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16 month old labwork tetanus antioxoid ab was <0.10.said she hasnt developed immunity to it even tho vaccinated.wat does this mean, what do they do for?

Q: 16 month old labwork tetanus antioxoid ab was <0.10.said she hasnt developed immunity to it even tho vaccinated.wat does this mean, what do they do for?

Repeat series: It was probably done to see if the childhood vaccines "took", meaning they produced meaningful immunity. It does not appear so, if the antibody level was undetectable; consider getting another series for tetanus toxoid.

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Repeat series: It was probably done to see if the childhood vaccines "took", meaning they produced meaningful immunity. It does not appear so, if the antibody level was undetectable; consider getting another series for tetanus toxoid.

Answered 4/1/2013

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16 month old labwork tetanus antioxoid ab was <0.10.said she hasnt developed immunity to it even tho vaccinated.wat does this mean, what do they do for?

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