Protein A-neutralizing monoclonal antibody protects neonatal mice against Staphylococcus aureus Vilasack Thammavongsa, Sabine Rauch, Hwan Keun Kim, Dominique M. Missiakas, Olaf Schneewind ∗ Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Article history: Received 16 July 2014 Received in revised form 22 October 2014 Accepted 27 November 2014 Available online 6 December 2014 Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcal protein A Monoclonal antibody Neonatal bacteremia and meningitis Protective immunity Recurrent infection
Protein A-neutralizing monoclonal antibody protects neonatal mice against Staphylococcus aureus.
Staphylococcus aureus is a cause of sepsis and meningitis in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. Clinical trials with S. aureus specific antibodies ...