Table 3.
Study design of the repeated dose toxicity study with Haemophilus influenza b vaccine
| Parameter | Signs looked for | Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical observations | - Erythema - Haematoma - Edema - Body weights - Food intake - Skin changes |
0–63 At least ones daily |
|
| Haematology | - hemoglobin - packed cell volume - red blood cell count - reticulocytes - thrombocyte count - total white blood cell count - differential white blood cell count |
- Prothrombin time - mean corpuscular volume - mean corpuscular hemoglobin - mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
1, 29, 57, 63, (77) |
| Clinical Chemistry | - alkaline phosphate activity - alanine aminotransferase activity - aspartate aminotransferase activity - gamma glutamyl transferase activity - total protein - albumin - ratio Albumin to Globulin - urea |
- creatinine bilirubin - Cholesterol - triglycerides - phospholipids - calcium - sodium - potassium - chloride - inorganic phosphate |
1, 29, 57, 63, (77) |
| Pathology | Isolation, macroscopy, organ weight | The day of necropsy (63 or 77) | |
| Histopathology | - spleen - thymus - bone and bone marrow - muscle at the injection sites(hind legs) and untreated muscle (left fore leg) - draining popliteal lymph nodes - draining, inguinal lymph nodes - gross lesions |
The day of necropsy (63 or 77) |