Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus

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• diphtheria 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.… …   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

• Diphtheria — Classification and external resources Diphtheria causes a characteristic swollen neck, sometimes referred to as “bull neck”. ICD 10 A …   Wikipedia

• Pertussis — Whooping cough, a communicable, potentially deadly illness characterized by fits of coughing followed by a noisy, “whooping” indrawn breath. It is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. The illness is most likely to affect young children,… …   Medical dictionary

• Pertussis — Classification and external resources A young boy coughing due to pertussis. ICD 10 A37 …   Wikipedia

• 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

• 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

• Diphtheria vaccine — Vaccine description Target disease Corynebacterium diphtheriae Type Toxoid Clinical data MedlinePlus …   Wikipedia

• Tetanus — Not to be confused with tinnitus. Tetanus Classification and external resources Muscular spasms (specifically opisthotonos) in a patient sufferi …   Wikipedia