Definitions for "Conjugate vaccine"
a polysaccharide antigen (from, for example, tetanus or diphtheria) chemically joined with a recombinant protein for increased vaccine immunogenicity; conjugate vaccines in the childhood immunization program are Hib and MenC.
A vaccine in which a polysaccharide antigen is chemically joined with a protein molecule to improve the immunogenicity of the polysaccharide.
Vaccines utilising purified carbohydrates (polysaccharides) from a bacterial capsule linked to protein carriers to improve the immune stimulatory effect.