| Literature DB >> 8418056 |
A Saito1, Y Hosaka, T Nakagawa, S Yamada, K Okuda.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8418056 PMCID: PMC302724 DOI: 10.1128/iai.61.1.332-334.1993
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441