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US 11,865,169 B2Granted
Vaccine composition against Chlamydiaceae infections
OwnerPhilippe Verbeke, Colette Kanellopoulosinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to vaccine compositions for treating and/or preventing infections by a bacterium of the Chlamydiaceae family, said compositions comprising bacteria of the Chlamydiaceae family, which have been previously treated by at least one peptidoglycan inhibitor, or extracts of said treated bacteria.
Claims12
A method of protecting against infections caused by Chlamydia bacteria selected from the group consisting of Chlamydia muridarum, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia psitacci, Chlamydia abortus, Chlamydia felis, Chlamydia caviae, Chlamydia pecorum, Chlamydia suis and Chlamydia trachomatis, comprising:
- administering to a subject a composition comprising an immunogenic dose of an inactivated β-lactam-treated form of Chlamydia bacteria selected from the group consisting of Chlamydia muridarum, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia psitacci, Chlamydia abortus, Chlamydia felis, Chlamydia caviae, Chlamydia pecorum, Chlamydia suis and Chlamydia trachomatis,
- wherein the inactivated β-lactam-treated form of Chlamydia bacteria has been previously inactivated by treating with a β-lactam.
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