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Diptheria immunity

George Gutman gagutman at uci.edu
Thu Oct 9 10:56:56 EST 1997


Can anyone tell me if natural recovery from diptheria results in   
resistance to a new infection?  
If so, is the immunological target of such resistance known?  
Can natural infection result in an anti-toxin response? 

Thanks,
 
     George Gutman

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* George A. Gutman                                              *
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