Global Patent Index - EP 3449257 A1

EP 3449257 A1 20190306 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF AN INFECTION

Title (en)

METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF AN INFECTION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM NACHWEIS DES URSPRUNGS EINER INFEKTION

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉTERMINER L'ORIGINE D'UNE INFECTION

Publication

EP 3449257 A1 20190306 (EN)

Application

EP 17719610 A 20170427

Priority

  • EP 16167699 A 20160429
  • EP 2017060040 W 20170427

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3239712A1] The present invention is in the field of medicine. It relates to a method and kit for determining whether an infection is of bacterial or non-bacterial origin. It relates to a method for determining in a patient whether an infection is of bacterial or non-bacterial origin, the method comprising: (a) determining the concentration of antitrypsin (ATT) and/or of at least one fragment thereof, in a sample that has been taken from said patient, and (b) determining whether said patient suffers from an infection of bacterial or non-bacterial origin based on the concentration of ATT and/or of at least one fragment thereof and designating the infection as of bacterial or non-bacterial origin.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 33/56911 (2013.01); G01N 2333/8125 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017186842A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3239712 A1 20171101; EP 3239712 B1 20210310; EP 3449257 A1 20190306; WO 2017186842 A1 20171102

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16167699 A 20160429; EP 17719610 A 20170427; EP 2017060040 W 20170427