How to Use globulin in a Sentence

globulin

noun
  • This test also compares the amount of albumin in your blood to the amount of globulin.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 16 Aug. 2024
  • People who've had the vaccine don't need immune globulins, only the vaccine doses.
    — Minali Nigam, CNN, 12 June 2019
  • The treatment consists of one dose of immune globulin and four doses of rabies vaccine over a 14-day period.
    — Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Speak with a health care provider about vaccination or immune globulin for prevention if the exposure occurred less than seven days ago.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • For people who haven't received the rabies vaccine, treatment includes a one-time dose of immune globulins and four doses of the vaccine over the course of two weeks.
    — Minali Nigam, CNN, 12 June 2019
  • Patrons may need the Hepatitis A vaccine or immune globulin to reduce their chance of illness.
    — AL.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • High-risk individuals can contact their health providers for immune globulin, which can only be given up to six days after exposure.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Gamma globulin, for example, takes disease-fighting antibodies from healthy donors and gives them to those who cannot make antibodies on their own.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The combination of immune globulin and the vaccines will stop the growth of the virus in the body, preventing further disease development.
    — Tara C. Smith, SELF, 24 Jan. 2019
  • Prime Male increases testosterone levels by boosting production and making sure the free testosterone in the blood is available for the body to use and not blocked by globulins.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Persons over 40 years old can sometimes take the Hepatitis A vaccine or may require immune globulin.
    — William Thornton [email protected], AL.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Holme says the two patients in his study were also successfully treated with immune globulin to help reduce the tendency of the immune cells to clump together with the platelets.
    — Alice Park, Time, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Another option is a preventive injection called immune globulin, which must be given within six days of exposure.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Treatment typically involves checking for tetanus immunization and shots of immune globulin as well as a rabies vaccine.
    — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2018
  • Rabies vaccines are available, according to the CDC, as well as doses of rabies immune globulin.
    — The Courier-Journal, 17 Aug. 2022
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, a fast-acting shot of rabies-immune globulin is administered to the site of the bite as soon as possible.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 11 July 2019
  • Potential treatments include intravenous immune globulin, which is designed to suppress the immune system, and ivabradine, which has been used in chronic heart failure.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 31 July 2023
  • Preventative care after exposure includes a dose of human rabies immune globulin and the rabies vaccine series.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That treatment is called BabyBIG, for botulism immune globulin.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
  • In most cases, this involves a dose of human rabies immune globulin, or HRIG, as well as a rabies vaccine dose on the day of exposure.
    — Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The 9-year-old was sedated, intubated and given tetanus immune globulin antibodies and the vaccine to reduce future risk of disease.
    — Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Individuals receive a dose of the rabies vaccine and human rabies immune globulin on the first day, then a dose of the rabies vaccine on days 3, 7, and 14.
    — Paul Best, Fox News, 11 July 2021
  • The team from Norway also recommended treatment with intravenous immune globulin.
    — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Another approach to taming the donor graft relies on a mixture of anti–T cell anti-bodies called antithymocyte globulin, which is produced in horses or rabbits.
    — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 12 July 2017
  • Immune globulin can also help if given within 6 days of exposure, especially for high-risk individuals.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The only treatment for human exposure to rabies is rabies-specific immune globulin and rabies immunization.
    — Doug Phillips, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Immune globulin must be administered within two weeks after exposure for maximum protection.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • To fight off the invaders, the team administered a mix of antibodies known as intravenous immune globulin, or IVIG.
    — Kenneth R Miller, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The immune globulin provides an immediate supply of antibodies, while the vaccine prompts people to generate their own antibodies.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The antibodies in plasma can be concentrated and delivered to patients through a type of drug called immune globulin, or Ig, which can be given through either an IV drip or a shot.
    — oregonlive, 11 July 2020

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