2 results about "Pneumococcal disease" patented technology

The present disclosure is drawn to an endolysin protein against Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn), designated SP-CHAP. The disclosure provides methods of treating diseases in a subject resulting from infection with pneumococcal bacteria, said diseases including but not limited to pneumonia, invasive pneumococcal disease, meningitis and sepsis. Such treatment methods include administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising SP-CHAP polypeptide, polypeptide fragments, SP-CHAP encoding nucleic acids (RNA / DNA) or variants thereof.

The invention is related to 26-valent immunogenic compositions comprising 26 different S. pneumoniae polysaccharide carrier protein conjugates, wherein each of the conjugates comprises a polysaccharide from an S. pneumoniae serotype conjugated to a carrier protein, wherein the serotypes of S. pneumoniae are as defined herein. The 26-valent immunogenic compositions are useful for providing protection against S. pneumoniae infection and / or pneumococcal diseases caused by S. pneumoniae including pneumococcal pneumoniae, invasive pneumococcal disease and acute otitis media.