Kit and method for detecting food allergies
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1. A home and/or doctor'"'"'s office test kit for detection of a food allergy in an individual, the kit comprising:
- (a) a vessel for mixing a stool specimen with a diluting liquid to produce a diluted stool specimen;
(b) a housing separate from said vessel and holding therewithin a substrate, the substrate comprising at least one zone containing food antigens, the housing further comprising reagents for producing a visually detected reaction when an antibody-food antigen complex is formed, the housing further comprising at least one conveying means for receiving diluting stool specimen and transferring it to the food-antigen containing zone of the substrate;
(c) wherein the housing further comprises an indicator for showing the presence of the visually detected reaction for the presence of antibodies against food antigens.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a home kit and a method for detection of food allergies by determining the presence of antibodies against specific antigens in a stool sample.
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1. A home and/or doctor'"'"'s office test kit for detection of a food allergy in an individual, 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 separate from said vessel and holding therewithin a substrate, the substrate comprising at least one zone containing food antigens, the housing further comprising reagents for producing a visually detected reaction when an antibody-food antigen complex is formed, the housing further comprising at least one conveying means for receiving diluting stool specimen and transferring it to the food-antigen containing zone of the substrate;
(c) wherein the housing further comprises an indicator for showing the presence of the visually detected reaction for the presence of antibodies against food antigens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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