title: Licensure of a diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus, and haemophilus B conjugate vaccine and guidance for use in infants and children.
abstract: On June 20, 2008 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed a combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed (DTaP), inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), and Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate (tetanus toxoid [TT] conjugate) vaccine, DTaP-IPV/Hib (Pentacel, Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania), for use as a four-dose series in infants and children at ages 2, 4, 6, and 15-18 months. This report summarizes the indications for Pentacel and provides guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for its use.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D008004:Licensure; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014481:United States; D017778:Vaccines, Combined / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated; D017778:Vaccines, Combined; C512971:pentacel