Cerebral Tetanus and Immunity Against Tetanus

Mass immunity against diphtheria and tetanus in sorne urban and rural areas in Iran

Oral Immunization against Diphtheria and Tetanus Infections by Fluid Dphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids

Immunization against Tetanus.

IN A RECENT preliminary communication (Smith, Evans, Jones, Gear, Cunliffe and Barr, 1963) the results of a clinical trial of adsorbed tetanus toxoid were presented. This demonstrated the efficacy and safety of simultaneous injections of adsorbed toxoid and tetanus antitoxin. Casualty officers and general practitioners are frequently faced with the problem of immunization against tetanus and ar...

The Duration of Immunity to Tetanus *

It has been well established that immunity to tetanus in man follows a series of injections with plain or alum-precipitated toxoid. 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 15, 16, 28 Because this method has been in use but for a comparatively short time, the duration of immunity and the response to a single "booster" injection four or more years after the initial series appear to merit further study. This paper review...

Lower immunity to tetanus in cigarette smoker subjects

  Background: Cigarette smoking has been linked with the suppression of immune responses and increased susceptibility to numerous infections in humans. Tetanus is also a major public health problem in many countries. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the serum levels of anti-tetanus toxin antibodies in c igarette smoking and healthy non-smoking people .   Materials and M...