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Booster doses of 3 Lf or 7.5 Lf of a regular diphtheria vaccine were given to 200 previously immunized adult volunteers. The toxoid was prepared from toxin with a purity of 2100 Lf/mg protein nitrogen and adsorbed to aluminium phosphate. Systemic reactions were rare and no severe symptoms were observed. Local reactions occurred in 40–50% of the vaccinees, but in only 7.5% were they of clinical significance, i.e. an area of redness/swelling >5 cm. The two doses did not cause significant differences in reaction rates, and the 7.5 Lf dose elicited a better antitoxin response. Thus, a dose of 7.5 Lf diphtheria toxoid of similar purity can safely be given to adults in vaccines.
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Björkholm, B., Granström, M., Wahl, M. et al. Adverse reactions and immunogenicity in adults to regular and increased dosage of diphtheria vaccine. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 6, 637–640 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013059
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