Analytical apparatus and method for the detection of chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae.

摘要

A method and device useful in solid-phase binding assay to determine the presence of a Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae antigen in a test sample. The device comprises a porous matrix of fibers and a plurality of substantially spherical, solid particles comprising polytetrafluoroethylene having an average diameter of from about 0.1 to 10 microns. The particles are retained and immobilized upon the fibers of the matrix. The method comprises contacting a test sample with a plurality of substantially spherical, solid particles comprising polytetrafluoroethylene having an average diameter of from 0.1 to about 10 microns and detecting the amount of antigen bound to the particles.