Vaccines (definition)

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Definition: Vaccines consisting of one or more antigens that stimulate a strong immune response. They are purified from microorganisms or produced by recombinant DNA techniques, or they can be chemically synthesized peptides.

IM general only; coord NIM with specific vaccine (IM)
Examples ISCOMs; Vaccines, Acellular; Vaccines, Edible

Other names Subunit Vaccines; Vaccines, Peptide; Peptide Vaccines

Substance	Categories	Source
influvac	*Influenza Vaccines Vaccines, Subunit.	Br J Clin Pract. 1990 Dec;44(12):709-10.
SBm7462 vaccine	*Vaccines, DNA Vaccines, Subunit.	Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2002 Sep 25;88(3-4):163-72
rindopepimut	*Cancer Vaccines Vaccines, Subunit.	Curr Opin Mol Ther 2010 Dec;12(6):741-54
CEL 2000	*Vaccines, Subunit.	Int Immunopharmacol 2010 Apr;10(4):412-21
HIV type 1 lipopeptide vaccine	AIDS Vaccines Lipopeptides Vaccines, Subunit.	AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2006 Jul;22(7):684-94
Rv3109c vaccine	*BCG Vaccine Vaccines, Subunit.	Vaccine 2005 Apr 8;23(20):2557-64
Omp31 protein, Brucella melitensis	*Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Antigens, Bacterial Vaccines, Subunit.	Infect Immun 1996 Sep;64(9):3744-51

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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Vaccines, Subunit