MANUFACTURE OF VACCINES THAT CONTAIN BOTH HEPATITIS B VIRUS SURFACE ANTIGEN AND SURFACTANT

摘要

When preparing HBsAg for use in a combination vaccine, it us known to add a non-ionic detergent after the HBsAg has been purified. Adding detergents after purification of HBsAg is not optimal, however, as it requires a separate processing step during manufacture. Thus the invention uses them during HBsAg purification.