Patent 5601823 Issued on February 11, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: February 11, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
424/167.1, Clostridium (e.g., Clostridium tetani, etc.)424/157.1, Derived from, or present in, food product (e.g., milk, colostrum, whey, eggs, etc.)424/164.1, Binds bacterium or component thereof or substance produced by said bacterium530/389.1, Polyclonal antibody or immunogloblin of identified binding specificity530/389.5Binds bacterium or similar microorganism or component or product thereof (e.g., Pseudomonas, Chlamydia, Clostridium, bacterium-associated antigen, etc.)
The present invention includes methods and compositions for treating humans and other animals intoxicated with at least one Clostridial toxin by administration of antitoxin. In particular, the antitoxin directed against these toxins is produced in avian species. This avian antitoxin is designed so as to be orally administerable in therapeutic amounts and may be in any form (i.e., as a solid or in aqueous solution).
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