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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
James D Mansour, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas Schulte, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Paramus, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 34 ; 2504612 ; 435-6 ; 435 39 ; 436 63 ; 436 94 ; 436172 ;
Abstract
A method for detection of intracellular bacteria in a blood sample by staining with ethidium bromide and observing microscopically using fluorescence is provided. The bacteria stain rapidly and selectively and are detectable in complex mixtures. The bacteria may be in whole blood or may optionally be partially isolated or purified before staining.