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. 2018 Apr 9;4(2):00060-2017. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00060-2017

TABLE 5.

Post-immunisation immunity to influenza virus strains in pregnant study subjects

Observation time-point Group I Agrippal S1# Group II Grippol Plus
A(H1N1, California 7, 2009) A(H3N2, Victoria) B(Brisbane) A(H1N1, California 7, 2009) A(H3N2, Victoria) B(Brisbane)
Seroprotection level+ %
 Baseline (gestation weeks 13–30) 16.2* 18.9 48.7** 9.5 19.0 23.8
 1 month post immunisation 75.6 64.8* 94.5 72.5 87.5 90.0
 3 months post immunisation 70.2 62.1* 94.5 75.6 86.4 89.1
 5–6 months post immunisation (day 2 or 3 post partum) 67.5 62.1* 91.9* 64.8 78.3 75.6
 8–9 months post immunisation (3rd month post partum) 62.1 51.3* 72.9 54.2 71.4 74.2
Antibody geometric mean titre ±sd
 Baseline (gestation weeks 13–30) 7.9±0.2 8.7±0.3 22.9±0.2* 8.9±0.2 8.5±0.2 14.8±0.3
 1 month post immunisation 57.9±0.4 41.1±0.4* 143.2±0.2* 50.4±0.3 78.2±0.3 115.8±0.31
 3 months post immunisation 51.6±0.4 30.3±0.4* 108.5±0.2* 49.2±0.3 56.6±0.3 81.8±0.3
 5–6 months post immunisation (day 2 or 3 post partum) 42.4±0.4 34.8±0.7* 85.7±0.3* 38.2±0.2 45.9±0.2 54.0±0.3
 8–9 months post immunisation (3rd month post partum) 27.3±0.4ƒ 23.8±0.6ƒ 47.6±0.4ƒƒ 30.3±0.3 30.3±0.2 44.9±0.2
Seroconversion level§ %
 1 month post immunisation 62.1 51.3* 64.8 57.1 71.4 64.2
Seroconversion factor##
 1 month post immunisation 7.2 4.7* 6.2 5.7 9.2 7.8

#: n=37; : n=42; +: proportion of immunised patients with antibody titres ≥1:40 must be ≥70%; §: must be ≥40%; ##: must be ≥2.5. *: p<0.05 for differences between the compared groups; **: p<0.01 for differences between the compared groups; ƒ: p<0.05 for differences between 1 month post immunisation and 8–9 months post immunisation inside the reference group; ƒƒ: p<0.01 for differences between 1 month post immunisation and 8–9 months post immunisation inside the reference group.