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. 2013 Apr;54(2):135–145. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2013.54.135

Table 2.

Characteristics of studies on inactivated vaccines

Author (year of publication) Location Age of study population Study design Type of vaccine
Beutner (1979)
USA
7-14 years
RCT
Inactivated Port Chalmers (H3ChN2Ch) influenza vaccine (X-41).
Clover (1991)
USA
3-18 years
RCT
Inactivated trivalent vaccine containing A/Chile/83 (H1N1), A/Mississippi/85 (H3N2) and B/Ann Arbor/86
Colombo (2001)
Italy
1-6 years
RCT
Inactivated trivalent subvirion vaccine containing A/Johannesburg/33/94-like, A/Singapore/6/86-like and B/Beijing/184/93-like.
Cowling (2010)
Hong Kong, Kowloon
6-15 years
RCT
Inactivated TIV seasonal vaccine containing strains A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1)-like, A/Brisbane/10/2007(H3N2)-like and B/Florida/4/2006.
Gruber (1990)
USA
3-18 years
RCT
Inactivated TIV containing A/Chile/83 (H1N1), A/Philippines/82 (H3N2) and B/USSR/83 strains.
Hoberman (2003)
USA
6-24 months
RCT
Inactivated trivalent subvirion influenza vaccine in 1999-200, containing: A/Beijing/262/95 (H1N1), A/Sydney/15/97 (H3N2) and B/Yamanashi/166/98 and in 2000-01: A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1), A/Panama/2007/99 (H3N2) and B/Yamanashi/166/98
Khan (1996)
Russia
9-12 years
RCT
Inactivated, trivalent split-virus influenza vaccine containing A/Taiwan/1/86 (H1N1), A/Shanghai/16/89 (H3N2) and B/Yamagata/16/88
Maeda (2004)
Japan
6-24 months
RCT
Inactivated influenza vaccine containing, in 1999-2000: A/Beijing/262/95 H1N1), A/Sydney/5/97 (H3N2) and B/Shandong/7/97. In 2000-01: A/New Caledonia/20/99, A/Panama/2007/99 and B/Johannesburg/5/99. In 2001-02: A/New Caledonia/20/99, A/Panama/2007/99 and B/Johannesburg/5/99
Principi (2003)
Italy
0.5-5 years
RCT
Inactivated virosomal influenza vaccine (no information on strains included)
Rudenko (1993)
Russia
7-14 years
RCT
Inactivated (strains contained are the same as in the live vaccine, detailed above).
Vesikari (2011)
Germany, Finland
6 to <72 months
RCT
Inactivated, TIV containing, in 2007-08: A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 (H1N1), A/Wisconsin/67/2005 (H3N2) and B/Malaysia/2506/2004 and in 2008-09: A/Brisbane/59/2007, A/Brisbane/10/2007 and B/Florida/4/2006 and TIV MF59 emulsion adjuvant
Fujieda (2008)
Japan
Under 6 years
Cohort study
Inactivated TIV containing A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1), A/Panama/2007/99(H3N2) and B/Shandong/7/97.
Heikkinen (1991)
Finland
1-3 years
Cohort study
Inactivated, trivalent subvirion influenza vaccine containing A/Taiwan/1/86 (H1N1), A/Sichuan/2/87 (H3N2) and B/Victoria/2/87.
Katayose (2011)
Japan
0.5-5 years
Cohort study
Inactivated TIV - vaccine components were decided yearly, by National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan based on WHO recommendations
Salleras (2006)
Spain
3-14 years
Cohort study
Inactivated virosomal subunit influenza vaccine (no further details)
Yamaguchi (2010)
Japan
6-12 years
Cohort study
Inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine containing A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1), A/Hiroshima/52/2005 (H3N2) and B/Malaysia/2506/2004
Joshi (2009)
USA
6-59 months
Case-control
Inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine strains contained over the 8-year study period varied according to ACIP recommendations
Kelly (2011) Australia, Western Australia 0.5-5 years Case-control Inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine containing A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 (H1N1)-like strain, an A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like strain and B/Florida/4/2006-like strain