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Table 1 Study characteristics of articles included in the meta-analysis and/or qualitative synthesis

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE:The impact of repeated vaccination on influenza vaccine effectiveness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author, year, reference

Country

Study design

Current season

Prior season

Influenza type

Age group

Jimenez-Jorge et al., 2012 [19]

Spain

Test-negative case-control

2010–2011

2009–2010

H1N1

All ages

Martinez-Baz et al., 2013 [20]

Spain

Test-negative case-control

2010–2011

2009–2010

H1N1

All ages

Savulescu et al., 2011 [26]

Spain

Test-negative case-control

2010–2011

2009–2010

H1N1

All ages

Skowronski et al., 2012 [29]

Canada

Test-negative case-control

2010–2011

2009–2010

H1N1

All ages

Syrjanen et al., 2014 [34]

Finland

Cohort

2010–2011

2009–2010

H1N1

18–75 years

Fu et al., 2015 [17]

China

Case-control

2012–2013

2011–2012

H1N1

a) 20–35 months, 1 current dose; b) 20–35 months, 2 current doses; c) 3–6 years

Gaglani et al., 2016a [18]

United States

Test-negative case-control

2013–2014

2009–2010 to 2012–2013

H1N1

≥9 years

Ohmit et al., 2016 [22]

United States

Prospective cohort study

2013–2014

2012–2013

H1N1

a) 9 and older; b) under 9 years

Thompson et al., 2014b [36]

United States

Case-control

2010–2011 and 2012–2013

2009–2010 and 2010–2011

H1N1, H3N2, B

Mean age 30 years

Skowronski et al., 2014 [30]

Canada

Test-negative case-control

2011–2012

2010–2011

H1N1, H3N2, B

≥2 years

Rondy et al., 2015 [25]

France, Italy, Lithuania, Spain

Test-negative case-control

2012–2013

2011–2012

H1N1, H3N2, B

≥18 years

Skowronski et al., 2014 [28]

Canada

Test-negative case-control

2012–2013

2011–2012

H1N1, H3N2, B

≥2 years

Valenciano et al., 2016 [37]

Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain

Test-negative case-control

2014–2015

2013–2014

H1N1, H3N2, B

All ages

Pebody et al., 2013 [24]

United Kingdom

Test-negative case-control

2010–2011

2009–2010

H1N1, B

All ages

Skowronski et al., 2015 [31]

Canada

Test-negative case-control

2013–2014

2012–2013

H1N1, B

≥2 years

McLean et al., 2014 [6]

United States

Test-negative case-control

2004–2005 to 2012–2013

Variable

H3N2, B

a) 9–49; b) 50 and older

McLean et al., 2015 [21]

United States

Test-negative case-control

2012–2013

2011–2012

H3N2, B

a) 9–17; b) 18–49; c) 50–64; d) 65 and older

Thompson et al., 2016 [35]

United States

Test-negative case-control

2012–2013

2011–2012

H3N2, B

a) 2–8 years, 1 dose prior season; b) 2–8 years, 2 doses prior season

Skowronski et al., 2016 [7]

Canada

Test-negative case-control

2014–2015

2013–2014

H3N2, B

≥2 years

Simpson et al., 2015a [27]

Scotland

Test-negative case-control

2008–2009

9 prior seasons

All influenza

All ages

Castilla et al., 2011a [15]

Spain

Nested test-negative case- control

2010–2011

2009–2010

All influenza

All ages

Ohmit et al., 2014 [8]

United States

Test-negative case-control

2011–2012

2010–2011

H3N2

≥9 years

Ohmit et al., 2015a [23]

United States

Prospective cohort study

2012–2013

2011–2012

All influenza

All ages

Smithgall et al., 2016a [32]

United States

Surveillance

2013–2014

2012–2013

All influenza

All ages

Castilla et al., 2016a [16]

Spain

Test-negative case-control

2014–2015

2013–2014 and 2012–2013

All influenza

All ages

Sullivan & Kelly, 2013a [33]

Australia

Re-analysis

a) Southern hemisphere 2011; b) Southern hemisphere 2012

Southern hemisphere 2010 and 2011

All influenza

All ages

Petrie et al., 2016 [38]

United States

Test-negative case-control

2014–2015

2013–2014

H3N2

≥18 years

  1. aStudy not included in meta-analysis
  2. bStudy population included pregnant women only