Aymard 1979a.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Authors investigated an outbreak in a geriatric hospital in France during the 1976 to 1977 influenza season. | |
Participants | 100 nursing home residents (50 treated and 50 controls, all included in the analysis) | |
Interventions | Bivalent parenteral vaccine: A/Vic/3/75; B/HK/1/72. Vaccine strains matched circulating strains. | |
Outcomes | Disease and deaths without further specifications | |
Notes | Part of a surveillance study conducted in several communities; poor description of methods; circulating strains were mostly A/Vic/3/75 like | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | D ‐ Not used |