Establishment of the national reference standard for tetanus toxoid in Thailand

Publication date: Available online 23 January 2020Source: BiologicalsAuthor(s): Daraporn Pittayakhajonwut, Pannipa Ekthaicharern, Greanggrai Hommalai, Dissaya Lohavech, Rattana Jongkol, Indrajeet Poredi, Nadir Harjee, Assajun Amen, Apichai Suppasansathorn, Supaporn PhumiamornAbstractThe use of reference materials is the basis of standardization and quality control of biologicals such as vaccines produced by different manufacturers and lot-to-lot consistency. The aim of this study was to establish a secondary local and national reference standard of adsorbed tetanus toxoid that can be used for tetanus toxoid vaccine potency testing. Concentrated bulk of tetanus toxoid was adjuvanted and aliquoted before lyophilization. Lyophilized product was tested for biological and physicochemical qualities, including moisture content, identity, appearance, antigen content, degree of adsorption, and sterility. The potency of the candidate reference material was calibrated against the 4th World Health Organization International Standard (WHO IS) for tetanus toxoid by two independent laboratories (BioNet-Asia and Thai National Control Laboratory) using the WHO mouse challenge test. A total of 839 vials with lyophilized tetanus toxoid reference material were produced. Potency was estimated at 115 IU/vial [intra-laboratory geometric coefficient of variation (GCV) of 7 tests was 16.5%] and 112 IU/vial (intra-laboratory GCV of 5 tests was 38.6%) at the two laboratories, with an inter-laboratory G...

Source: Biologicals - January 23, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research