This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Toxoid was prepared by treating exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with formalin. Coincubation of exotoxin A for two to four weeks at 37 C ...

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ALTHOUGH various previous observations, chiefly by French, American and Canadian investigators, had indicated that tetanus toxoid immunization was a powerful tool in the prevention of tetanus, it was ...

THE noteworthy effectiveness of active immunization against tetanus by means of tetanus toxoid has not obviated the use of equine antitoxin, since there is still a large segment of the population that ...

Diphtheria remains a threat, but effective management hinges on rapid access to both antibiotics and a critically scarce diphtheria antitoxin (DAT).

From the U.S. Public Health Service last week came a warning: diphtheria is on the rise. The number of cases, 10,335 so far this year, was not alarming, but it was some 2,500 above the recent norm, ...

OWING to the prevalence of diphtheria during the last year, a considerable demand has followed for immunising agents for preventive, inoculation, which is now extensively practised with good results.

Tetanus is one of the most feared diseases among goat owners—and for good reason. Caused by the toxin-producing bacterium Clostridium tetani, tetanus is almost always fatal once symptoms appear. But ...

KRECH 1 has found that mice infected with tetanus spores could be saved by toxoid alone, an antitoxin not being used, whereas the control animals died. He also gave toxoid in two doses 24 and 48 hr.