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Postbooster Antibodies from Humans as Source of Diphtheria Antitoxin

Authors :
Jesús F. Bermejo-Martin
Ana Avila-Alonso
Milagros González-Rivera
Eduardo Tamayo
Jose María Eiros
Raquel Almansa
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 7, Pp 1265-1267 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016.

Abstract

Diphtheria antitoxin for therapeutic use is in limited supply. A potential source might be affinity-purified antibodies originally derived from plasma of adults who received a booster dose of a vaccine containing diphtheria toxoid. These antibodies might be useful for treating even severe cases of diphtheria.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
22
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0d98f660e5b247599715a92e24c99902
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2207.151670