Passive immunization of newborns against diphtheria. Kirstein (Arch. f. Gyn., Bd. 115)

Emily F . Kirstein Graduate Students

The broad aim of our research in speech communication is to gain an understanding of the nature of the processes of human speech production and perception and to learn how these processes are acquired. A practical aim is to utilize knowledge gained through study of speech communication to devise procedures that will permit limited communication between men and machines by means of speech. Sever...

Passive Immunization against Oral Pathogens

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Passive Antibacterial Immunization in Conjunctival Diphtheria in Guinea Pigs.

In a previous paper (Hirose et al., 1962) it was reported that guinea pigs highly immunized against a bacterial suspension of Corynebacterium diphtheriae resisted to a challenge by the conjunctival method (Murata et al., 1959) with a toxinogenic virulent strain without even traces of antitoxic immunity, while a passive transfer of the immunity failed. The reason for this failure may have been d...

Diphtheria Immunization *

AT the beginning of the twentieth century diphtheria occupied a unique position in contrast to other infectious diseases. Its symptoms and course were well known and accurately described, the causal organism definitely recognized, and a specific remedy was available for its treatment, yet in spite of this wealth of scientific knowledge the control and prevention of the disease had proved a comp...

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