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Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine

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Definition: A combined vaccine used to prevent infection with diphtheria and tetanus toxoid. This is used in place of DTP vaccine (DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE) when PERTUSSIS VACCINE is contraindicated.  DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINES and DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE are also available    Other names Vaccine, Diphtheria-Tetanus; Vaccine, DT; Diphtheria Tetanus Vaccine; DT Vaccine
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
polyvalent DSHT vaccine  0   *Antigens, Bacterial *Hepatitis B Surface Antigens *Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine Bacterial Vaccines Viral Hepatitis Vaccines. Biochem Biphys Res Commun 1983;117(3):908
DTTAB vaccine  0   *Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines *Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine. Presse Med 1983;12(25):1587

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