Vacunas acelulares (DTPa/dTpa) contra la tos ferina: duración de la protección / Acellular vaccines (DTPa/dTpa) against whooping cough, protection duration

INTRODUCCIÓN: En el último decenio se ha documentado un incremento en la incidencia de casos de tos ferina en países desarrollados. OBJETIVO: Conocer si la administración de la dTpa en lugar de la DTPa como 5.ª dosis podría estar contribuyendo a la aparición de los casos. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de los casos de tos ferina declarados durante una epidemia en la ciudad de Alicante, durante los 5 primeros meses de 2014. Se consideraron casos de tos ferina aquellos confirmados por la PCR. Para el análisis del tiempo de protección se incluyó a vacunados con 5 dosis. RESULTADOS: Se notificaron 104 casos de tos ferina confirmados por la PCR, 85 casos (82%) tenían 5 dosis de la vacuna. El tiempo de protección en años mostró una media (DE) 2,1 ± 1,1 años con la dTpa y de 5,1 ± 1,5 con la DTPa (p < 0,001). En cuanto a la protección, ajustada por edad, se observa que pasados 3 años solo el 47,6% de los vacunados con dTpa la mantenían y en los vacunados con la DTPa estaban protegidos el 100% (p < 0,001). CONCLUSIÓN: Nuestro estudio encontró que los vacunados correctamente contra la tos ferina y a quienes en la última dosis de revacunación se les administró dTpa tuvieron un periodo de protección más corto que los que fueron vacunados con DTPa

INTRODUCTION: An increase in whooping cough in most of the developed countries has been detected in the last decade. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the administration of dTpa vaccine instead of DTPa fifth dose is contributing to the appearance of these cases. METHODS: A descriptive study based on cases of whooping cough reported during an epidemic period in the city of Alicante in the first 5 months of 2014. Only pertussis cases confirmed by PCR were included in the study, and only those vaccinated with 5 doses were included in the analysis of the period of protection. RESULTS: A total of 104 cases of pertussis confirmed by PCR were reported, with 85 cases (82%) having had 5 doses of vaccine. The mean time and standard deviation (SD) of protection was 2.1 ± 1.1 years with dTpa, and 5.1 ± 1.5 years with DTPa (p < .001). In the protection, adjusted for age, it was observed that, after 3 years, only 47.6% of people vaccinated with dTpa were still protected, while people vaccinated with DTPa were 100% protected (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS: This study found that people who were properly vaccinated against pertussis and received their last re-vaccination dose with dTpa had a shorter period of protection than those who were vaccinated with DTPa

[Acellular vaccines (DTPa/dTpa) against whooping cough, protection duration]. / Vacunas acelulares (DTPa/dTpa) contra la tos ferina: duración de la protección.

INTRODUCTION: An increase in whooping cough in most of the developed countries has been detected in the last decade. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the administration of dTpa vaccine instead of DTPa fifth dose is contributing to the appearance of these cases. METHODS: A descriptive study based on cases of whooping cough reported during an epidemic period in the city of Alicante in the first 5 months of 2014. Only pertussis cases confirmed by PCR were included in the study, and only those vaccinated with 5 doses were included in the analysis of the period of protection. RESULTS: A total of 104 cases of pertussis confirmed by PCR were reported, with 85 cases (82%) having had 5 doses of vaccine. The mean time and standard deviation (SD) of protection was 2.1±1.1 years with dTpa, and 5.1±1.5 years with DTPa (p<.001). In the protection, adjusted for age, it was observed that, after 3 years, only 47.6% of people vaccinated with dTpa were still protected, while people vaccinated with DTPa were 100% protected (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS: This study found that people who were properly vaccinated against pertussis and received their last re-vaccination dose with dTpa had a shorter period of protection than those who were vaccinated with DTPa.