An assaying agent for endotoxin, which comprises either a limulus amoebocyte lysate and antibody against a (1 → 3)-β-D-glucan-sensitive factor or a limulus amoebocyte lysate which is substantially free from said factor. As this agent makes it possible to assay with high sensitivity and endotoxin originating in Gram-negative bacteria present in a biological specimen such as blood, urine or cerebrospinal fluid without being affected by (1 → 3)-β-D-glucan, it serves to diagnose gram-negative bacterial sepsis or other diseases which have been difficult to diagnose rapidly with good reproducibility, thus greatly contributing to clinical examination in particular.
一种检测内毒素的试剂,它包括嗜膜变形虫细胞裂解液和针对(1→3)-β-D-
葡聚糖敏感因子的
抗体,或基本上不含上述因子的嗜膜变形虫细胞裂解液。由于这种制剂可以高灵敏度地检测血液、尿液或脑脊液等
生物标本中存在的革兰氏阴性细菌产生的内毒素,而不受(1 → 3)-β-D-
葡聚糖的影响,因此它可用于诊断革兰氏阴性细菌败血症或其他难以快速诊断的疾病,并具有良好的重现性,从而极大地促进了临床检查。