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Almost a century ago, in the time of von Behring, Ehrlich and Roux, the beneficial and in many cases live-saving concept of passive immunization with toxin- or pathogen-specific antisera was born and put into practice in Europe. The concept of passive immunotherapy and immunoprophylaxis against bacterial infections, although obviously efficacious, has been superseded by antimicrobial therapy with a continuously growing number of antibiotic agents. Interestingly enough, intramuscular immunoglobulins continue to be widely used in the prophylaxis and treatment of viral diseases such as measles, mumps, varicella, rubella and hepatitis.
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Kress, H.G. (1994). What Is Certain in the Treatment with Immunoglobulins?. In: Reinhart, K., Eyrich, K., Sprung, C. (eds) Sepsis. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85036-3_36
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