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US 2002/0159987 A1Published application
Use of phage associated lytic enzymes for treating bacterial infections of the digestive tract
OwnerVincent Fischetti, Lawrence Loomisinventors
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Abstract
A composition for treatment of bacterial infections of the eye is disclosed which comprises a lytic enzyme composition specific for the infecting bacteria, and a carrier for delivering said lytic enzyme. The carrier for delivering at least one lytic enzyme to the eye may be but is not limited to the use of an isotonic solution.
Claims7
1) A composition for treatment of an eye infection, comprising:
- an effective amount of at least one lytic enzyme produced by bacteria being infected with a bacteriophage specific for said bacteria;
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- a carrier for delivering said at least one lytic enzyme to the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.