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Diphtheria Toxoid

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Definition: The formaldehyde-inactivated toxin of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It is generally used in mixtures with TETANUS TOXOID and PERTUSSIS VACCINE; (DTP); or with tetanus toxoid alone (DT for pediatric use and Td, which contains 5- to 10-fold less diphtheria toxoid, for other use). Diphtheria toxoid is used for the prevention of diphtheria; DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN is for treatment.     
See Also Diphtheria Toxin; Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine
Examples Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines; Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine 		Other names Diphtheria Vaccine; Vaccine, Diphtheria; Toxoid, Diphtheria
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
DTPolio vaccine  0   *Diphtheria Toxoid *Tetanus Toxoid *Poliovirus Vaccines Vaccines, Combined. Med Mal Infect 2010 Dec;40(12):683-90
succinylated diphtheria toxoid  0   *Diphtheria Toxoid *Succinates. Bioconjug Chem 1990;1(6):375
Codivac  0   *Diphtheria Toxoid. Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol 1990;(12):62
polyribose-ribitol phosphate-diphtheria toxoid conjugate  0   *Diphtheria Toxoid *Polysaccharides. J Pediatr 1988;112(5):741
Haemophilus influenzae type b-polysaccharide vaccine-diphtheria toxoid conjugate  0   *Diphtheria Toxoid *Haemophilus Vaccines Vaccines, Conjugate. Dev Biol Stand 1986;65:113
DTPP vaccine  0   *Diphtheria Toxoid *Pertussis Vaccine *Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated *Tetanus Toxoid *Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine. Am J Dis Child 1987;141(1):14

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