| abstract |
The invention relates to a method for detecting an infection of a mammal with an acid-resistant micro-organism, comprising the following steps: a) incubating a stool sample of the mammal with at least two different monoclonal antibodies, fragments or derivatives thereof or aptamers in conditions which allow the formation of a complex of antigens from the micro-organism and the antibodies, (aa) the first monoclonal antibody specifically binding an epitope of the first antigen, (ab) the second monoclonal antibody specifically binding a different epitope to the epitope of the first antigen, of a second antigen, and the proportions of the mammals according to (aa) and according to (ab) being able to overlap, and in total, essentially making up the total number of infected mammals; and (b) detecting the formation of at least one antigen-antibody complex or antigen-aptamer complex according to (aa) or (ab). |