Compositions and methods for detecting mycobacterium

US9835624B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Lee W. Riley · New York, US
• Richard A. Mathies · Moraga, US
• Amador Goodridge · Berkeley, US
• Jungkyu Kim · Lubbock, US
• Robert E. Snyder · Uniontown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 16, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 5, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 12, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2800/52
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure provides methods of detecting mycobacterium in an individual, generally involving detecting antibody to a mycobacterial lipid in a biological sample obtained from the individual. The present disclosure further provides compositions and kits for carrying out the methods.