"Pertussis Vaccine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A suspension of killed Bordetella pertussis organisms, used for immunization against pertussis (WHOOPING COUGH). It is generally used in a mixture with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids (DTP). There is an acellular pertussis vaccine prepared from the purified antigenic components of Bordetella pertussis, which causes fewer adverse reactions than whole-cell vaccine and, like the whole-cell vaccine, is generally used in a mixture with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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D010567
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894.135.535
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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