A method of determining whether an individual is infected with a mycobacterial disease, the method comprising: (a) providing a system which comprises an antigen; (b) contacting the system with a sample obtained from the individual; and (c) detecting the presence or absence of binding of a biomarker in the sample with the antigen; wherein the antigen is a mycolic acid wax ester derived antigen.
一种确定个体是否感染分枝杆菌病的方法,该方法包括:(a)提供一个包含抗原的系统;(b)将该系统与从个体中获得的样本接触;(c)检测样本中的
生物标志物是否与抗原结合的存在或缺失;其中,抗原是来源于蜡酯的分枝杆菌酸抗原。