Abstract: The present invention relates to vaccine compositions comprising lipid antigens, antibodies targeting lipid antigens, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such and their use in diagnosing, monitoring, treating, and preventing infectious disease, such as Lyme disease. In one aspect, administered is a therapeutically effective amount of a vaccine composition comprising a lipid antigen, an antibody or fragment thereof binding a lipid antigen, and/or a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody or fragment thereof binding a lipid antigen. Other aspects are described.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for the preparation of diarylmethane dyes and triarylmethane dyes, such as Isosulfan Blue, using electrochemistry. Further disclosed is Isosulfan Blue prepared from a process employing electrochemistry, compositions comprising the same, and use of the prepared Isosulfan Blue as an imaging agent.