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Table 2 Salivary anti-Pnc PS IgA antibodies in the PncOMPC, PncOMPC+PncPS booster and control groups; number and the percentage 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

IgA

  

PncOMPC group

Control group

  

N, samples

Number positive (%)

N, samples

Number positive (%)

6B

7 mo

56

17 (30)

55

9 (16)

 

13 mo (PncOMPC booster)

45

23 (51)

55

26 (47)

 

13 mo (PncPS booster)

7

5 (71)

NA

14

7 mo

56

23 (41)

55

14 (25)

 

13 mo (PncOMPC booster)

45

19 (42)

55

16 (29)

 

13 mo (PncPS booster)

7

5 (71)

NA

19F

7 mo

56

32 (57)a

55

17 (31)

 

13 mo (PncOMPC booster)

45

35 (78)

55

35 (64)

 

13 mo (PncPS booster)

7

7 (100)

NA

23F

7 mo

56

11 (20)

55

3 (5)

 

13 mo (PncOMPC booster)

45

18 (40)

55

17 (31)

 

13 mo (PncPS booster)

7

5 (71)

NA

  1. a statistical difference in the number of positive samples between PncOMPC and control groups, p = 0.01.