METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION

摘要

A method for enhancing the immune response of a patient to Staphylococcus aureus infection comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of agent that inhibits the cofactor that mediates (1) the removal of C3b by factor I from Staphylococcus aureus cells to which it has bonded by factor I and/or 2) the cleavage of C3b by factor I to forms inactive as opsonins for Staphylococcus aureus cells.