Method for the treatment of diarrheal disease and for eliminating particular bacterial populations from the colon
US5985823A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P31/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is directed to methods of treating diseases brought on by infection of the colon by C. difficile and also by colonization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci; the methods employ nisin and other lanthionine-containing bacteriocins (lanthocins) as active agents.
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