Antibody, related use, pharmaceutical composition including method for diagnosing fungal infections, fungal infection diagnosis kit and method for treating fungal infections

An isolated monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to a fungal chitooligomer, comprising:

• (i) a heavy chain variable region comprising a CDR1 sequence as set forth in SEO ID NO:
• 1, a CDR2 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 2, and a CDR3 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 3;
• and
• (ii) a light chain variable region comprising a CDR1 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 4, a CDR2 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 5, and a CDR3 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 6;
• or
• (i) a heavy chain variable region comprising a CDR1 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 7, a CDR2 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 8, and a CDR3 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 9;
• and
• (ii) a light chain variable region comprising a CDR1 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 10, a CDR2 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 11, and a CDR3 sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 12.