Patents Examined by Ray Bawa
  • Method for treating infectious respiratory diseases
    Patent number: 5290540
    Abstract: A method of treating pneumonia caused by a microorganism by administering directly into the lower respiratory tract of a host an amount of an anti-inflammatory agent effective to reduce inflammation is provided. The method may further include administering to a host an amount of an anti-infectious agent with activity against the microorganism effective to reduce the concentration of the microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
    Inventors: Gregory A. Prince, Val G. Hemming