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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Maria Laura Gennaro, New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Maria Laura Gennaro, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); A61K 39/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/04 (2013.01); G01N 33/53 (2013.01); G01N 33/5695 (2013.01);
Abstract
Serum antibody assays capable of distinguishing cases of inactive TB from cases of active TB include a combination of at least threeprotein antigens, at least one for which a positive response is consistent with inactive TB and antigens, and at least one for which a negative response is consistent with inactive TB.