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US 5,516,638 AGranted
Immunoassays for the detection of antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatisi in the urine.
AssigneeCalypte, Inc.
InventorsHoward B. Urnovitz, Toby D. Gottfried, David J. Robison
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for detecting the presence of antibodies to a microorganism (e.g., Chlamydia trachomatis) associated with a sexually transmitted disease in a biological sample, preferably urine. The methods of the invention comprise contacting the sample with an antigen from the microorganism and detecting the formation of an antigen-antibody complex.
Claims20
A method for detecting the presence of an antibody which specifically binds to Chlamidia trachomatis in a urine sample, the method comprising:
- contacting the urine sample with an antigen from said Chlamydia trachomatis;
- and detecting the formation of an antigen-antibody complex.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.