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For adults, are the antibodies that fight bacteria causing strep throats always circulating in blood?
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Depends: Only previous exposure to strep can induce protective antibodies which usually declines over time in a few years. If you have never had any exposure, there will be no antibody present
Answered 7/31/2017
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