Open AccessPassive immunization of newborns against diphtheria. Kirstein (Arch. f. Gyn., Bd. 115)
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj78735
Subject(s) - diphtheria , immunization , medicine , pediatrics , virology , immunology , vaccination , antibody
It is very common for newborns to be carriers of diphtheria bacilli. Therefore, although they get diphtheria relatively infrequently, the question arises about immunizing them against the disease.