Rapid test employing an adhesive slide
AssigneeLeonard Bloom
InventorsHoward N. Robinson, Francisco Tausk, Bruce Bochner, Neil F. Martin
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Abstract
A slide having a portion thereof provided with transparent adhesive which adheres to a test sample. The slide and adhesive may be transparent. Specific types of infection and particularly fungal infections can be detected in the test sample using immunotest-methods. In a special embodiment the adhesive slide is fashioned with a peripheral lip or well to contain a test sample and a reagent.
Claims9
A method for obtaining a sample from a skin surface and testing the sample for at least one antigen by an immunoassay comprising
- contacting an area on the skin surface desired to be tested with an adhesive surface on a slide to lift off and obtain said sample by adherence to said adhesive surface,
- contacting said sample adhered to the slide to an antibody which specifically binds to the antigen to form an immune complex if the antigen is present, and
- detecting the presence of the immune complex to determine the presence of the antigen in said sample.
A method for obtaining a sample from an area on a plant surface and testing the sample for at least one antigen by an immunoassay comprising
- contacting the area on the plant surface desired to be tested with an adhesive surface on a slide to lift off and obtain said sample by adherence to said adhesive surface,
- contacting said sample adhered to the slide to an antibody which specifically binds to the antigen to form an immune complex if the antigen is present, and
- detecting the presence of the immune complex to determine the presence of the antigen in said sample.
A method for obtaining a sample from an area on an inert surface and testing the sample for at least one antigen which is an allergen by an immunoassay comprising
- contacting the area on an inert surface desired to be tested with an adhesive surface on a slide to lift off and obtain said sample by adherence to said adhesive surface,
- contacting said sample adhered to the slide to an antibody which specifically binds to the antigen to form an immune complex if the antigen is present, and
- detecting the presence of the immune complex to determine the presence of the antigen in said sample.
A method for obtaining a sample from a finger nail and testing the sample for at least one antigen by an immunoassay comprising
- contacting said finger nail with an adhesive surface on a slide to lift off and obtain said sample by adherence to said adhesive surface,
- contacting said sample adhered to the slide to an antibody which specifically binds to the antigen to form an immune complex if the antigen is present, and
- detecting the presence of the immune complex to determine the presence of the antigen in said sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.