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bacterial vaccine

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bacterial vaccine [bak′tir·ē·əl vak′sēn]
(immunology)
A preparation of living, attenuated, or killed bacteria used to enhance the immune reaction in an individual already infected with the same bacteria.


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Currently, the US Department of Health and Human Services Pandemic Influenza Plan from 2005 does not specifically account for secondary bacterial infections or the need for bacterial vaccines (1,39).
Single-use vent filters used as sterile boundaries across manufacturing areas, "including bulk bacterial vaccine, bulk viral vaccine and formulation/filling operations," are not integrity-tested, the report stated.
Researchers said a future influenza pandemic could unfold in a similar way, pointing to the need for pandemic preparations that include not only efforts to produce new or improved flu vaccines and antiviral drugs, but also stockpiles of antibiotics and bacterial vaccines.
 
 
 
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