ANTITOXIN AND FREE TOXIN IN THE BLOOD IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM TRAUMAS

Abstract

Determination of alpha-antitoxin titer in the blood of patients may serve as an additional method for the diagnosis of staphylococcus infection. A higher, or increasing, titer attests to the presence of infection. The infection is not excluded in cases of low titers; in these cases it may prove useful to determine the free toxin in the blood. The development of natural antitoxic immunity in patients suffering from burns, bedsores and other wounds indicates the pathogenic role of the staphylococcus, and determines the means of a timely immunotherapy of these patients.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1967
Accession Number
AD0677829

Entities

People

  • V. M. Svetovidova

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antitoxins
  • Blood
  • Blood Serum
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Immunity
  • Infection
  • Necrosis
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Spinal Cord
  • Wound Infections

Readers

  • Economics
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Trauma or Military Medicine

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology