Antibody specific to Staphylococcus aureus, therapeutic method and detection method using same

Abstract

We provide new monoclonal antibody inhibitors of coagulases, staphylocoagulase (“SC”) and von Willebrand factor-binding protein (“vWbp”) for treatment of S. aureus. The monoclonal antibodies are useful in targeting the SC N-terminus of SC and vWbp (respectively) and inhibiting prothrombin activation. The monoclonal antibodies are able to bind to and interfere with, modulate, and/or inhibit the binding interactions between the coagulase protein and its ligan protein prothrombin the activation of prothrombin.

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