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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen S, DK;
Inventors:
Claus Aagaard, Copenhagen S, DK;
Søren Tetens Hoff, Copenhagen V, DK;
Ida Rosenkrands, Værløse, DK;
Else Marie Agger, Copenhagen S, DK;
Peter Lawætz Andersen, Brønshøj, DK;
Assignee:
Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/02 (2006.01); A61K 39/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5695 (2013.01); G01N 2469/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention discloses in vitro and in vivo diagnostic methods with enhanced specificity and sensitivity for the detection of tuberculosis. The diagnostic reagents of the present invention can replace former mixtures/cocktails/pools of antigens comprising ESAT-6 but including ESAT6 improves the diagnosis even further.