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Preferred term

Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Sabin Vaccine
  • Vaccine, Sabin

Note

  • SABIN VACCINE is attenuated (live)

Scope note

  • A live vaccine containing attenuated poliovirus, types I, II, and III, grown in monkey kidney cell tissue culture, used for routine immunization of children against polio. This vaccine induces long-lasting intestinal and humoral immunity. Killed vaccine induces only humoral immunity. Oral poliovirus vaccine should not be administered to immunocompromised individuals or their household contacts. (Dorland, 28th ed)

In other languages

  • oraalinen poliovirusrokote

    Finnish

  • OPV
  • oraalinen poliorokote
  • oraalinen poliorokotus
  • oraalinen poliovirusrokotus
  • Sabin
  • Sabin-rokote
  • Sabinin poliorokote
  • suun kautta otettava poliorokote
  • suun kautta otettava poliovirusrokote
  • Poliovaccin, oralt

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011055

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