Haemophilus Influenzae B Vaccine

**Semantic type:** Immunologic Factor|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A vaccine against serotype b of the Gram-negative bacterium H. influenzae (Hib). Hib vaccines contain polysaccharide-protein conjugate antigens that produce greater host immune responses than first-generation purified polysaccharide vaccine. These vaccines may differ with regard to use of protein carriers, polysaccharides, diluents, and preservatives.

**Synonyms:** - ActHIB - Haemophilus b conjugate vaccine - Haemophilus b oligosaccharide conjugate vacccine - Haemophilus influenzae B Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (PRP-OMP) - Haemophilus influenzae B Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (PRP-T) - Hib TITER vaccine - Hib Vaccine - HibTITER - PRP vaccine - PedvaxHIB