title: The safety advantages of pentavalent vaccines.
abstract: The ever-growing vaccination schedule can cause patients, parents, and nurse practitioners undue concern. Combination vaccines may provide an answer. This integrative review demonstrates that pentavalent vaccines offer adequate immunity, are well tolerated, and safe when compared to vaccines administered separately.
authors.affiliation: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Nida
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Merchant
authors.forename: Julee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waldrop
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012449:Safety; D017778:Vaccines, Combined / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated; D017778:Vaccines, Combined; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate; C541234:diphtheria-tetanus-five component acellular pertussis-inactivated poliomyelitis -Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine