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Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animal Testing in the Quality Control of Human Vaccines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Vaccines are recognised as a highly cost effective tool for preventing infectious diseases. They are derived from biological sources and due to the complexity of composition and heterogeneity of products, vaccine lots undergo legally required quality ...
HALDER MARIA ELISABETH
core   +1 more source

Safety and immunogenicity of a combined Tetanus, Diphtheria, recombinant acellular Pertussis vaccine (TdaP) in healthy Thai adults

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2017
Background: An acellular Pertussis (aP) vaccine containing recombinant genetically detoxified Pertussis Toxin (PTgen), Filamentous Hemagglutinin (FHA) and Pertactin (PRN) has been developed by BioNet-Asia (BioNet).
Chukiat Sirivichayakul   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Potency on Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoid for Adult Vaccines by In Vivo Toxin Neutralization Assay Using National Reference Standards [PDF]

open access: yesOsong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2018
Objectives Vaccinations against diphtheria and tetanus are essential in providing immunity against these bacterial infections. The potency of diphtheria and tetanus toxoid vaccines can be measured using the in vivo toxin neutralization assay.
Chan Woong Choi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of immunization during pregnancy and pre-existing immunity on diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine responses in infants

open access: yesEmerging Microbes and Infections, 2023
Immunization during pregnancy (IP) against pertussis is recommended in many countries to protect infants. Although maternal antibodies can influence the infants’ antibody responses to primary vaccinations, their effect on the development of functional ...
Aapo Knuutila   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the population-level effectiveness of vaccination program in the Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: There are few estimates of the effectiveness of long-standing vaccination programs in developed countries. To fill this gap, we investigate the direct and indirect effectiveness of childhood vaccination programs on mortality at the population
de Melker, Hester E   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Pyrexia after diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis and diphtheria/tetanus vaccines. [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Disease in Childhood, 1983
The temperatures of 587 children were taken before and after diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (DTP) or diphtheria/tetanus (DT) vaccine. Only slight temperature increases were found but these were notably more frequent after plain than adsorbed DTP vaccine preparations and the frequency increased with each successive dose.
P A, Waight   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Pertussis Immunization for Adolescents: What Are We Waiting for?

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001
Immunization against pertussis (whooping cough) has been part of the routine childhood immunization program for over 50 years. Until 1997, a whole cell pertussis vaccine was used, most often combined with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids; in some ...
SA Halperin
doaj   +1 more source

Recall Responses to Tetanus and Diphtheria Vaccination Are Frequently Insufficient in Elderly Persons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Demographic changes and a more active life-style in older age have contributed to an increasing public awareness of the need for lifelong vaccination. Currently many older persons have been vaccinated against selected pathogens during childhood but lack ...
Fuchs, Dietmar   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Association between pertussis vaccination coverage and other sociodemographic factors and pertussis incidence using surveillance data

open access: yesEpidemics, 2023
Routine vaccination with pertussis vaccines has been successful in driving down pertussis mortality and morbidity globally. Despite high vaccination coverage, countries such as Australia, USA, and UK have experienced increase in pertussis activity over ...
Madhura S. Rane   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lichen planus following tetanus–diphtheria–acellular pertussis vaccination: A case report and review of the literature

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2018
Lichen planus is an inflammatory dermatosis with a prevalence of approximately 1%. Recent meta-analyses show that patients with hepatitis C virus have a 2.5- to 4.5-fold increased risk of developing lichen planus.
Heather C Rosengard   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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