Kit and method for detecting fecal parasites
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1. A home and/or doctor'"'"'s office test kit for detection of the presence of two or more fecal protozoan parasites in a stool sample, the kit comprising:
- (a) a vessel for mixing a stool specimen with a diluting liquid to produce a diluted stool specimen;
(b) a housing holding within a substrate, the substrate comprising at least two separate zones containing antibodies against the parasites to be detected, the housing further comprising reagents for producing a visually detectable reaction when an antibody-parasite antigen complex is formed, the housing further comprising at least one conveying means for receiving diluted stool specimen and transferring it to the antibody containing zones of the substrate;
(c) the housing further comprises at least one means for viewing the result of the antigen-antibody reaction;
wherein the parasites are selected from the group consisting of Amoeba histolytica, Amoeba hartmanni, Amoeba coli, Amoeba nana, Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium sp., Blastocystis hominis, Chilomastix mesnili, Lodamoeba butschlii, and Dientamoeba fragillis.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a home kit and a method for detection of the presence of a fecal parasite in a stool.
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1. A home and/or doctor'"'"'s office test kit for detection of the presence of two or more fecal protozoan parasites in a stool sample, the kit comprising:
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(a) a vessel for mixing a stool specimen with a diluting liquid to produce a diluted stool specimen;
(b) a housing holding within a substrate, the substrate comprising at least two separate zones containing antibodies against the parasites to be detected, the housing further comprising reagents for producing a visually detectable reaction when an antibody-parasite antigen complex is formed, the housing further comprising at least one conveying means for receiving diluted stool specimen and transferring it to the antibody containing zones of the substrate;
(c) the housing further comprises at least one means for viewing the result of the antigen-antibody reaction;
wherein the parasites are selected from the group consisting of Amoeba histolytica, Amoeba hartmanni, Amoeba coli, Amoeba nana, Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium sp., Blastocystis hominis, Chilomastix mesnili, Lodamoeba butschlii, and Dientamoeba fragillis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
(a) obtaining a stool specimen;
(b) diluting the stool specimen with a diluting liquid to produce a diluted stool specimen;
(c) introducing the stool specimen into a housing in the kit according to claim 1; and
(d) detecting the presence or absence of the parasite in the stool specimen by observing the result of the antigen-antibody reaction.
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17. The method according to claim 16, for detecting fetal parasites in an animal stool sample.
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18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the animal is human.
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19. The kit according to claim 1 wherein the substrate of the housing comprises a plurality of zones containing antibodies against all of the following parasites, each zone containing antibodies against one of the parasites:
- Amoeba histolytica, Amoeba hartmanni, Amoeba coli, Amoeba nana, Giardia lamblia, Cyptosporidium sp., Blastocystis hominis, Chilomastix mesnili, lodamoeba butschlii, and Dientamoeba fragillis.
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20. The method according to claim 16 wherein the substrate of the housing of the kit in step (c) comprises a plurality of zones containing antibodies against all of the following parasites, each zone containing antibodies against one of the parasites:
- Amoeba histolytica, Amoeba hartmanni, Amoeba coli, Amoeba nana, Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium sp., Blastocystis hominis, Chilomastix mesnili, lodamoeba butschlii, and Dientamoeba fragillis.
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