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The antimicrobial activity of phenoxyethanol in vaccines
1South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR), Serum and Vaccine Department, Sandringham.
Letters in Applied Microbiology
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
The activity of the antimicrobial preservatives, phenoxyethanol and thiomersal, were compared in diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (adsorbed) vaccine. Both chemicals were equally effective in inactivating challenge doses of Gram-negative and Gram-positive micro-organisms, as well as a yeast.