Patent ID: 7291477

Claim:
A method for detecting Trichomonas vaginalis infection in a human subject, comprising: a) applying a vaginal swab sample, an endocervical swab sample or a urine sample from the subject to a sample application zone at a first end of a dry-strip, whereby the sample moves by capillary action along the dry-strip toward a second end, thereby first passing through a reaction zone comprising a first nionoclonal antibody specific against a Trichomonas vaginalis adhesin protein epitope and then passing through a detection zone comprising a second monoclonal antibody specific against a Trichomonas vaginalis adhesin epitope, wherein said first and second monoclonal antibodies were present on the test strip prior to application of the sample and wherein said first and second monoclonal antibodies are specific for different epitopes on the same Trichomonas vaginalis adhesin protein, under conditions whereby an antigen/antibody complex will form if the subject is infected with Trichomonas vaginalis ; and b) detecting the presence of said complex, whereby the presence of said complex detects Trichomonas vaginalis infection in said subject.