[CIS PIDD] [cis-pidd] pneumococcal vaccine strategy in adolescents & adults with immune deficiency

[Stan Ress]

Hi all,

I have been referred a 15 year-old patient with extremely severe IgA deficiency, recurrent respiratory infections, & bronchiectasis on CT chest. Her baseline vaccine status revealed low IgG ELIZA antibodies against 4/5 antigens, including S. pneumonia & H. Influenza B. Our policy has been to vaccinate such patients with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. However, I saw a reference to ACIP recommendation that children & adults with immune compromising conditions or asplenia, should receive 13-valent conjugate vaccine 1st, followed 8 weeks later by unconjugated PPSV23.

Is this the general current practise?

Thanks.
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Stanley Ress
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Head: Division of Clinical Immunology
Department of Medicine
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