STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ANTIGEN

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an antigen and kit for prophylaxis and diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus infectious disease. SOLUTION: A negatively-charged Staphylococcus aureus antigen containsβ-hexosamine as a major carbohydrate component. The Staphylococcus aureus strains that carry the antigen account for nearly all of the clinically significant strains of the Staphylococcus aureus that are not Type 5 or Type 8 strains. The antigen can be used in combination with the Staphylococcus aureus Type 5 polysaccharide antigen and the Staphylococcus aureus Type 8 polysaccharide antigen to provide nearly 100% coverage of the Staphylococcus aureus infection to be protected. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT