TABLE. Characteristics of six persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection who had received partial or complete hepatitis A vaccination — Tennessee, December 1, 2017–September 20, 2018.
| Characteristic | Patient |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| Age (yrs) |
29 |
31 |
30 |
38 |
36 |
55 |
| Interval from HIV diagnosis to HAV infection |
5 yrs |
9 yrs |
3 mos |
4 mos |
3 mos |
5 yrs |
| No. of doses monovalent HAV vaccine received |
2/2 |
2/2 |
1/2 |
— |
— |
— |
| No. of doses combined HAV and hepatitis B vaccine received |
— |
— |
— |
2/3 |
1/3 |
2/3 |
| HAV vaccination status |
Full |
Full |
Partial |
Partial |
Partial |
Partial |
| Received postexposure prophylaxis |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Interval from first HAV vaccine dose to HAV infection |
8 yrs |
8 yrs |
2 mos |
2 mos |
1 mo |
5 mos |
| Interval from most recent HAV vaccine dose to HAV infection |
7 yrs |
5 yrs |
13 days |
6 days |
1 mo |
3 mos |
| CD4 count before first HAV vaccine dose* |
Vaccinated 3 yrs before HIV diagnosis |
358 |
887 |
532 |
862 |
342 |
| HIV viral load before first HAV vaccine dose† |
Vaccinated before HIV diagnosis |
1,886 |
154 |
136 |
2,554 |
20 |
| CD4 before HAV infection |
N/A |
243 |
779 |
403 |
N/A |
225 |
| HIV viral load before HAV infection | N/A | 28,474 | 20 | 26 | N/A | 20 |
Abbreviation: N/A = not available.
* CD4 count >500 cell/mm3 indicates healthy immune function.
† HIV viral load <50 copies/mL indicates viral suppression.