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Pneumovax

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Pneumovax
A vaccine that is given to splenectomy patients to protect them against bacterial infections. Other vaccines include Pnu-Imune and Menomune.
Mentioned in: Splenectomy

pneumovax (nōōˑ·mō·vaksˈ),
n a vaccine for bacterial pneumonia that comprises polysaccharide compounds derived from 23 species of
Pneumococcus bacteria. Also called
pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, pneuomococcal vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent, Pneumovax II, or
Pneumovax 23.
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Pneumothorax.


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Mevcut ve yeni pnomokok asilarinin icerigi Asinin icerdigi Asinin ticari adi serotipler (ureten firma) 4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, Prevenar[R] (Wyeth) 19F, 23F 4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, Streptorix[R] (GSK) 23F, 1, 5, 7F 4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, Henuz adi yok (Wyeth) 23F, 1, 5, 7F, 3, 6A, 19A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, Pneumovax 23[R] (Merck) 8, 9N, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 17A/17F, 18 C, 19A, 20, 22F, 23F, Pnu-Immune 23[R] (Wyeth) 33F Sekil 2.
Although a patient vaccinated with Pneumovax had to be treated for an abscess at the injection site and the incident was reported to VAERS, no lot check or review of batch records was conducted, the 483 said.
 
 
 
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