Compositions and methods
US11162944B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2469/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of determining whether an individual is infected with a mycobacterial disease, the method comprising: (a) providing a system which comprises an antigen; (b) contacting the system with a sample obtained from the individual; and (c) detecting the presence or absence of binding of a biomarker in the sample with the antigen; wherein the antigen is an arabinose ester of a mycolic acid or an analogue thereof.
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