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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Viliam Pavliak, Potomac, MD (US);
Ali Ibrahim Fattom, Rockville, MD (US);
Inventors:
Viliam Pavliak, Potomac, MD (US);
Ali Ibrahim Fattom, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/40 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 35/14 (2006.01); A01N 37/18 (2006.01); C12P 21/08 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A negatively-chargedantigen contains amino acids and a N-acetylated hexosamine as a major carbohydrate component. The antigen is common to many coagulase-negative strains of, including, andstrains that carry the antigen include many clinically significant strains of. The antigen and antibodies to the antigen are useful in kits and assays for diagnosinginfection. Vaccines of the antigen and of whole cells that carry the antigen also are disclosed.