2 results about "Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia" patented technology

There is currently a high demand for new therapeutic antibiotics with new mechanisms of action. Disclosed are two small molecules, tryglysin A and B, with novel chemical structures and potent antibiotic activity against a narrow spectrum of bacteria. This narrow spectrum of activity indicates the tryglysins could be working through a novel antibiotic mechanism of action. Due to this narrow spectrum, the tryglysins could be used as highly targeted therapeutics to treat or prevent disease without disturbing other important, “beneficial” bacteria within the human microbiome, which is a great improvement over virtually all other clinically used antibiotics that are broad-spectrum. The tryglysins are potent against several streptococcal pathogens, including Streptococcus pneumonia, the leading cause of pneumonia, and Streptococcus mutans, the primary causative agent of tooth decay and gum disease. The tryglycins may allow the development of therapeutics for the treatment and / or prevention of disease caused by these streptococci.

FIELD: occupational medicine.SUBSTANCE: used to diagnose immunocompromise in workers exposed to mixed aerosols containing crystalline silicon dioxide from 10 to 70% and metals in the solid phase. Samples of venous blood and smears from the mucous membrane of the pharynx are taken. In the presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA in scrapings from the mucous membrane of the pharynx and with the level of immunoglobulin M in the blood serum≤ 1.7 g / l is used to diagnose immunocompromise in workers exposed to mixed aerosols containing crystalline silicon dioxide from 10 to 70% and metals in the solid phase.EFFECT: method provides the possibility of selecting immunocompromised workers exposed to industrial mixed aerosols for priority vaccination against pneumococcal infection at the stage of periodic medical examination, by determining the level of immunoglobulin M in the blood serum and Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA in swabs from the mucous membrane of the pharynx.1 cl, 1 tbl, 1 ex