Patent ID: 6416962
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A method for identifying a Mycobacterium species responsible for a mycobacterial infection in a patient by testing a sample comprising antibodies from the patient, the method comprising the steps of:(a) providing an antigenic preparation of a Mycobacterium species, wherein the antigen preparation comprises two or more immuno-cross-reactive antigen components (ImCRACs); wherein the ImCRACs are bound to a solid carrier to form carrier-bound ImCRACs; (b) contacting the carrier-bound ImCRACs with the sample under conditions suitable for antibody-antigen binding, to provide a set of carrier-bound antibody-ImCRACs; and (c) detecting the set of carrier-bound antibody-ImCRACs; wherein the set of carrier-bound antibody-ImCRACs is characteristic of the Mycobacterium species.