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  • Title: Combined active-passive immunization against tetanus in man.
    Author: Mahoney LJ, Aprile MA, Moloney PJ.
    Journal: Can Med Assoc J; 1967 May 27; 96(21):1401-4. PubMed ID: 6026992.
    Abstract:
    A schedule for the prevention of tetanus in the injured, which has been in operation in the emergency department of a large hospital for over two years, is proposed. For the majority of nonimmunized persons, it is recommended that a dose of toxoid and 50 units tetanus immune globulin (human) (TIGH) be given, in separate sites, to be followed later by additional doses of toxoid for the completion of active immunization. Combined active-passive immunization with tetanus toxoid and 50 units TIGH gives a low level of passive immunity and stimulates early onset of active immunization. In combined active-passive immunization, adsorbed tetanus toxoid produced a significantly higher response than the fluid toxoid. The injection of 400 units TIGH somewhat suppressed the induction of immunity following the first dose of AlPO(4)-tetanus toxoid.
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