"Diphtheria Toxoid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The formaldehyde-inactivated toxin of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It is generally used in mixtures with TETANUS TOXOID and PERTUSSIS VACCINE; (DTP); or with tetanus toxoid alone (DT for pediatric use and Td, which contains 5- to 10-fold less diphtheria toxoid, for other use). Diphtheria toxoid is used for the prevention of diphtheria; DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN is for treatment.
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D004168
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894.691.263
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| Concept/Terms |
Diphtheria Toxoid- Diphtheria Toxoid
- Toxoid, Diphtheria
- Diphtheria Vaccine
- Vaccine, Diphtheria
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diphtheria Toxoid" by people in Profiles.
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Post-licensure safety surveillance study of routine use of quadrivalent meningococcal diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine. Vaccine. 2017 12 14; 35(49 Pt B):6879-6884.
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Comparison of the safety and immunogenicity of an investigational and a licensed quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine in children 2-10 years of age. Vaccine. 2010 Nov 23; 28(50):7865-72.
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Risk of medically attended local reactions following diphtheria toxoid containing vaccines in adolescents and young adults: a Vaccine Safety Datalink study. Vaccine. 2009 Aug 06; 27(36):4912-6.
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Safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy in infancy of oligosaccharide conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in a United States population: possible implications for optimal use. J Infect Dis. 1992 Jun; 165 Suppl 1:S139-43.