Acellular pertussis vaccination enhances B. parapertussis colonization

[emmy526]

http://www.cidd.psu.edu/research/synopses/acellular-vaccine-enhancement-b.-parapertussis

[heket]

Thank you.  My pediatrician consistently says that his vaxes are acellular and I've been wanting to find more about it.

[emmy526]

Originally Posted by heket 

Thank you.  My pediatrician consistently says that his vaxes are acellular and I've been wanting to find more about it.

the DTaP is acellular-- the pertussis portion of the vax......not all vaxes are acellular. 

[Taximom5]

Originally Posted by heket 

Thank you.  My pediatrician consistently says that his vaxes are acellular and I've been wanting to find more about it.

What MMR does he give?  All current versions are live-virus.  Does he not give MMR, or does he lie and say that it's acellular? (Sorry if that sounds snarky, I don't mean it to.)