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tetanus 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… … Medical dictionary
diphtheria 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… … Medical dictionary
diphtheria and tetanus toxoids adsorbed — (DT) [USP] a combination of full strength doses of diphtheria toxoid and tetanus toxoid which are adsorbed either before or after being combined; used for immunization of pediatric patients under seven years of age when pertussis vaccine is… … Medical dictionary
acellular 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… … Medical dictionary
vaccine — Originally, the live v. (vaccinia, cowpox) virus inoculated in the skin as prophylaxis against smallpox and obtained from the skin of calves inoculated with seed virus. Usage has extended the meaning to include essentially any preparation… … Medical dictionary
Pertussis — Classification and external resources A young boy coughing due to pertussis. ICD 10 A37 … Wikipedia
Vaccine — For other uses, see Vaccine (disambiguation). A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease causing microorganism, and is often made from… … Wikipedia
tetanus 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… … Medical dictionary
tetanus and diphtheria toxoids — (Td) a combination of tetanus toxoid and (reduced) diphtheria toxoid used for immunization of patients at least seven years of age when pertussis vaccine is contraindicated; it contains 5 to 10 fold less diphtheria toxoid than does the diphtheria … Medical dictionary
DPT vaccine — For other uses, see DTP (disambiguation). DPT vaccine Combination of Diphtheria vaccine Vaccine Pertussis vaccine Vaccine Tetanus vaccine Vaccine Clinical data Pregnancy cat. ? … Wikipedia
