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Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine
A vaccine against serotype b of the Gram-negative bacterium H. influenzae (Hib). Hib vaccines contain polysaccharide-protein conjugate antigens that produce greater host immune responses than first-generation purified polysaccharide vaccine. These vaccines may differ with regard to use of protein carriers, polysaccharides, diluents, and preservatives. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)

Synonyms:Haemophilus b conjugate vaccine
Haemophilus b oligosaccharide conjugate vacccine
Haemophilus influenzae B Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (PRP-OMP)
Haemophilus influenzae B Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (PRP-T)
Hib TITER vaccine
US brand names:ActHIB
HibTITER
PedvaxHIB



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