Abstract
Subcutaneous (SQ) vaccination has emerged as standard of care in children with severe bleeding disorders to reduce unnecessary factor exposure and avoid provoking an intramuscular bleed, but little is known about comparative immunogenicity to intramuscular (IM) vaccination. To confirm immunogenicity of Diphtheria Tetanus acellular Pertussis (DTaP) vaccines administered SQ to individuals <6years old with haemophilia. We performed a retrospective and prospective pilot study of tetanus and diphtheria antibody titres among patients evaluated at our Haemophilia Treatment Centre between 2015-2016. Children with haemophilia who had received three to four doses of DTaP containing vaccine administered SQ were eligible. Eight children met inclusion criteria. The mean age at the time of diphtheria and tetanus antibody testing was 21.1±17.8months. All children who received SQ diphtheria and tetanus developed a positive antibody titre to both antigens. There was no statistically significant difference in distribution of titre values. The average time between the last dose of vaccine and antibody testing was 6.6±3.9months among SQ vaccinated subjects. Minor injection site reactions were common with SQ vaccines. SQ administration of diphtheria and tetanus vaccination appears to be immunogenic in a pilot study of Haemophilia patients and supports this practice as the standard of care for this population.
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