Review Article

Booster Vaccination: The Role of Reduced Antigen Content Vaccines as a Preschool Booster

Table 3

Seroprotection rate (%) up to 10 years after booster vaccination of children.

Country and/or author Age (years) Vaccine TimingSeroprotection rate (%)
Anti-DAnti-T Antipolio type 1 Antipolio type 2 Antipolio type 3PTFHAPRN

Cheuvart et al., 2004 [34] 4–6dTapAfter 1 month
After 3.5 years
100
100







DTaPAfter 1 month
After 3.5 years
100
100







TdAfter 1 month
After 3.5 years
100
100








Germany
Sänger et al., 2007 [23]
4–8dTap – IPVAfter 1 month
After 1 year
100
100
99.9
99.8
100
100
100
100
100
99.8
99.6
81.2
100
100
99.9
98.1
dTap + IPVAfter 1 month
After 1 year
100
100
100
98.8
100
100
100
100
100
98.6
99.2
75.3
100
98.8
100
97.5

Thailand
Kosuwon et al., 2003 [35]
4–6dTapAfter 1 month99.4 10096.996.995.1

Taiwan
Huang et al., 2005 [20]
6–8dTapAfter 1 month10010094.998.396.6

Germany
Meyer et al., 2008 [27]
4–6dTapAfter 1 month
After 3.5 years
100
100
100
98.4



100
58.7
100
100
100
99.2
DTaPAfter 1 month
After 3.5 years
100
100
100
98.5



100
60.6
100
100
100
100
dTAfter 1 month
After 3.5 years
100
100
100
100







Finland
Mertsola et al., 2010 [40]
20–24dTapAfter 10 years98.697.361.310096.0