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. 2010 Feb 2;10:4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-10-4

Table 2.

Studies examining efficacy or effectiveness of 19F-containing vaccines against 19A carriage

Study & location Vaccine Vaccine regimen Age group(s) sampled Number of Subjects Number of 19F isolates Efficacy against 19F
VE or OR
(95% CI or p value)
Number of 19A isolates Efficacy against 19A
VE or OR
(95% CI or p value)
South Africa [42]: double blind, randomized, efficacy 9vCRM 6,10,14 wk 9 mo 242 (vacc)
239 (ctrl)
19 (vacc)
32 (ctrl)
VE 42%* (p = 0.05) 7 (vacc)
11 (ctrl)
VE 37%* (NS)

Israel [43]: double blind, randomized efficacy 9vCRM 12-24 mo received 2 doses; ≥ 24 mo 1 dose 15-35 mo 36-≥ 48 mo 816 (vacc)
790 (ctrl)
1071 (vacc)
1073 (ctrl)
41 (vacc)
62 (ctrl)
57 (vacc)
52 (ctrl)
OR 0.58 (p = 0.08)
OR 1.11 (p = 0.69)
n.a. = 113 total (all groups combined) OR 0.60** (p = 0.38)
OR 1.25** (p = 0.56)

US Navajo Apache [21]: double blind, randomized efficacy 7vCRM 2,4,6,12-15 mo (87%) 1-7 y (median 3.3y)
All >12 mo since last dose
468 (vacc)
281 (ctrl)
24 (vacc)
16 (ctrl)
OR 0.89 (0.47-1.72) 12 (vacc)
10 (ctrl)
OR 0.71 (0.30-1.67)

US Navajo Apache [23]: double blind, randomized efficacy 7vCRM 2,4,6,12-15 mo 7 mo 227 (vacc)
226 (ctrl)
2 (vacc)
11 (ctrl)
OR not calculated because "small sample size resulted in non-convergence of model" 10 (vacc)
4 (ctrl)
OR 1.75 (0.41-7.58)
12 mo 226 (vacc)
208 (ctrl)
7 (vacc)
8 (ctrl)
3 (vacc)
7 (ctrl)
OR 0.38 (0.09-1.57)
18 mo 239 (vacc)
219 (ctrl)
18 (vacc)
8 (ctrl)
14 (vacc)
10 (ctrl)
OR 1.68 (0.7-4.05)

US Navajo Apache [22]: double blind, randomized efficacy 7vCRM Infants: 2,4,6, 12-15 mo; 12-23 mo: 2 doses Unvaccinated children/adults in study households 2048 (vacc)
1376 (ctrl)
29 (vacc)
37 (ctrl)
OR 0.52 (0.31-0.87) 15 (vacc)
23 (ctrl)
OR 0.34 (0.16-0.75)

France [44]: effectiveness 7vCRM ≥ 1 dose Children w/AOM 6-24 mo (mean 14 mo) 575 (vacc)
1331 (ctrl)
59 (vacc)
178 (ctrl)
24%* (p = 0.06) 50 (vacc)
92 (ctrl)
-26%* (p = 0.2)

Greece [45]: effectiveness 7vCRM 12-23 mo: 2 doses (13%); ≥ 24 mo: 1 dose (85%) 13-76 mo (median 47 mo) 285 (vacc)
582 (ctrl)
24 (vacc)
64 (ctrl)
36%* 3 (vacc)
14 (ctrl)
58%*

*Only case numbers provided in original paper; approximate % VE calculated for this table;

**confidence intervals for odds rations not provided in original publication.

Mo, month; NS; not significant; OR, odds ratio; VE, vaccine efficacy/effectiveness; wk, week; y, year. 7vCRM, 7-valent conjugate vaccine with CRM197 carrier. 9vCRM; 9-valent conjugate vaccine candidate with CRM197 carrier.