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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sylviane Merlin, Caluire, FR;
Nicole Battail, Lyons, FR;
Jean-Pierre Flandrois, Lyons, FR;
Gérard Carret, Feyzin, FR;
Assignee:
Bio Merieux, Marcy l'Etoile, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3569 ; C12N 5/06 ; C12N 5/16 ; C07K 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3569 ; C12N 5/06 ; C12N 5/16 ; C07K 1/600 ;
Abstract
A monoclonal or polyclonal antibody specific for an epitope common to strains of various capsular serotypes, particularly methicillin-resistant strains, the antibody being selected from immunoglobulins G, M, and A, and the use thereof in a reagent for detecting