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. 2015 Jun 15;11(7):1770–1774. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1041697

Table 1.

Seroprotection/seropositivity rates and GMCs one month after booster vaccination (ATP cohort for immunogenicity)

dTpa-new dTpa-previous
Antibody Timing N n Seroprotection* (95% CI) GMC(95% CI) N n Seroprotection* (95% CI) GMC(95% CI)
anti-diphtheria Pre 321 284 88.5 (84.5–91.8) 0.472 (0.403–0.553) 319 286 89.7 (85.8–92.8) 0.456 (0.392–0.530)
Post 321 320 99.7 (98.3–100) 6.784 (6.178–7.450) 319 319 100 (98.9–100) 6.493 (5.915–7.128)
anti-tetanus Pre 321 311 96.9 (94.3–98.5) 0.956 (0.835–1.095) 319 314 98.4 (96.4–99.5) 0.899 (0.789–1.026)
Post 321 321 100 (98.9–100) 18.937 (17.313–20.713) 319 319 100 (98.9–100) 18.515 (16.851–20.342)
dTpa-new dTpa-previous
Antibody Timing N n Seropositivity** (95% CI) GMC(95% CI) N n Seropositivity** (95% CI) GMC (95% CI)
anti-PT Pre 320 175 54.7 (49.1–60.2) 7.5 (6.6–8.7) 319 175 54.9 (49.2–60.4) 7.2 (6.3–8.2)
Post 318 316 99.4 (97.7–99.9) 140.2 (126.0–156.1) 318 315 99.1 (97.3–99.8) 125.9 (112.7–140.7)
anti-FHA Pre 316 310 98.1 (95.9–99.3) 48.9 (43.3–55.2) 315 310 98.4 (96.3–99.5) 49.4 (43.6–56.0)
Post 319 319 100 (98.9–100) 1080.2 (995.2–1172.5) 319 319 100 (98.9–100) 1013.7 (940.0–1093.2)
anti-PRN Pre 321 269 83.8 (79.3–87.7) 14.0 (12.3–15.9) 319 272 85.3 (80.9–89.0) 13.4 (11.9–15.0)
Post 321 321 100 (98.9–100) 652.4 (572.1–743.9) 318 318 100 (98.8–100) 619.2 (546.0–702.2)

dTpa-new = Subjects who received Boostrix™ in new syringe presentation; dTpa-previous = Subjects who received Boostrix™ in previous syringe presentation.

N = Number of subjects with both pre- and post-vaccination results available; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; D, diphtheria; T, tetanus; PT, pertussis toxin; FHA, filamentous hemagglutinin; PRN, pertactin IU, international unit; El.U, ELISA unit; GMC, geometric mean concentration calculated on all subjects.

*

Seroprotection=anti-diphtheria and anti-tetanus antibody concentration ≥0.1 IU/mL.

**

Seropositive=Anti-PT, Anti-FHA and Anti-PRN antibodies ≥5 EU/mL.