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1991079 
Journal Article 
Review 
Adverse reactions after injection of adsorbed diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) vaccine are not due only to pertussis organisms or pertussis components in the vaccine 
Gupta, RK; Relyveld, EH 
1991 
1 
Vaccine
ISSN: 0264-410X
EISSN: 1873-2518 
Elsevier 
9 
10 
699-702 
English 
1759487 
WOS:A1991GH04400001 
Reactions to adsorbed diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) vaccine have mostly been attributed to the pertussis organisms or pertussis components in the vaccine. Nevertheless reactions may also be due to other factors such as sensitization induced by aluminium adjuvants and impurities present in crude toxoids that cannot be removed by purification of toxoids after formalinization. Aluminium compounds such as aluminium phosphate and aluminium hydroxide are the most commonly used adjuvants with vaccines for human use. Due to the increasing concern about the toxicity of aluminium, other adjuvants like calcium phosphate may be evaluated as an alternative to aluminium adjuvants. To minimize reactions after immunization with DPT vaccine due to impurities in the toxoids, the use of toxoided purified toxins is suggested. 
ADVERSE REACTIONS; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; ALUMINUM ADJUVANTS; TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA TOXOIDS