WITH a modest increase in the amount of tetanus immune globulin, (human) now available for tetanus prophylaxis in this country, it seems important to re-examine the dosage estimate so that as many ...

Management of a dog bite includes treatment centered on local wounds as well as consideration of antimicrobials, tetanus prophylaxis, and rabies prophylaxis. Wound management is as important as use of ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a unanimous 14-0 vote, recommended either tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis ...

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously today to recommend that either Td or Tdap may be used for the decennial Td booster, as tetanus prophylaxis for wound management ...

PROPHYLAXIS against tetanus by means of active immunization with tetanus toxoid reduced the incidence of this disease among wounded United States Army personnel to a low figure. Only 1 case of tetanus ...