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Complex Mixtures > Biological Products > Vaccines > Toxoids

Preferred term

Toxoids  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Toxoid

Note

  • entry term ANATOXIN TOXOIDS: do not confuse with anatoxins found in CYANOBACTERIA; coordinate IM with specific organism /immunol (IM)

Scope note

  • Preparations of pathogenic organisms or their derivatives made nontoxic and intended for active immunologic prophylaxis. They include deactivated toxins. Anatoxin toxoids are distinct from anatoxins that are TROPANES found in CYANOBACTERIA.

History note

  • 66; TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS was heading 1963-65

In other languages

  • toksoidit

    Finnish

  • anatoksiini
  • anatoksiinit
  • toksoidi
  • toxoides
  • Toxoider

    Swedish

  • Anatoxiner
  • Avaktiverade toxiner

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014121

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