DIAGNOSTIC KIT FOR LEPTOSPIROSIS

• Main Authors: CHO, MIN-KEE, KIM, YOON-WON, BYUN, YONG-HWAN, KIM, JIN-SOOK, WOO, SOO-DONG, LEE, MI-JUNG, CHANG, IN-AE, KIM, YOUNG-JIN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 12.09.2008
• Subjects: GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TESTING

The present invention relates to a diagnostic composition for leptospirosis comprising a polysaccharide derived from a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Leptospira as an antigen, and to a diagnostic kit for leptospirosis comprising the polysaccharide. The diagnostic kit of the invention provides an early, accurate, and simple diagnosis of leptospirosis. L'invention concerne une composition de diagnostique de la leptospirose qui contient un polysaccharide dérivé du lipopolysaccharide (LPS) de la Leptospira comme antigène, ainsi qu'une trousse de diagnostic de la leptospirose qui renferme ledit polysaccharide. La trousse de diagnostic de l'invention permet un dépistage précoce, précis et simple de la leptospirose.