COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS ASSCIATED WITH LYME DISEASE

• Main Authors: FERRARO, MARY, JANE, BRANDA, JOHN, A, STEERE, ALLEN, C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 20.02.2014
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; 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; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES; 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 invention is directed to methods of assaying biological samples for the presence of antibodies or antigens indicative of infection by a bacterium of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. Also included in the invention are devices that can be used in carrying out these methods. The methods and devices may be used to help identify subjects that have Lyme disease. L'invention concerne des procédés d'analyse d'échantillons biologiques pour détecter la présence d'anticorps ou d'antigènes indicateurs d'une infection par une bactérie du complexe Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. L'invention concerne également des dispositifs qui peuvent être utilisés pour réaliser ces procédés. Les procédés et les dispositifs peuvent être utilisés pour aider à identifier des sujets atteints de la maladie de Lyme.