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. 2007 Jul 18;2007(3):CD004913. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004913.pub2

Hsieh 2006.

Methods Generation of allocation sequence: unclear
Allocation concealment: unclear
Blinding: single (participants)
Inclusion of all randomized participants: adequate; 100% (no loss to follow up)
Length of follow up: 8 weeks
Participants Number: 219; 97 naive (aged 20 to 23 years) and 122 previously vaccinated participants (aged 24 to 65 years)
 Inclusion criteria: healthy adult
Exclusion criteria: pregnancy; severe eczema; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; history of live‐attenuated virus vaccination within 60 days; receipt of blood products or immune globulin within last 6 months; household contact; sexual contact or occupational exposure to pregnant women
Interventions Lister vaccine, Elstree strain, produced in 1981 or earlier by the Centers for Disease Control Taiwan
For naive participants:
 1. Undiluted vaccine 109 plaque‐forming units (PFU)
 2. 1:5 dilution
 3. 1:10 dilution
For previously vaccinated participants:
 4. Undiluted vaccine 109 PFU
 5. 1:10 dilution
 6. 1:30 dilution
Outcomes 1. Success rate
 2. Humoral response and T‐cell response (measured by vaccinia‐specific CD69 expression on T‐cell subsets)
 3. Adverse events
Notes Location: China
Significant neutralizing antibody titre defined one that caused a 60% reduction in pock count
Significant antibody response defined as positive seroconversion or ≥ 4‐fold rise of vaccinia‐specific antibody titre