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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert S Becker, Henryville, PA (US);
Karen Biscardi, South Sterling, PA (US);
Laura Ferguson, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Lorne Erdile, Stroudsberg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Connaught Laboratories, Inc., Swiftwater, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4242061 ; 4241841 ; 4242041 ;
Abstract
An enhanced immune response to antigens, particularly normally weakly-immunogenic viral antigens, such as the HA antigen from influenza virus, is achieved by coadministering the antigen in two different physio-chemical forms, particularly to enable presentation of antigen both by B cells and accessory cells.