New phagocyte antigen recognized by a bacteriophage isolated from CBS 101481 and 101482 strains, useful in the detecting of preactivated phagocytes derived from patients suffering from organ-bound inflammatory diseases and septic shock

摘要

An antigen (I) of a phagocyte, characterized in that the antigen may be recognized by at least one bacteriophage (BP) isolated from the strains having accession numbers CBS 101481 and 101482, is new. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a phagocyte-recognizing agent (II), characterized in that the phagocyte-recognizing agent recognizes (I); and (2) a method of detecting a preactivated phagocyte, comprising contacting a phagocyte-recognizing agent with a phagocyte and detecting the complex formed between the phagocyte-recognizing agent and the phagocyte.