Pertussis vaccination of African infants using acellular and whole-cell vaccines.
Conventional pertussis vaccine prepared from killed whole cell B. pertussis organisms has been in widespread use since the early 1950's. Despite marked reductions in the incidence of pertussis, the use of the vaccine has caused concern because of questions of significant adverse reactions. Whoo...
Main Author: | Ramkissoon, Arthi. |
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Language: | en_ZA |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7877 |
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