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Staphylococcus aureus B-linked hexosamine antigen

US5770208A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 1996
Grant dateJun 23, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S435/975
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A negatively-charged S. aureus antigen contains .beta.-hexosamine as a major carbohydrate component. S. aureus strains that carry the antigen account for nearly all of the clinically significant strains of S. aureus that are not Type 5 or Type 8 strains. The antigen can be used in combination with S. aureus Type 5 polysaccharide antigen and S. aureus Type 8 polysaccharide antigen to provide nearly 100% coverage of S. aureus infection.

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