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Table 2 Geometric mean levels (GML) of pre- and post-vaccination antibody levels in patients with and without a history of serious infections after vaccination in all patients, and RA and SpA patients respectively

From: The association between antibody levels before and after 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine immunization and subsequent pneumococcal infection in chronic arthritis patients

All patients

No serious infections after vaccination

Serious infections after vaccination

N = 470

N = 27

Antibody levels (mg/L)

Antibody levels (mg/L)

GML; 95% CI

GML; 95% CI

Serotype 6B

Pre-vaccination

1.8 (1.6-2.1)

1.1 (0.6-1.9)

Post-vaccination

4.1 (3.5-4.8)

2.2 (1.3-3.8)

Serotype 23 F

Pre-vaccination

0.8 (0.7-0.9)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

Post-vaccination

2.6 (2.2-3.0)

1.5 (0.9-2.3)

RA patients

No serious infections after vaccination

Serious infections after vaccination

Serotype 6B

Pre-vaccination

1.7 (1.4-2.1)

1.0 (0.5-1.8)

Post-vaccination

3.1 (2.5-3.9)

2.0 ( 1.1-3.7)

Serotype 23 F

Pre-vaccination

0.7 (0.6-0.8)

0.3 (0.2-0.7)

Post-vaccination

1.8 (1.4-2.1)

1.4 (0.8-2.4)

SpA patients

No serious infections after vaccination

Serious infections after vaccination

Serotype 6B

Pre-vaccination

1.9 (1.6-2.4)

2.2 (0.5-9.8)

Post-vaccination

5.2 (4.1-6.5)

3.6 (0.7-17.4)

Serotype 23 F

Pre-vaccination

0.8 (0.7-1.0)

0.7 (0.2-2.3)

Post-vaccination

3.6 (3.0-4.5)

1.9 (0.5-6.9)

  1. CI, confidence interval; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SpA, spondylarthropathy.