title: Administering Just the Diluent or One of Two Vaccine Components Leaves Patients Unprotected.
authors.affiliation: Ann Shastay, MSN, RN, AOCN, is Managing Editor, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Horsham, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shastay
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D004348:Drug Labeling / Q000592:standards*; D004349:Drug Packaging / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004355:Drug Stability; D005260:Female; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017778:Vaccines, Combined / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated; D017778:Vaccines, Combined; C512971:pentacel