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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1993
Donald Leung, Englewood, CO (US);
Patrick Schlievert, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cody Meissner, Arlington, MA (US);
David Fulton, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
National Jewish Center For Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO (US);
New England Medical Center Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to various methodologies for diagnosing Kawasaki syndrome. Various bacteria, including TSST-1 producing Staphylococcus aureus, and SPEB and SPEC producing streptococcus have been found to be indicative of the pathological condition. Also described is a Kawasaki syndrome implicated isolate of S. aureus, and therapeutic methodologies for preventing treating the condition.