Immunologic Factor
pertussis vaccine
per·tus·sis vac·cine [ per-tuhs-is vak-seen, vak-seen, -sin ]
Effect:
Increased Antibody Activity; Increased Antibody Production
May Prevent:
Whooping Cough
Definitions related to pertussis vaccine:
  • 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)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Used for immunization against pertussis or whooping cough; generally it is a suspension of killed Bordetella pertussis organisms in a mixture with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids (DTP), and also as an acellular pertussis vaccine prepared from the purified antigenic components of Bordetella pertussis.
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    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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