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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2017
Pfizer Inc., New York, NY (US);
Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Upper Saddle River, NJ (US);
Leena Shriram Bagle, Edgewater, NJ (US);
Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Montvale, NJ (US);
Miguel Angel Garcia, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Lei Hu, New City, NY (US);
Lakshmi Khandke, Nanuet, NY (US);
Avvari Krishna Prasad, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Cindy Xudong Yang, Tappan, NY (US);
Pfizer Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to immunogenic compositions comprising a capsular polysaccharide (CP) from, commonly referred to as group B streptococcus (GBS), conjugated to a carrier protein, and optionally including an aluminum-based adjuvant. The invention further relates to methods for inducing an immune response in subjects against GBS and/or for reducing or preventing invasive GBS disease in subjects using the compositions disclosed herein. The resulting antibodies can be used to treat or prevent GBS infection via passive immunotherapy.