Wash composition, test kit and their use to determine a herpes simplex viral antigen
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsThomas J. Cummins, Sheryl S. Sullivan
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Abstract
An aqueous wash solution is useful for the detection of herpes simplex virus in a biological specimen. This solution has a pH of from about 9 to about 11.5, and consists essentially of an alcoholamine or a salt thereof and a nonionic surfactant. The solution is used to was uncomplexed materials from a complex of herpes simplex antigen and antibodies thereto. The wash solution can be supplied as part of a diagnostic test kit.
Claims4
An aqueous wash solution useful in an assay for herpes simplex virus having a pH of from about 9 to about 11.5, and consisting essentially of from about 0.1 to about 1 molar of an alcoholamine or a salt thereof and a nonionic surfactant.
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