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RELATIVE STABILITY OF PERTUSSIS VACCINE PRESERVED WITH MERTHIOLATE, BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE, OR THE PARABENS.

Abstract
When stored at 4 C, or heated at 22 or 35 C followed by storage at 4 C, the potency of pertussis vaccines preserved with Merthiolate was more stable than the potency of vaccines preserved with benzethonium chloride or the parabens (methyl- and propyl-p-hydroxybenzoate). Without preservative, potency was more stable than in the presence of benzethonium chloride or the parabens, but less stable than when Merthiolate was present. The histamine-sensitizing factor of the vaccines likewise decreased with the loss of potency. The deleterious effect of benzethonium chloride and the absence of the stabilizing effect of Merthiolate were contributing factors, if not the sole cause, for the instability of pertussis vaccine in quadruple antigen vaccine (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis and poliomyelitis vaccines).
AuthorsR A GARDNER, M PITTMAN
JournalApplied microbiology (Appl Microbiol) Vol. 13 Pg. 564-9 (Jul 1965) ISSN: 0003-6919 [Print] United States
PMID14339263 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Ammonium Compounds
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Benzoates
  • Diphtheria Toxoid
  • Mercury Compounds
  • Parabens
  • Pertussis Vaccine
  • Poliovirus Vaccines
  • Preservatives, Pharmaceutical
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • Tetanus Toxoid
  • Benzethonium
  • Thimerosal
  • methylparaben
  • Pertussis Toxin
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
  • propylparaben
Topics
  • Ammonium Compounds
  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Benzethonium
  • Benzoates
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
  • Diphtheria Toxoid
  • Hot Temperature
  • Mercury Compounds
  • Mice
  • Parabens
  • Pertussis Toxin
  • Pertussis Vaccine
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacy
  • Poliovirus Vaccines
  • Preservation, Biological
  • Preservatives, Pharmaceutical
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • Research
  • Temperature
  • Tetanus Toxoid
  • Thimerosal
  • Toxicology

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