. Applied immunology : the practical application of sera and bacterins prophylactically, diagnostically, and therapeutically. acteria of sensitizedvaccines undergo phagocytosis and bacteriolysis morerapidly. Therefore, in conditions in which a pro-longed reaction is desired, as in conferring immunity,the non-sensitized vaccines seem preferable. In con-ditions in which no general reaction is wanted and aquick response of the protective powers desired, as inactive typhoid fever, a sensitized vaccine would seempreferable. Bacterins, like tuberculins, are best stored in adry, cool, dark place. As
. Applied immunology : the practical application of sera and bacterins prophylactically, diagnostically, and therapeutically. acteria of sensitizedvaccines undergo phagocytosis and bacteriolysis morerapidly. Therefore, in conditions in which a pro-longed reaction is desired, as in conferring immunity,the non-sensitized vaccines seem preferable. In con-ditions in which no general reaction is wanted and aquick response of the protective powers desired, as inactive typhoid fever, a sensitized vaccine would seempreferable. Bacterins, like tuberculins, are best stored in adry, cool, dark place. As a matter of convenience theyare put up in hermetically sealed ampoules or small BACTERIAL INOCULATION 227 bottles or vials fitted with ground glass stoppers orrubber caps (Fig. 21). The standardized strengthof the bacterin, that is, the number of bacteria percubic centimetre, also its date of preparation, shouldbe inscribed on the container. The preservative, phe-nol, usually added to the diluting fluid, insures againstcontamination or bacterial growth in the should be remembered that the bacterin may ap-.
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