Method for determining exposure to mycobacteria
US9506921B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2469/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of determining the presence or absence in a sample of a biomarker indicative of exposure to mycobacteria, the method comprising: (a) providing a substrate carrying a mycolic acid derived antigen; (b) contacting the substrate with the sample; (c) contacting the substrate with a fluorophore species; (d) creating an evanescent wave at the boundary of the substrate and the sample; (e) detecting the presence or absence of fluorescence.
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