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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Suzuki, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jack S Remington, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Georges Desmonts, Paris, FR;
Philippe Thulliez, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Research Institute of Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-7 ; 436507 ; 436519 ; 436811 ; 530350 ; 530403 ; 530822 ;
Abstract
A method of detecting Toxoplasma infection and distinguishing acute infection from chronic infection is provided, comprising the steps of combining a sample suspected of containing antibodies to Toxoplasma antigens with a acute-phase-specific antigen reactive with an antibody specific for an acetone-treated Toxoplasma antigen under conditions favorable for formation of antigen-antibody complex, and detecting formation of the complex.