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tetanus immunoglobulin

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Noun1.tetanus immunoglobulin - sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
Ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin, immunoglobulin - a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response


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Dr David Salisbury, director of immunisation policy at the Department of Health, has written to hospitals advising them on how to deal with shortages of tetanus immunoglobulin (TIG).
In the United Kingdom, 5 doses of tetanus toxoid--containing vaccine at appropriate intervals are considered to provide lifelong protection, as long as tetanus-prone wounds are treated with tetanus immunoglobulin (10).
Patients with wounds older than two weeks, or who had received tetanus immunoglobulin (TIG) within the previous six months were also ineligible.
 
 
 
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