Background: Vaccines could strengthen the innate immune system in addition to conferring protection against their target pathogen via vaccine-induced immunomodulation, a phenomenon termed trained immunity. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether vaccination prior to injury is associated with a lower rate of bone and joint infections (BJIs) in patients with open extremity fractures.
Methods: Patients with open extremity fractures treated at one hospital between January 2010 and December 2019 were identified. Incidental vaccine recipients and control cohorts were matched in a 1:1 ratio using propensity scores based on age, sex, anatomical location of the fracture, Gustilo-Anderson classification, body mass index (BMI), and diagnosis of diabetes. The primary endpoint was BJIs within 1 year after initial injury. Secondary outcomes were neutrophil counts and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels within 24 h of admission. Logistic or linear regression was performed to control for potential confounding factors when comparing primary and secondary outcomes.
Results: Vaccine inoculation history was successfully collected from 6,338 patients, with only 83 patients receiving an incidental vaccine inoculation within 3 months before injury. After propensity score matching, demographic and clinical factors were well-balanced between cohorts (all standardized differences >0.1). After controlling for potential confounders, patients in the vaccine group were at a lower risk of BJIs after open extremity fractures (vaccine, 2/83 [2.4%]; control, 10/83 [12.0%), = 0.011). Levels of circulating neutrophils and CRP were slightly increased in the vaccine group.
Conclusion: Vaccine inoculation is associated with the lower BJI rate after open extremity fractures, and vaccinated patients might have a more robust immune response against bacterial challenges in terms of neutrophil and CRP levels after injury. Future prospective cohort studies and clinical trials are warranted to evaluate this finding definitively.
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