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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2000
Vincent Fischetti, West Hempstead, NY (US);
Lawrence Loomis, Columbia, MD (US);
New Horizons Diagnostics Corp, Columbia, MD (US);
Abstract
A bandage for treating a bacterial infection of skin is disclosed wherein the bandage contains a composition produced by the method of obtaining an effective amount of at least one lytic enzyme genetically coded for by a specific bacteriophage specific for a bacteria infecting the skin, wherein the bacteria to be treated is selected from the group consisting of Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus, and combinations thereof. This lytic enzyme is specific for and has the ability to digest a cell wall of one of the bacteria and is coded for by the same bacteriophage capable of infecting the bacteria being digested. The enzyme produced is mixed with a topical carrier.