Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of Ehrlichia infection
US6277381A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of Ehrlichia infection, in particular human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one antigenic portion of an Ehrlichia antigen and DNA sequences encoding such polypeptides. Pharmaceutical compositions an vaccines comprising such polypeptides or DNA sequences are also provided. Diagnostic kits containing such polypeptides or DNA sequences and a suitable detection reagent may be used for the detection of Ehrlichia infection in patients and biologiacal samples. Antibodies directed against such polypeptides are also provided.
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