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Pneumococcal vaccine for asthma.

A Sheikh1, B Alves, S Dhami

  • 1Deparment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Imperial College School of Medicine, Reynolds Building, Charing Cross Campus, St Dunstan's Road, London, UK, W6 8RP. aziz.sheikh@ic.ac.uk

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|March 1, 2002
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Limited evidence supports routine pneumococcal vaccine use in asthma patients. A high-quality randomized trial is needed to confirm vaccine efficacy in this population.

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Immunology
  • Vaccinology

Background:

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae infections cause pneumonia and severe illness, particularly in high-risk groups like asthmatics.
  • Pneumococcal vaccination is recommended for individuals with asthma, but supporting evidence is uncertain.
  • This review addresses the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine in asthmatics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine in reducing pneumococcal disease mortality or morbidity in individuals with asthma.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) identified through major databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL) and respiratory literature.
  • Inclusion criteria focused on RCTs comparing pneumococcal vaccine to placebo or no treatment in clinician-diagnosed asthma patients.

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  • Data extraction and quality assessment were performed independently by two reviewers, with plans for intention-to-treat meta-analysis where feasible.

    • Main Results:

    • Only one of three retrieved studies met inclusion criteria, exhibiting low methodological quality (unblinded, inadequate allocation concealment).
    • Meta-analysis was not possible due to limited data.
    • In a subset of 30 asthmatic children with recurrent otitis media, pneumococcal vaccination reduced acute asthma exacerbations from 10 to 7 per child per year.

    Conclusions:

    • The current evidence base is very limited for the routine use of pneumococcal vaccine in people with asthma.
    • A well-designed randomized controlled trial is necessary to establish vaccine efficacy in both pediatric and adult asthma populations.