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. 2017 Nov 6;217(3):443–450. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix577

Table 1.

Description of Study Arms and Biological Samples Obtained

Variable Vaccine Dose Received, by Age Challenge Dose Received, Age 22 wk Follow-up, Age 23 wk
Birth 6 wk 10 wk 14 wk
Study arm
 A IPV IPV IPV IPV tOPV
 B bOPV bOPV bOPV bOPV tOPV
 C bOPV bOPV bOPV bOPV and IPV tOPV
 D bOPV bOPV bOPV bOPV and IPV tOPV and IPV
 E tOPV tOPV tOPV tOPV tOPV
Sample(s) collected Cord or peripheral blood Peripheral blood Peripheral blood Blood Blood and stool Stool

Abbreviations: bOPV, bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine; IPV, inactivated poliovirus vaccine; tOPV, trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine.