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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1986
Malcolm Slifkin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A means for identifying C. jejuni, from stool specimens, by the extraction and agglutination of its soluble antigen(s). More specifically, bacteria are concentrated from fresh (unpreserved) stool specimens, soluble antigen is released--preferably either by a specified heating protocol or by the action of a particular enzyme--and the antigen is detected by agglutination upon exposure to monoclonal, polyclonal or other corresponding antibodies. The method of the invention not only fosters efficiency in the laboratory but also provides rapid diagnosis of the presence of C. jejuni, so that appropriate patient treatment may begin at the earliest opportunity.