CONNAUGHT TYPHIM Vi IS FIRST SINGLE-DOSE TYPHOID VACCINE
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CONNAUGHT TYPHIM Vi IS FIRST SINGLE-DOSE TYPHOID VACCINE available in the U.S. following its approval for marketing by the IDA on Nov. 28. The injectable typhoid Vi polysaccharide vaccine was approved for prevention of typhoid fever caused by Salmonella typhi in persons two years of age and older. The single intramuscular dose of 5 ml "increases the likelihood of patient compliance" over oral or injectable multi-dose, alternate-day regimens. The injectable multi-dose formulation is "highly reactogenic," Swiftwater, Penn.-based Connaught commented.
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