The use of vaccinia hyperimmune gamma-globulin in the prophylaxis of smallpox.
1961
Abstract
This paper records an attempt to assess the prophylactic value of immune gamma-globulin, prepared from the serum of recently vaccinated adults, in the protection of close contacts of smallpox in Madras. The results serve to confirm findings of a previous study made in Madras in 1953, and show that the incidence of smallpox in close contacts given immune gamma-globulin prophylactically was about a quarter of that in the control contacts who received no such passive immunization—a statistically significant difference. Because of the limited supply of immune gamma-globulin, it is likely that its prophylactic use will be restricted to those especially at risk, for example, close unvaccinated family contacts, newborn infants and pregnant women.
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