diphtheria tetanus acellular pertussis
1diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine — DTaP vaccine; a combination of diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine; adsorbed on an aluminum adsorbing agent. It is administered intramuscularly to children younger than seven years of age, for simultaneous… …
2tetanus toxoid reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine — Tdap vaccine; a combination of tetanus toxoid, a reduced dose of diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine; adsorbed on an aluminum adsorbing agent. It is administered intramuscularly to adolescents and adults, for simultaneous… …
3acellular pertussis vaccine — a preparation of purified antigenic components of Bordetella pertussis; used for routine immunization against pertussis (whooping cough). It is administered in combination preparations with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids; see diphtheria and… …
4Diphtheria — An acute infectious disease that typically strikes the upper respiratory tract including the throat. It is caused by infection with the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Symptoms include sore throat and mild fever at first. As the disease… …
5diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine — DTP vaccine; a combination of diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and whole cell pertussis vaccine; administered intramuscularly for simultaneous immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. It is no longer used in the United States.… …
6Tetanus — Not to be confused with tinnitus. Tetanus Classification and external resources Muscular spasms (specifically opisthotonos) in a patient sufferi …
7Pertussis — Classification and external resources A young boy coughing due to pertussis. ICD 10 A37 …
8Bordetella pertussis — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Bordetella pertussis image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Beta Proteobacteria ordo = Burkholderiales familia = Alcaligenaceae genus = Bordetella species = B.… …
9tetanus toxoid — (T) the formaldehyde inactivated toxins of Clostridium tetani, used for immunization against tetanus; both fluid (tetanus toxoid [USP]) and adsorbed (on alum, aluminum hydroxide, or aluminum phosphate) (tetanus toxoid adsorbed [USP]) forms are… …
10diphtheria toxoid — the formaldehyde inactivated toxin of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, used for immunization against diphtheria. It is generally used in mixtures with tetanus toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP or Tdap vaccines) or with tetanus toxoid alone …
