Aymard 1979b.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Authors investigated an outbreak in a geriatric hospital in France during the 1977 to 1978 influenza season. | |
Participants | 155 nursing home residents (85 treated and 70 controls, all included in the analysis) | |
Interventions | Bivalent parenteral vaccine: A/Vic/3/75; B/HK/1/73. Vaccine strains did not match 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/Tex/1/77 like | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | D ‐ Not used |