The current study aimed to evaluate immunogenicity and safety of a newly developed diphtheria-tetanus toxoid (Td) vaccine, GC1107 (Green Cross Corporation, Yongin, Korea), in comparison with placebo and active comparator (licensed Td vaccine) in healthy Korean adults. A randomized, double-blind, placebo and active comparator-controlled study was conducted. Forty subjects were randomly administe...

INTRODUCTION Controversy exists about the effectiveness of vaccine-induced immune response in patients with immunoregulatory disorders. Our aim was to determine the antibody titers to diphtheria and tetanus in patients with either of two autoimmune diseases. METHODS 279 patients with SLE (205 females, aged 45.0 ± 13.8 years), 158 patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) (101 females, aged 55 ± 18...

After concern about the safety of diphtheria-tetanus toxoid-whole cell pertussis vaccines (DTPw), the recommendation to vaccinate children with DTPw was withdrawn in 1974 in the former West Germany. This led pertussis cases to increase to an estimated 100,000 annually. Despite renewal of the vaccination recommendation in 1991, vaccine use remained low. The German health care structure assures r...

DESCRIPTION Tripedia , Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed (DTaP), for intramuscular use, is a sterile preparation of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids adsorbed, with acellular pertussis vaccine in an isotonic sodium chloride solution containing thimerosal as a preservative and sodium phosphate to control pH. After shaking, the vaccine is a homogeneous white sus...

and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed Combined with Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine) Compared to DAPTACEL 1 (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed) + IPOL 1 (Poliovirus Vaccine Inactivated) as the 5th Dose in Children 4 to 6 Years of Age Michael Smith, MD; Xiaohua Sheng, PhD; Emilia Jordanov, MD; Peter Tsang, MD PhD; Louisville University, Louisville, KY; Cli...

BACKGROUND In view of waning antitoxin titres over time after the last vaccine dose against diphtheria and tetanus, we determined the immunity levels in adults to identify most susceptible groups for protection in Singapore. METHODS Our study involved residual sera from 3293 adults aged 18-79 who had participated in a national health survey in 2010. IgG antibody levels were determined using c...

Replacement of cellular with acellular pertussis (aP) vaccines has considerably reduced the systemic reactions observed with diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-pertussis vaccine but has not eliminated the extensive swelling (sometimes involving an entire limb) observed after the fifth injection of diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-aP (DTaP) vaccine. This local reaction, which is likely an Arthus hypersensitiv...

BACKGROUND Local reactions are the most commonly reported adverse events following tetanus and diphtheria toxoid (Td) vaccine and the risk of local reactions may increase with number of prior Td vaccinations. METHODS To estimate the risk of medically attended local reactions following Td vaccination in adolescents and young adults we conducted a six-year retrospective cohort study assessing 4...

OBJECTIVES To assess the immunogenicity of vaccines for infants and to investigate whether the incidence of reactogenicity is reduced after each immunisation dose using needles of varying lengths and gauges. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING 18 general practices within two UK primary care trusts. PARTICIPANTS 696 healthy infants vaccinated at 2, 3, and 4 months of age, with foll...

Persistence of immune memory in humans is a crucial yet poorly understood aspect immunology. Here we have studied the effect Puumala hantavirus infection on unrelated, pre-existing by studying T cell- and antibody responses against toxoid vaccine antigens diphtheria, tetanus pertussis cohort 45 patients. We found that tetanus- -specific IgG concentrations elevate during acute virus infection. I...