Bridging the Gap: Measles Susceptibility and Neutralization Test-Confirmed Immunity in a Spanish HIV-PrEP Cohort

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2026
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Abstract Background Measles is re-emerging in highly vaccinated settings, where small gaps in adult immunity may persist. Standard IgG assays are widely used to assess measles immunity, but negative or borderline results may not reflect absence of functional protection. HIV pre-exposureprophylaxis (HIV-PrEP) programs provide regular preventive-care contact and may offer an opportunity to review adult measles immunity. We assessed measles immunity in a Spanish HIVPrEP cohort using chemiluminescence immunoassay (ChLIA) and neutralization testing (NT). Methods We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 155 participants enrolled in a prospective HIV-PrEP cohort in Córdoba, Spain. Measles-specific IgG was measured by ChLIA. All ChLIA -negative or borderline samples, together with 30 randomly selected ChLIA -positive samples, underwent NT. Confirmed susceptibility was defined as ChLIA -negative/borderline and NT-negative. Results Among participants, 149 (96.1%) were male and the median age was 37 years. ChLIA classified 125 participants (80.6%) as IgG-positive, 27 (17.4%) as negative, and 3 (1.9%) as borderline. Among 30 ChLIA -negative/borderline samples, 23 (76.7%) were NT-positive and 7 (23.3%) NT-negative. All 30 randomly selected ChLIA-positive samples were NT-positive. Overall, 7 participants (4.5%) lacked confirmed measles immunity. All were Spanish-born men aged 26–39 years, and 4 had documented two-dose measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination completed at least 20 years before inclusion. Conclusions Confirmed measles susceptibility was uncommon in this HIV-PrEP cohort. Most participants with negative or borderline ChLIA results retained neutralizing antibodies, indicating that isolated ChLIA findings may overestimate susceptibility. Routine adult preventive-care encounters may provide opportunities to review measles immunity documentation.
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Authors Claudia Ferreira‐Tata, Diana Corona‐Mata, Sara Ruiz-Velázquez, Ana Belén Pérez, Ana M Gavilán, Marina Gallo-Marín, Ignacio Valero, Ángela Camacho, Antonio Rivero‐Juárez, Aurora Fernández García, Antonio Rivero
Journal Open forum infectious diseases
Year 2026
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10.1093/ofid/ofag527
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag527
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