Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2007)

Safety and Immunogenicity of a Fully Liquid Vaccine Containing Five-Component Pertussis-Diphtheria-Tetanus-Inactivated Poliomyelitis-Haemophilus influenzae Type B Conjugate Vaccines Administered at Two, Four, Six and 18 Months of Age

  • Ronald Gold,
  • Luis Barreto,
  • Santiago Ferro,
  • John Thippawong,
  • Roland Guasparini,
  • William Meekison,
  • Margaret Russell,
  • Elaine Mills,
  • Dana Harrison,
  • Pierre Lavigne

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/289842
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 4
pp. 241 – 248

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: The safety, immunogenicity and lot consistency of a fully liquid, five-component acellular pertussis combination vaccine, comprised of diphteria, tetanus and acellular pertussis, inactivated polio vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib [Pediacel, sanofi pasteur, Canada]) were assessed and compared with that of Hib vaccine reconstituted with the five-component acellular pertussis combination vaccine (DTaP-IPV//Hib, Pentacel [sanofi pasteur, Canada]).