Antibodies against Clostridium difficile toxins and uses...

Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Immunoglobulin – antiserum – antibody – or antibody fragment,... – Binds antigen or epitope whose amino acid sequence is...

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C424S141100, C424S130100, C424S009340, C424S234100, C424S184100, C424S178100, C424S236100, C424S247100, C536S023100

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07625559

ABSTRACT:
Antibodies that specifically bind to toxins ofC. difficile, antigen binding portions thereof, and methods of making and using the antibodies and antigen binding portions thereof are provided herein.

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