Two injections of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-polio vaccine as the backbone of a simplified immunization schedule in developing countries

Rev Infect Dis. 1984 May-Jun:6 Suppl 2:S350-1. doi: 10.1093/clinids/6.supplement_2.s350.

Abstract

From studies of antibody levels induced against poliovirus types 1, 2, and 3 and against diphtheria and tetanus toxins as well as from epidemiologic studies comparing the protective effect in children of two and three doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine, respectively, it can be concluded that two injections of DTP-polio vaccine administered at least four months apart will induce immunity against the four diseases. An immunization schedule can be built up in which bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is given simultaneously with the first DTP-polio injection at the age of three to eight months and vaccination against measles and--if needed--yellow fever is performed simultaneously with the second DTP-polio immunization at the age of nine to 14 months.

MeSH terms

  • Developing Countries
  • Diphtheria Toxoid / administration & dosage*
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine
  • Drug Combinations / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule*
  • Infant
  • Injections
  • Pertussis Vaccine / administration & dosage*
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / administration & dosage*
  • Tetanus Toxoid / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Diphtheria Toxoid
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine
  • Drug Combinations
  • Pertussis Vaccine
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated
  • Tetanus Toxoid