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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Linda Anderson-Mauser, Elkhart, IN (US);
Assignee:
Miles Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 26 ; 435-4 ; 435295 ; 435852 ; 435921 ; 436518 ; 436904 ;
Abstract
A method for the presumptive detection of Candida in vaginal fluid, thereby providing an aid to the diagnosis of Candida vaginosis. A sample of vaginal fluid is combined with a test composition comprising an indicator system that provides a chromogenic response in the presence of D-arabinitol; the detection of an elevated level of D-arabinitol indicating the presumptive presence of Candida. The test composition preferably comprises the enzyme D-arabinitol dehydrogenase, NAD, an electron transfer agent, and a chromogenic indicator.