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  • Title: [Tetanus antibody determinations in children (author's transl)].
    Author: Breisach G, Stünzner D, Withalm H, Kurz R, Höllwarth M.
    Journal: Dtsch Med Wochenschr; 1979 Oct 05; 104(40):1409-12. PubMed ID: 498956.
    Abstract:
    Tetanus antibody determinations in 109 children aged 1 1/2 to 15 1/2 years showed that 98.2% had a sufficiently protective tetanus antitoxin titre. There were no significant differences between completely and incompletely first immunised children. Increased titres of up to 25 IU/ml serum were found shortly after multiple boostering. According to the observed titres boostering after trauma is at the earliest necessary after 5 years in complete or incomplete primary immunisation or after the last boostering. Passive immunisation is only indicated in the traumatised non-immunised and in patients with wounds of larger standing who have not been immunised for more than 5 years.
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