Patent ID: 6761894
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K

Abstract:
A vaccinating agent for use in immunizing a mammalian host susceptible to disease caused by a pathogen from the genus Mycobacterium, comprising a recombinant purified Mycobacterium 32 kD extracellular protein, and an adjuvant and one additional purified Mycobacterial extracellular protein selected from the group consisting of purified Mycobacterial extracellular 110 kD protein, purified Mycobacterial extracellular 80 kD protein, purified Mycobacterial extracellular 45 kD protein, purified Mycobacterial extracellular 23.5 kD protein, purified Mycobacterial extracellular 14 kD protein; with the proviso that said vaccinating agent does not contain an immunologically protective amount of unpurified Mycobacterium extracellular protein.