Knudsen K.M., Aaby Peter, Whittle H.. Rowe M., Samb Badara, Simondon François, Sterne J., Fine P. (1996). Child mortality following standard, medium or high titre measles immunization in West Africa. International Journal of Epidemiology, 25 (3), p. 665-673. ISSN 0300-5771.
Titre du document
Child mortality following standard, medium or high titre measles immunization in West Africa
Année de publication
1996
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Knudsen K.M., Aaby Peter, Whittle H.. Rowe M., Samb Badara, Simondon François, Sterne J., Fine P.
Source
International Journal of Epidemiology, 1996,
25 (3), p. 665-673 ISSN 0300-5771
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of high titre measles vaccine in 1989. Subsequent long term follow-up of several trials yielded results suggesting higher mortality among children inoculated with medium and high titre vaccines compared to standard titre vaccines, although none of the individual trials found significant differences in mortality. Long term survival after standard, medium and high titre measles vaccines has been investigated in a combined analysis of all West African trials with mortality date. In trials from Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia and Senegal, children received medium or high titre vaccines from 4 months of age and were compared to control groups recruited at the same time later receiving standard titre vaccine from 9 months of age. All children were followed up to at least 3 years old. Combining trials of high titre vaccines showed higher mortality among the high titre group compared to the standard group : mortality ratio (MR) = 1.33 (95 % CI : 1.02-1.73). Mortality among recipients of medium titre vaccines was not different from that in the standard vaccine group, MR = 1.11 (95 % CI : 0.54-2,27). In a combined analysis by sex, the adjusted mortality ratios comparing high titre vaccine with standard vaccine were 1.86 ( 95 % CI : 1.28-2.70) for females and 0.91 ( 95 % CI : 0.61-1.35) for males. The trials were not designed to study long term mortality. Adjustments for several possible sources of bias did not alter the results. The combined analysis showed a decreased survival related to hith titre measles vaccine compared with standard titre vaccines, though solely among females. As a result of these studies from West Africa and a study from Haiti, WHO has recommended that high titre measles vaccine no longer be used. (Résumé d'auteur)
Plan de classement
Divers [050DIVSAN]
Descripteurs
ROUGEOLE ; VACCINATION ; EFFICACITE ; MORTALITE INFANTILE ; SEX RATIO ; ENFANT ; NOURRISSON ; VACCIN A HAUT TITRE
