[Tetanus antibody determinations in children (author's transl)].
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.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000379:methods; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007117:Immunization, Secondary; D007223:Infant; D013742:Tetanus / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013743:Tetanus Antitoxin / Q000032:analysis*
D013743:Tetanus Antitoxin
Tetanus-Antikörperbestimmungen bei Kindern.