Table 1. Dose-escalating immunogenicity of H2 vaccine in single dose among children aged 6 to 8 y, 3 mo after vaccination@.
Group | Dose (TCID50) | n | Anti-HAV# Rate | Anti-HAV GMT (mIU/mL) (95% CI^) |
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A | 106.17 | 38 | 32 | 84.2 (72.6–95.8) | 46.3 | 34.7–61.9 |
B | 106.52 | 47 | 43 | 91.5 (83.5–99.5) | 75.0 | 53.5–105.3 |
C | 106.83 | 46 | 44 | 95.7 (89.7–100) | 197.9 | 141.8–276.3 |
D* | 106.83 | 23 | 17 | 73.9 (55.9–91.8) | 41.3 | 26.6–64.1 |
+ This table was adopted with permission from Wang XY, et al. Immunogenicity and long-term persistence of anti-HAV induced by the live attenuated or inactivated hepatitis A vaccine. Zhong Hua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2001; 22:111–3. *Group D vaccine was inactivated at 60 °C for 3 h. ^95% Confidence Interval. #anti-HAV IgG. @ Dose-response for Group A, B, and C: Cochran–Armitage test statistic = 2.78, P < 0.01 ; comparison of anti-HAV positivity between Group C and D: χ2 = 5.10, P < 0.05.