gas gangrene antitoxin


gas gan·grene an·ti·tox·in

antitoxin specific for the toxin of one or more species of Clostridium that cause gas gangrene and associated toxemia, especially C. perfringens, C. novyi, C. histolyticum; commercially available preparations are usually polyvalent, that is, contain antitoxin for two or more species. Synonym(s): pentavalent gas gangrene antitoxin