Method for the determination of trichinella infections and diagnostic composition for such methods
AssigneePrionics AG
InventorsAlex Raber, Tina Haupt, Patrik Buholzer
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Abstract
Method for the determination of Trichinella infections in an animal or a human, comprising the incubation with Trichinella antigens of a tissue sample taken from the animal or the human, the processing of the tissue sample, the addition of anti-antibodies to the tissue sample, and the verification of whether binding of the anti-antibodies to any antigen/antibody complexes present in the tissue sample has taken place, where the anti-antibodies added are anti-IgG antibodies and simultaneously anti-IgM antibodies.
Claims7
A method for the determination of Trichinella infections in an animal or a human, comprising:
- incubating a tissue sample taken from the animal or the human together with a Trichinella antigens antigen that is capable of forming a Trichinella antibody/antigen complex with Trichinella antibodies that may be present in the tissue sample;
- adding both anti-IgG antibodies and anti-IgM antibodies to the incubated tissue sample;
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- testing whether a binding of either of or both of the anti-IgG antibodies and the anti-IgM antibodies has taken place with a Trichinella antibody/antigen complex which may be present in the tissue sample.
A diagnostic composition for determining whether Trichinella antibodies are present in a tissue sample taken from an animal or a human, the diagnostic composition comprising:
- at least one immobilized Trichinella antigen antigen that is capable of forming a Trichinella antibody/antigen complex with Trichinella antibodies that may be present in the tissue sample;
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- a combination of anti-IgG antibodies and anti-IgM antibodies, both of which are provided with a label which permits detection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.