Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of diagnosing pneumonia by detecting a volatile organic compound
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Application No.: US14362509Application Date: 2012-12-03
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Publication No.: US09657326B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Horst Ruether , Anton Amann
- Applicant: MEON Medical Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
- Applicant Address: AT Graz
- Assignee: MEON Medical Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
- Current Assignee: MEON Medical Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
- Current Assignee Address: AT Graz
- Agency: Clark & Elbing LLP
- Priority: EP11009630 20111206
- International Application: PCT/EP2012/074239 WO 20121203
- International Announcement: WO2013/083518 WO 20130613
- Main IPC: G01N33/497
- IPC: G01N33/497 ; C12Q1/14 ; C12Q1/04 ; C12Q1/10
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing an existing or developing acute pneumonia induced by a microorganism by detecting one or more volatile organic compound(s) in a subject's sample and the use of one or more volatile organic compound(s) for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae or Haemophilus influenza and optionally opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140336080A1 METHOD OF DIAGNOSING PNEUMONIA BY DETECTING A VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND Public/Granted day:2014-11-13
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