Patent ID: 7754225
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A61K,C07K

Abstract:
1. A method for reducing the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a patient in a population of patients at risk for infection by Staphylococcus comprising administering to a patient in the population a composition comprising a conjugate of an isolated S. epidermidis antigen with an immunocarrier, wherein the antigen binds with antibodies to S. epidermidis deposited under ATCC 55254, wherein the conjugate of the isolated S. epidermidis antigen produces antibodies that protect against a species or type of Staphylococcus other than S. epidermidis deposited under ATCC 55254, and wherein the antigen comprises a 1,3-poly(glycerol phosphate) polymer chain and N-acetyl-glucosamine residues attached to the 2-position of the glycerol.