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Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis

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Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP)
The standard preparation used to immunize children against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough. A so-called "acellular pertussis" vaccine (aP) is usually used since its release in the mid-1990s.
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Combined vaccination of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis containing acellular pertussis.
Haemophilus influenzae type b reemergence after combination ... by Heath, Paul T. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The database was also searched for reports which indicated that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP), diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) or diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-haemophilus (DTPH) vaccinations had been administered at an age outside of the usual recommendation.
Follow-up study of medication errors reported to the Vaccine Adverse ... by Reed, John / Southern Medical Journal
Most people receive their first vaccine as children in the form of a combined diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine or DTP.
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