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Consider measles vaccine booster in HIV-positive patients
Key clinical point: Consider a booster measles vaccine dose in previously vaccinated teens and young adults with maternally acquired HIV infection.
Major finding: Only 7% of adolescents and young adults with vertically acquired HIV had protective IgG antibody against measles despite prior vaccination.
Study details: This is an interim analysis of protective antibody levels against measles in 81 previously vaccinated HIV-infected adolescents and adults.
Disclosures: The presenter reported having no financial conflicts regarding her study, conducted free of commercial support.
Citation:
REPORTING FROM ESPID 2019