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. 2012 Aug 1;8(8):1036–1041. doi: 10.4161/hv.20357

Table 3. Pooled Results: Incidence of Solicited General Adverse Events specific to Coadministered Measles-Mumps-Rubella and Varicella Vaccines reported within the 43-d Post-Vaccination Period following the Fourth Dose (Total Vaccinated Cohort).

 
HibMenCY-TT Group
 
Hib-OMP
Group
 
 
 
Symptom Severity N n %   N n %   Relative Riska (95% CI) P-Value
Meningeal signs/
febrile convulsion
All
1163
0
0
 
374
0
0
 
NC
NC
Grade 3
1163
0
0
 
374
0
0
 
NC
NC
Parotid/salivary gland swelling
All
1163
4
0.3
 
374
0
0
 
INF (0.21, INF)
0.653
Grade 3
1163
2
0.2
 
374
0
0
 
INF (0.06, INF)
1.000
Fever
All
1167
535
45.8
 
374
182
48.7
 
0.94 (0.80, 1.12)
0.522
 
> 38.5°C
1167
339
29.0
 
374
114
30.5
 
0.95 (0.77, 1.19)
0.700
 
> 39.0°C
1167
191
16.4
 
374
58
15.5
 
1.06 (0.78, 1.44)
0.778
 
> 39.5°C
1167
84
7.2
 
374
29
7.8
 
0.93 (0.60, 1.47)
0.806
 
> 40.0°C
1167
20
1.7
 
374
7
1.9
 
0.92 (0.37, 2.57)
0.994
Rash
All
1166
291
25.0
 
376
85
22.6
 
1.11 (0.87, 1.42)
0.455
  Grade 3 1166 38 3.3   376 10 2.7   1.23 (0.60, 2.76) 0.702
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HibMenCY-TT over Hib-OMP. N indicates number of subjects with the documented dose; n/%, number/percentage of subjects reporting a specified symptom; NC, not calculated because no events reported; INF, infinity. P-value, 2-sided Exact Stratified Test conditional to number of cases; fever, rectal or axillary/tympanic temperature ≥ 38.0°C. Grade 3: meningeal signs/febrile convulsion that prevented normal, everyday activities; parotid/salivary gland swelling, with accompanying general symptoms; temperature > 40.0°C; rash with 200 or more papules, vesicles and/or crusts.