ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION AND DISEASE

摘要

Provided herein are reagents, compositions, and therapies with which to treat Clostridium difficile infection and related disease conditions and pathologies, such as Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, resulting from infection by Clostridium difficile bacteria and the enterotoxins produced by these bacteria. In particular, antibodies or antigen- binding fragments thereof that bind specifically to toxin A and/or toxin B of C difficile and neutralize the activities of these toxins; compositions comprising such antibodies; and methods of using the antibodies and the compositions are provided.