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Table 1 Salivary anti-Pnc PS IgG antibodies in the PncOMPC, PncOMPC+PncPS booster and control groups; number and the proportion of positive samples at the age of 7 and 13 months.

From: Salivary antibodies induced by the seven-valent PncOMPC conjugate vaccine in the Finnish Otitis Media Vaccine Trial

Pnc serotype

Age

IgG

  

PncOMPC group

Control group

  

N, samples

Number positive (%)

N, samples

Number positive (%)

6B

7 mo

56

1 (2)

55

0

 

13 mo (PncOMPC booster)

44

3 (7)

55

0

 

13 mo (PncPS booster)

6

1 (17)

NA

14

7 mo

56

2 (4)

55

2 (4)

 

13 mo (PncOMPC booster)

44

6 (14)a

55

1 (2)

 

13 mo (PncPS booster)

6

3 (50)

NA

19F

7 mo

56

2 (4)

54

5 (9)

 

13 mo (PncOMPC booster)

44

6 (14)

55

2 (4)

 

13 mo (PncPS booster)

5

3 (60)

NA

23F

7 mo

56

1 (2)

54

1 (2)

 

13 mo (PncOMPC booster)

44

0

55

1 (2)

 

13 mo (PncPS booster)

6

0

NA

  1. a statistical difference in the number of positive samples between PncOMPC and control groups, p = 0.04.