Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Nabi

Viliam Pavliak

Ali Ibrahim Fattom

Robert B Naso

A negatively-chargedantigen contains amino acids and a N-acetylated hexosamine as a major carbohydrate component. The antigen is common to many coagulase-negative strains of, including, andstrains that carry the antigen include many clinically significant strains of. The antigen and antibodies to the antigen are useful in kits and assays for diagnosinginfection. Vaccines of the antigen and of whole cells that carry the antigen also are disclosed.

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Compositions and kits comprising combinations of &#x3b2;-glucans and specific immunoglobulins are disclosed. The compositions and kits are useful in methods of preventing or treating infection by a pathogenic microorganism, in which &#x3b2;-glucan is administered to a subject, and specific antibodies to a pathogenic microorganism are introduced into the subject.

Compositions of &#x3b2;-glucans and specific antibodies

Staphylococcus antigen and vaccine

Compositions and kits comprising combinations of &bgr;-glucans and specific immunoglobulins are disclosed. The compositions and kits are useful in methods of preventing or treating infection by a pathogenic microorganism, in which &bgr;-glucan is administered to a subject, and specific antibodies to a pathogenic microorganism are introduced into the subject.

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Potomac, MD, United States of America

Viliam Pavliak