Vaccine Design - 5
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Subunit vaccines:
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e
Consists of specific, defined regions of purified antigen from
pathogenic organisms
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e
These
subunits
are capable of inducing a protective immune
response
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e
Applications under investigation include:
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Diphtheria - tetanus toxin
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Bacterial polysaccharides of:
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Hemophilus influenzae
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Pneumococcus
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HBsAg