Assessment of Postvaccine Immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Patients with Asplenia, including an Analysis of Its Impact on Bacterial Flora of the Upper Respiratory Tract and Incidence of Infections

Table 4

A response to vaccination against pneumococci in group A, group B, and control group C, including a positive response after vaccination or lack of response.

		Group A ()	Group B ()	Control group C ()
The reaction to vaccination—positive	Is a postvaccination study	12 (60%)	13 (65%)	10 (100%)
	IIs a postvaccination study	2 (10%)	2 (10%)	0 (0%)
	Together	14 (70%)	15 (75%)	10 (100%)
The reaction to vaccination—lack	Is a postvaccination study	8 (40%)	7 (35%)	0 (0%)
	IIs a postvaccination study	6 (30%)	5 (25%)	0 (0%)
The decrease in antibody concentration in this IIs study after vaccination despite a positive reaction in the study		2 (10%)	2 (10%)	0 (0%)