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. 1987 Mar;40(3):282–285. doi: 10.1136/jcp.40.3.282

Age related variations of serum concentrations of normally occurring IgG antibodies to Clostridium perfringens.

E Zarén, A Schwan, B Frenckner
PMCID: PMC1140899  PMID: 2881950

Abstract

In studies using indirect immunofluorescence IgG antibodies to Clostridium perfringens were found in sera from healthy adults. Sera from 236 healthy children were examined. The normally occurring IgG antibodies to C perfringens were found to have an age related variation. Preliminary data suggest that they are not correlated to C perfringens alpha toxin. The antigen(s) against which the antibodies are directed is/are probably part of the cell wall, but its/their exact nature is not known.

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