Two Cases of Tetanus, Both Treated with Anti-Tetanic Serum, Both Fatal

THE APPENDIX, AN ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR ALL SEGMENTS OF BOTH URETERS: A REPORT OF TWO CASES

There are occasional reports of using the appendix to replace sections of the ureters, and to our knowledge, only a couple of them were in the left side. We used the appendix as a ureteral substitute in two cases in technically difficult parts, the upper left ureter and the first part of the right ureter. Follow-ups of8 years and 6 months in right and left side cases, respectively, are imp...

Anti-Tetanus Serum

The Dosage of Anti-Tetanic Serum

lock-jaw was complete, and the spasms of the whole body so numerous that I witnessed about 50 attacks during the hour which I spent in attendance on her that day. The temperature was 101.5? F., and risus sardonicus was well marked. Two hypodermic injections of the serum, each of 1,500 units were given that day; and repeated doses each of 1,500 units on the 10th^ 11th and 12th October. The numbe...

Hybridomas Producing Monoclonal Antibodies against Tetanus Toxin Replaces the Polyclonal Horse Anti-Tetanic Serum

Two toxic substances are produced, a hemolysin (Tetanolysine) and the potent lethal toxin (Tetanospasmin or Neurotoxin). The former is responsible for areas of hemolysis around colonies on blood agar plates. Neurotoxin is highly toxic when injected parentrally; however, it is harmless if administered by mouth. Animals vary in their susceptibility to tetanus toxin, e.g., horse and man are the mo...

A Case of Tetanus Treated with Serum and Magnesium Sulphate

He was at once put in a dark room, the ulcer was cauterized with carbolic acid and regularly treated with antiseptic dressings and the following treatment was adopted:? 23?*c? March.?Morning?6,000 international units of tetanus antitoxic serum was given intramuscularly12 a.m.?-Two c.cm. of 25 per cent magnesium sulphate solution intravenously and at 6 p.m.?0,000 international units of tetanus a...