title: Immunogenicity and protective activity in animals of a type V group B streptococcal polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine.
abstract: The recent recognition of type V strains as a frequent cause of group B streptococcal (GBS) infection in both infants and adults prompted investigation of an effective vaccine against these organisms. Purified GBS type V polysaccharide was covalently linked to tetanus toxoid to form a type V polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine. The conjugate elicited type V polysaccharide-specific IgG antibodies in rabbits, while unconjugated type V polysaccharide did not. Conjugate-induced rabbit antibodies were opsonic in vitro and protected mice against challenge with type V GBS. Efficacy of the conjugate vaccine also was demonstrated in a maternal vaccination/neonatal challenge model in mice. A GBS type V polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate is an effective immunogen in animal models and may be a useful component for inclusion in a multivalent GBS vaccine for human use.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wessels
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Paoletti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pinel
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kasper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D016667:Bacterial Capsules; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired / Q000276:immunology; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D051379:Mice; D009895:Opsonin Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000276:immunology*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D014611:Vaccination; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D009895:Opsonin Proteins; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate; C092872:streptococcal polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine; C068312:capsular polysaccharide, streptoccal group B type V