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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2009
Michael Yeaman, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Arnold Bayer, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Michael Yeaman, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Arnold Bayer, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for preventing or treating a disease caused by an extracellular microorganism, said method comprising systemically administering to a subject in need thereof a prophylactically or therapeutically effective amount of a salicylic acid (SAL) or a SAL analogue. The extracellular microorganism can be of the bacterial genus, for example,. The extracellular microorganism can be a strain that is resistant to at least one antibiotic. The strain can be selected from the group consisting of methycillin-resistant(MRSA), vancomycin-intermediate(VISA) and vancomycin-resistant(VRSA). The invention also provides a method for preventing or treating an infectious disease caused by of methycillin-resistant(MRSA), vancomycin-intermediate(VISA) or vancomycin-resistant(VRSA), comprising systemically coadministering in a synergistic combination to a subject in need thereof prophylactically or therapeutically effective amounts, individually or collectively, of a salicylic acid (SAL) or a SAL analogue and at least one additional antimicrobial agent, for example, vancomycin and/or linezolid.