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US 9,314,518 B2Granted
Treatment of streptococcal infections
AssigneeGlaxosmithkline Biologicals SA
InventorsPhilippe Denoel, Philippe Vincent Hermand, Steve Labbe, Jan Poolman, Stephane Rioux
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Abstract
Methods of treating a Streptococcus pneumoniae infection are described herein.
Claims3
A method of treating a Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in a mammal comprising:
- (a) measuring the amount of bound and free Zn2+ in the blood serum of a mammal;
- (b) selecting a mammal having a bound and free Zn2+ concentration in blood serum of less than 2 μM;
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- (b) administering an immunogenic composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of PhtD to the mammal selected in step (b).
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