Chemical quality of purified tetanus antitoxin and anti-rabies serum produced at the Institute of Vaccine (IVAC), from 1997-2001

ABSTRACT

59 batches of purified tetanus antitoxin and 20 batches of anti-rabies serum (1997-2001) produced at IVAC Nha Trang were tested for pH, total nitrogen, merthiolate content, sodium chloride content. In general, all the batches met the minimum requirements of the manufacture. However in order to improve the quality of the sera additional requirements should be set up