Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines: history, choice and comparisons

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1998 Sep;17(9 Suppl):S113-6. doi: 10.1097/00006454-199809001-00004.

Abstract

The conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines are safe and far more immunogenic among infants and young children than is the unconjugated H. influenzae type b polysaccharide. The vaccines differ in their immunogenicity when used for primary immunization of infants, and these differences appear to be predictive of efficacy, such that some vaccines might be more suitable than others in certain populations.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Antibody Formation
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / immunology
  • Bacterial Proteins / immunology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diphtheria Toxoid / immunology
  • Haemophilus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Haemophilus Vaccines / immunology*
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial / immunology
  • Tetanus Toxoid / immunology
  • Vaccines, Conjugate / immunology*
  • Vaccines, Synthetic / immunology*

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Diphtheria Toxoid
  • Haemophilus Vaccines
  • Haemophilus influenza type b polysaccharide vaccine-tetanus toxin conjugate
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b-polysaccharide vaccine-diphtheria toxoid conjugate
  • Haemophilus influenzae-type b polysaccharide-Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane protein conjugate vaccine
  • Polysaccharides, Bacterial
  • Tetanus Toxoid
  • Vaccines, Conjugate
  • Vaccines, Synthetic
  • HibTITER protein, Haemophilus influenzae