Volume 31, Number 12—December 2025
Online Report
Diphtheria Antitoxin Production and Procurement Practices and Challenges
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Figure. Development of S315, a human monoclonal antibody produced through the isolation of antibody-secreting cells in human volunteers boosted with a combination tetanus/diphtheria vaccine. Antibody-producing genes are amplified, synthesized, and screened through antibody binding and toxin neutralization.
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