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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon Y. Takemoto, North Logan, UT (US);
John R. Forney, Wrair Washington, DC (US);
Mark C. Healey, Utah State University, UT (US);
Shiguang Yang, Logan, UT (US);
Karl A. Werbovetz, Montgomery Village, MD (US);
Assignee:
Utah State University, Logan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ; A61K 3/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ; A61K 3/800 ;
Abstract
A method for controlling infections caused by protozoans, such as,and,The method comprises using syringomycin-family lipodepsipeptides, preferably syringomycins such as syringomycin E, to control or prevent infections caused by protozoans. The method is directed to therapeutic treatment of mammals, such as humans, exposed to protozoans, and additionally as a prophylactic treatment in immunocompromised subjects at high risk for contracting protozoan infections.