Table 3. Immunogenicity of fractional-dose yellow fever vaccine (YFV) in autoimmune rheumatic diseases patients and controls.
| Seroprotection rate, n (%) | GMT, value (95% CI) | Seroconversion rate, n (%) | GMT Factor Increase, value (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before YFV | After YFV | Before YFV | After YFV | |||
| ARD (n = 149) | 6/149 (4.0) * | 124/147† (84.3) * | 31.2 * (27.6–35.1) | 731.0 * (593.6–900.2) | 118/141 (83.7) * | 23.5 (18.5–29.7) | 
| Controls (n = 148) | 21/148 (14.2) | 135/140† (96.4) | 45.3 (39–52.6) | 1143.7 (1012.3–1292.2) | 116/120 (96.6) | 25.3 (20.6–31) | 
* p<0.05. Comparison between patients (ARD) and controls
†The samples of 8 controls and 2 ARD patients had indeterminated result of neutralizing antibodies titer measurement at D30.
ARD—autoimmune rheumatic diseases; CI- confidence interval