The Keio journal of medicine.
Publisher:
School of Medicine, Keio Univ.. Tokyo : Keio Gijuku Daigaku Igakubu
Frequency: Quarterly
Country: Japan
Language: English
Author(s):
Keiō Gijuku Daigaku. Igakubu.
Start Year:1952 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0022-9717 (Print) 1880-1293 (Electronic) 0022-9717 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 0376354 |
| (DNLM): | K03460000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01755059 |
| Coden: | KJMEA9 |
| Classification: | W1 KE381 |
Clinical Serum Therapy: Benefits, Cautions, and Potential Applications. Blood serum from immunized humans or animals (e.g., horses) contains relevant antibodies and has been used as serum therapy to treat many diseases or envenomation events. The effectiveness of blood serum was initially discovered in 1890 when Kitasato and von Behring observed the effectiveness of this type of therapy against diphtheria and tetanus. Serum therapies played an important role in the advancement of modern medicine prior to the development of penicillin and steroids. At present, several types of serum therapy remain in clinical use. However, some physicians have a limited understandi...