Passive Immunization is the provision of immunity by administering preformed antibodies, rather than stimulating the body to produce its own as in active Immunization or vaccination. The antibodies, given as products such as immune sera, immunoglobulin preparations, convalescent plasma, or monoclonal and single-doma…
Passive Immunization is the provision of immunity by administering preformed antibodies, rather than stimulating the body to produce its own as in active Immunization or vaccination. The antibodies, given as products such as immune sera, immunoglobulin preparations, convalescent plasma, or monoclonal and single-domain antibodies, provide immediate but temporary protection against a specific pathogen or toxin. Passive Immunization is used to prevent or treat infections in people who are exposed to or at high risk from a disease, who cannot mount an adequate immune response, or who need rapid protection, and it has historically been important in conditions such as rabies, tetanus, and certain viral infections. Because the transferred antibodies are eventually cleared, the protection is short-lived. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to passive Immunization published in the Immunization journal and related OpenAccessPub titles. On-topic work includes a study on the presentation of neutralizing antibodies in single- or pooled-convalescent immune plasma from donors to help counter the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a direct example of antibody-based protection, and the generation of a single-domain antibody against an Escherichia coli strain associated with camel-calf death. Together these articles reflect the use of antibodies as therapeutic and preventive agents, illustrating the principle of conferring immediate immunity through the transfer of preformed antibodies.
3 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 3 articles above have been cited 6 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Passive Immunization, linking to each citing work.