Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus seroconversion rates in HIV-infected individuals

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Feb 1;56(2):91-4. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318204a1c3.

Abstract

The impact of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in HIV-infected individuals is unknown. Determining the prevalence of pandemic influenza in this at-risk group will guide vaccination programs. After the first pandemic wave, the seroprevalence rate of pandemic influenza in HIV-infected individuals in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was 34.2%, similar to the rate observed in the general population. However, true seroprevalence is more accurately determined by seroconversion, defined as a 4-fold or greater rise between preexposure and postexposure antibody levels, which was 14.6% in the present study. Seroconversion rates were independent of CD4 T-lymphocyte count and HIV plasma load. Neither HIV infection, nor severe immunosuppression, was a significant risk factor for pandemic influenza during the first southern hemisphere pandemic wave.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Female
  • HIV / isolation & purification
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / immunology*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • New South Wales / epidemiology
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Viral Load
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral