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EP 1051615 A4 20020821 - SCREENING METHOD FOR REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFLAMMATION AND PREECLAMPSIA USING NEUTROPHIL DEFENSINS

Title (en)

SCREENING METHOD FOR REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFLAMMATION AND PREECLAMPSIA USING NEUTROPHIL DEFENSINS

Title (de)

NACHWEISMETHODE FÜR ENTZÜNDUNGEN IM FORTPFLANZUNGSTRAKT UND FÜR PRECLAMPSIA MIT HILFE NEUTROPHILER DEFENSINE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE DEPISTAGE D'INFLAMMATION DE L'APPAREIL GENITAL ET DE PRE-ECLAMPSIE UTILISANT DES DEFENSINES DE NEUTROPHILE

Publication

EP 1051615 A4 20020821 (EN)

Application

EP 98907427 A 19980206

Priority

US 9802649 W 19980206

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9942826A1] A method and apparatus for screening for reproductive tract inflammation and preeclampsia which utilizes the increase in neutrophil defensins to indicate that a patient is at risk of having reproductive tract inflammation or preeclampsia. The apparatus consists either an ELISA based measurement of defensins levels or a dipstick test that can be administered by the provider or self-administered by the patient.

IPC 1-7

G01N 33/68; G01N 33/53; G01N 33/543

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 33/689 (2013.01); G01N 2800/368 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [Y] US 5712170 A 19980127 - KOUVONEN ILKKA SAKARI [FI], et al
  • [XY] PRIETO J A ET AL: "NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION IN PREECLAMPSIA. ARE DEFENSINS AND LACTOFERRIN ELEVATED IN PREECLAMPTIC PATIENTS?", JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, INC., CHICAGO,, US, vol. 42, no. 1, January 1997 (1997-01-01), pages 29 - 32, XP002913466, ISSN: 0024-7758
  • [XY] REIN M F ET AL: "USE OF LACTOFERRIN ASSAY IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS", SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, LIPPINCOTT CO., PHILADELPHIA, US, vol. 23, no. 6, November 1996 (1996-11-01), pages 517 - 521, XP002913468, ISSN: 0148-5717
  • [A] YASIN B ET AL: "Susceptibility of Chlamydia trachomatis to protegrins and defensins.", INFECTION AND IMMUNITY. UNITED STATES MAR 1996, vol. 64, no. 3, March 1996 (1996-03-01), pages 709 - 713, XP002202156, ISSN: 0019-9567
  • See references of WO 9942826A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9942826 A1 19990826; AU 6323598 A 19990906; CA 2296022 A1 19990826; EP 1051615 A1 20001115; EP 1051615 A4 20020821

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9802649 W 19980206; AU 6323598 A 19980206; CA 2296022 A 19980206; EP 98907427 A 19980206