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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
May. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Randall Kozel, Reno, NV (US);
Assignee:
Research Development Foundation, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-732 ; 435-792 ; 435-795 ; 436528 ; 436531 ; 436532 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of identifying immunocompromised individuals who are at high risk for development of cryptococcosis, comprising the step of measuring the levels of IgG antibody to glucuronoxylomannan in the sera of said individuals. Also provided are various methods of detecting antibody to glucuronoxylomannan in sera and a kit for assaying the presence of antibody to glucuronoxylomannan in the sera of immunocompromised individuals.