Abstract |
In a single-center double-blind, randomized trial in West Africa, we evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of a new pasteurized, pepsin-digested equine tetanus immunoglobulin ( heat-treated equine tetanus immunoglobulin [ HT-ETIG]) in the post-exposure prophylaxis of tetanus compared with the reference product, equine tetanus immunoglobulin (ETIG). A total of 134 adults presenting to Garoua Hospital, Cameroon with a tetanus-prone wound were randomized to receive a 3,000 international units (IU) intramuscular injection (deltoid) of either HT-ETIG or ETIG, simultaneously with a tetanus- diphtheria vaccine. No serious adverse reactions were reported. The incidences of local and systemic reactions were similar in the two groups. Repeated measures of equine tetanus-antibody levels measured from Day 0 to Day 28 showed that titers were significantly higher in the HT-ETIG group (P = 0.017). At Day 7, a higher percentage of subjects in the HT-ETIG group had equine antibody levels > or = 0.1 IU/ml (80.4% versus 37.9%; P < 0.0001). No cases of tetanus occurred during the follow-up, attesting to the efficacy of the combined prophylactic treatment.
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Authors | J Lang, L Kamga-Fotso, J C Peyrieux, C Blondeau, C Lutsch, R Forrat |
Journal | The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
(Am J Trop Med Hyg)
2000 Nov-Dec
Vol. 63
Issue 5-6
Pg. 298-305
ISSN: 0002-9637 [Print] United States |
PMID | 11421382
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine
- Tetanus Toxoid
- heat-treated equine tetanus immunoglobulin
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial
(blood)
- Clostridium tetani
(immunology)
- Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine
(adverse effects)
- Double-Blind Method
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Horses
- Humans
- Injections, Intramuscular
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Tetanus
(immunology, prevention & control)
- Tetanus Toxoid
(adverse effects)
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