Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
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pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine-180-1030598
title:
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
text:
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is a pneumococcal vaccine made with the conjugate vaccine method and used to protect infants, young children, and adults against disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). It contains purified capsular polysaccharide of pneumococcal serotypes conjugated to a carrier protein to improve antibody response compared to the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of the conjugate vaccine in
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Vaccine against Strep pneumoniae
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumococcal_conjugate_vaccine
date created:
2006-05-19T13:01:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T05:30:10Z
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