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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Morten Ruhwald, Copenhagen, DK;
Pernille Ravn, Frederiksberg, DK;
Jesper Eugen-olsen, Hellerup, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an immunological method and, more particularly, a method for measuring cell-mediated immune reactivity (CMI) in mammals based on the production of IP-10. The invention further discloses an assay and a kit for measuring CMI to an antigen using whole blood or other suitable biological samples. The methods of the present invention are useful in therapeutic and diagnostic protocols for human, livestock and veterinary and wild life applications, thus the invention further relates to a method for diagnosing an infection in a mammal.