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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 8;194(12):1638–1649. doi: 10.1086/509258

Table 2.

Local reactogenicity.

Vaccine recipients
Placebo recipients 109 PUs 1010 PUs 1011 PUs
Local symptoms, intensity (n = 6) (n = 10) (n = 10) (n = 10)
Pain/tenderness
    None 4 (66.7) 8 (80) 3 (30) 0 (0)
    Mild 2 (33.3) 2 (20) 7 (70) 9 (90)
    Moderate 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (10)
    Severe 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Swelling
    None 6 (100) 10 (100) 9 (90) 10 (100)
    Mild 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (10) 0 (0)
    Moderate 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Severe 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Erythema
    None 6 (100) 10 (100) 7 (70) 9 (90)
    Mild 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (30) 1 (10)
    Moderate 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Severe 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Any local symptom
    None 4 (66.7) 8 (80) 2 (20) 0 (0)
    Mild 2 (33.3) 2 (20) 8 (80) 9 (90)
    Moderate 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (10)
    Severe 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

NOTE. Data are no. (%) of subjects. Each subject was counted once for the worst severity recorded during the 5 days after vaccination. PUs, particle units.