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Pneumococcal Plain Polysaccharide Vaccine and Conjugate Vaccine

   

Case-control and observational studies provide the majority of information pertaining to the protection afforded by PPSV23. Lower efficacy was reported in a widely referenced case control study in the United States of 983 IPD cases in which PPSV23 demonstrated 61% efficacy (95% CI, 47-72) in immunocompetent adults.1 In immunocompromised persons, the vaccine-type efficacy was much lower at 21% (95% CI, −55 to 60) and not statistically significant.2

Polysaccharide vaccines generally induce only short-term immunity, and do not elicit memory-boosting responses, and are not effective in the elicitation of immune responses in children aged <2 years. These characteristics are associated with an immune response elicited primarily by B-cells in secreting IgM.3

In this type of a response, polysaccharide(s) interact directly with B-cells and activate them expressing surface IgM antibodies specific to pneumococcal serotype-specific polysaccharide(s). The response to pneumococcal polysaccharides is independent of the dedicated antigen
presenting cells or T lymphocyte help. The absence of their involvement prevents the induction of an IgM to IgG antibody switch and the formation of memory B-cells (see figure below).3​​

   

Differences Between Plain Polysaccharide and Protein-polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccines4-6,7-9

   



CI, confidence interval; IPD, invasive pneumococcal disease; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; PPSV23, 23-valent pneumococcal plain polysaccharide vaccine.


References:

Jackson LA, Neuzil KM. Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines. In: Plotkin SA, Orenstein WA, Offit PA, eds. Vaccines. Elsevier; 2008:570-604.Shapiro ED, Berg AT, Austrian R, et al. The protective efficacy of polyvalent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. N Engl J Med. 1991;325:1453-1460.Pletz MW, Maus U, Krug N, Welte T, Lode H. Pneumococcal vaccines: mechanism of action, impact on epidemiology and adaption of the species. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;32(3):199-206.Orenstein W, Offit P, Edwards KM, Plotkin S. Vaccine immunology. In: Siegrist CA, ed. Plotkin’s Vaccines. Elsevier Inc.; 2008:17-36. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.vacunashnrg.com.ar/archivosInteres/Elsevier_Vaccine_immunology.pdf Pollard AJ, Perrett KP, Beverley PC. Maintaining protection against invasive bacteria with protein-polysaccharide conjugate vaccines. Nat Rev Immunol. 2009;9(3):213-220.Clutterbuck EA, Lazarus R, Yu L-M, et al. Pneumococcal conjugate and plain polysaccharide vaccines have divergent effects on antigen-specific B cells. J Infect Dis. 2012;205(9):1408-1416.Matanock A, Lee G, Gierke R, Kobayashi M, Leidner A, Pilishvili T. Use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine among adults aged ≥65 years: updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019;68(46):1069-1075.Glesby MJ, Brinson CC, Greenberg RN, et al. Immunogenicity and safety of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in HIV+ adults with prior 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination. Paper presented at: 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI); March 3-6, 2013; Atlanta, GA.French N, Nakiyingi J, Carpenter LM, et al. 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in HIV-1-infected Ugandan adults: double-blind, randomised and placebo controlled trial. Lancet. 2000;355(9221):2106-2111.

   

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Efficacy

Efficacy proven by the CAPiTA study

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The ACIP recommends routine use of PCV13 among adults

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