ad
This Article
Right arrow Full Version
Services
Right arrow E-mail this link to a friend
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Right arrow Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Appendices
Right arrow Earn CME - What's This?
Related Collections
Right arrowRelated Articles

The first 20% of the full text of this section appears below.

Section 1. Active and Passive Immunization

Passive Immunization

Passive immunization entails administration of preformed antibody to a recipient. Passive immunization is indicated in the following general circumstances for prevention or amelioration of infectious diseases:

  • When people are deficient in synthesis of antibody as a result of congenital or acquired B-lymphocyte defects, alone or in combination with other immunodeficiencies.

  • Prophylactically, when a person susceptible to a disease is exposed to or has a high likelihood of exposure to that infection, especially when that person has a high risk of complications from . . . [Go to Full Text]


Related Articles

Blood Safety: Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Infections
Red Book 2009 2009: 106-107. [Extract] [Full Text]

West Nile Virus
Red Book 2009 2009: 730-733. [Extract] [Full Text]