Table 2.

Adverse events to meningococcal C conjugate vaccine immunization within 20 minutes, and at 3 and 7 days (N = 204).

Adverse event*		HIV infected group (n = 154)	HIV-uninfected group (n = 50)	p-value
Immediate - total		30 (19.48%)	8 (16%)	0.78
Local reaction		24 (15.58%)	8 (16%)	0.84
Systemic reactions		10 (6.49%)	0	0.17
Within 3 days - total		42 (27.27%)	3 (6%)	< 0.01
Fever		5 (3.25%)	0	0.45
Local reaction		32 (20.78%)	3 (6%)	0.07
Systemic reactions		16 (10.39%)	0	0.07
Within 7 days - total		15 (9.74%)	1 (2%)	0.09
Fever		2 (1.30%)	0	0.72
Local reaction		4 (2.60%)	1 (2%)	0.84
Systemic reactions		13 (8.44%)	0	0.09
Total		66 (42.86%)	10 (20%)	< 0.01

^*All local reactions were mild (grade 1). No grade ≥ 3 adverse events were reported.