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. 1993 Jan;61(1):332–334. doi: 10.1128/iai.61.1.332-334.1993

Relative avidity of serum immunoglobulin G antibody for the fimbria antigen of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in patients with adult periodontitis.

A Saito 1, Y Hosaka 1, T Nakagawa 1, S Yamada 1, K Okuda 1
PMCID: PMC302724  PMID: 8418056

Abstract

The relative avidity of serum immunoglobulin G antibody for the fimbria antigen of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans was assessed by diethylamine dissociation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in patients with adult periodontitis. High-titer sera from patients not harboring A. actinomycetemcomitans had significantly higher avidities for the fimbria antigen than did high-titer sera from patients with A. actinomycetemcomitans in their periodontal pockets. The elicited antibodies against the fimbria antigen may afford protection against A. actinomycetemcomitans infection.

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