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Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine

A vaccine against serotype b of the Gram-negative bacterium H. influenzae (Hib). Hib vaccines contain polysaccharide-protein conjugate antigens that produce greater host immune responses than first-generation purified polysaccharide vaccine. These vaccines may differ with regard to use of protein carriers, polysaccharides, diluents, and preservatives.
Synonym:Haemophilus b conjugate vaccine
Haemophilus b oligosaccharide conjugate vacccine
Haemophilus influenzae B Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (PRP-OMP)
Haemophilus influenzae B Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (PRP-T)
Hib TITER vaccine
US brand name:ActHIB
HibTITER
PedvaxHIB
NSC code:722399
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