Patent ID: 9642871
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P,Y02A

Claim:
1. A method for treating a disease or a condition associated with a bacterial imbalance in a subject in need thereof, comprising topically administering a composition comprising shortened fibers of poly-β-1→4-N-acetylglucosamine (“sNAG nanofibers”) to a subject, wherein the sNAG nanofibers are less than 10 μm in length, wherein the sNAG nanofibers comprise 70% or more than 70% of the N-acetylglucosamine monosaccharides, and wherein the sNAG nanofibers do not have an effect, or substantially have no effect, on bacterial growth or survival of Staphylococcus aureus bacterial cultures in vitro.