阅补充材料部分。
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