Immunogenic protein contaminants in pneumococcal vaccines.
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Abstract
Currently available pneumococcal vaccines were examined for contamination by pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) and pneumococcal surface adhesin A (PsaA). PspA could be detected in some (but not all) lots of 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine. Many lots of pneumococcal vaccines, including the heptavalent conjugate vaccine, were found to elicit small (but variable) antibody responses to PspA, PsaA, or both. The degree of contamination was highly variable, and this should be considered in pneumococcal vaccine evaluations or when capsular polysaccharide is used for pneumococcal antibody assays.
Medical subject headings
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Drug Contamination
- Membrane Transport Proteins
- Pneumococcal Infections
- Pneumococcal Vaccines
- Streptococcus pneumoniae