Table 1

Vaccination protocol: first six months of life

Vaccination Birth One month Two months Four months Six months
IPVX1-150 XX
OPVXX
HBVXXX
DTPXXX
HiBXX
  • 1-150 Only study group A received IPV at birth.

  • IPV, enhanced inactivated poliovirus vaccine, one ampoule intramuscularly (RIVM, Bilthoven, Holland); OPV, oral poliovirus vaccine, two drops by mouth (SmithKline Beecham, Rixemsart, Belgium); HBV, hepatitis B vaccine, 0.5 ml (10 μg/0.5 ml) intramuscularly (Engerix; SmithKline Beecham, Belgium); DTP, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, 0.5 ml intramuscularly (Pasteur Merieux, Lyon, France); HiB, Haemophilus influenzaeB vaccine intramuscularly (H-B-VAX; Merck, Sharp and Dohme, West Point, USA).