IN VITRO METHOD FOR DETECTING ACTIVE MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS USING HAIR SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING PROFILE

摘要

The present invention relates to an in-vitro method of detecting Mtb infection by using SAXS profile of hair sample. The invention is an approach to overcome the problem of non-invasively and cost-effectively yet reliably diagnosing presence of active tuberculosis in the patient. There would be no risk to the sample handlers getting infected from the sample, cross-contamination of samples, low cost and quick turn-around time of diagnosis.