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. 2004 Nov;11(6):1100–1104. doi: 10.1128/CDLI.11.6.1100-1104.2004

TABLE 3.

Comparison of the frequencies of local reactions and oral temperatures reported at any time in diaries completed for the week after vaccination by naïve and previously MACP vaccinated recipients of MCC-TTa

Reaction and measure Naïve Previously vaccinated P valueb
Redness at injection site
    No. (%) with no redness 48 (72) 26 (79) 0.45
    No. (%) with ≥3 cm 3 (5) 1 (3) 1.00
    No. (%) with ≥10 cm 0 (0) 0 (0)
Swelling at injection site
    No. (%) with no swelling 55 (82) 27 (82) 0.97
    No. (%) with ≥3 cm at any time 4 (6) 4 (12) 0.43
    No. (%) with ≥10 cm at any time 1 (2) 0 (0)
Pain in arm or at injection site
    No. (%) reporting no pain 21 (31.3) 9 (27) 0.68
    No. (%) with ≥3 days of pain 18 (27) 14 (42) 0.12
    No. (%) with ≥5 days of pain 5 (7.5) 6 (18.2) 0.17
    Mean duration (days) of pain (range) 2.52 (1-7) 2.30 (1-7) 0.15
Oral temp
    No. (%) with >37.5°C 1 (2) 1 (2) 1.00
    Duration (days) 1 1
a

The denominators for percentages were the numbers of diaries returned: 67 for naïve and 33 for previously vaccinated subjects.

b

For comparison between groups.