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British HIV Association Guidelines on the Use of Vaccines in HIV-Positive Adults 2015

Geretti, AM; Brook, G; Cameron, C; Chadwick, D; French, N; Heyderman, R; Ho, A; ... Rodger, A; + view all (2016) British HIV Association Guidelines on the Use of Vaccines in HIV-Positive Adults 2015. HIV Medicine , 17 (53) S2-S81. 10.1111/hiv.12424. Green open access

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Abstract

These guidelines provide updated, GRADE-based recommendations on the use of vaccines in HIVpositive adults. Several factors have made the updating of HIV-specific vaccination guidelines important: effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has substantially modified the natural history of HIV infection, vaccination practices are evolving, and a large number of novel vaccines are becoming available in clinical care. The update contains important new guidance regarding the use of new vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV), shingles (herpes zoster), and pneumococcus. Further key updates are related to the use of hepatitis B, meningococcus, and pertussis vaccines. Compared with HIV-negative individuals, HIV-positive adults often have an increased risk of infection or experience more severe morbidity following exposure to vaccine-preventable diseases, and therefore a lower threshold for extending indications and offering vaccination may be appropriate relative to the general population. Improved health and prognosis mean that HIV-positive adults are also increasingly likely to engage in travel or occupations that carry a risk of exposure to infectious agents, and these otherwise healthy individuals should not be denied protection or engagement with such activities if evidence indicates vaccination is safe and immunogenic. Immune responses to vaccination are often sub-optimal in HIV-positive patients, and while these improve with ART, they often remain lower and decline more rapidly than in HIV-negative individuals. However, many of these vaccines still afford protection and for some vaccines it is possible to improve immunogenicity by offering modified vaccine schedules, with higher or more frequent doses, without compromising safety. Non-replicating vaccines (e.g., whole inactivated, polysaccharide, conjugated, and subunit vaccines, or virus-like particles) can be used safely in HIV-positive persons, whereas replicating (live) vaccines have traditionally been contraindicated. However, ART-induced Immunorestoration reduces the risk of adverse events, in many cases shifting the risk-benefit ratio in favour of vaccination, whereby the risk of disease with natural infection becomes greater than the risk of live vaccine-related adverse events. Important examples of replicating vaccines that can be used in HIV-positive persons with good immunity include those for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and yellow fever. For vaccinated individuals, the importance of infection avoidance and infection control should continue to be emphasised. It is envisaged that the HIV specialist should provide overall guidance on vaccine use and enlist the help of primary care physicians for vaccine administration. Education of health care providers and good communication are key requirements to ensure successful implementation of this guidance. Despite evidence that HIV-positive persons benefit from vaccination, there are persisting perceptions about disease incidence and burden, and vaccine effectiveness and safety, which affect vaccination practices among health professionals caring for HIV-positive patients. It is hoped that this guidance will help overcoming such barriers.

Type: Article
Title: British HIV Association Guidelines on the Use of Vaccines in HIV-Positive Adults 2015
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12424
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12424
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health > Infection and Population Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1517382
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