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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher Bieniarz, Highland Park, IL (US);
Michael J Cornwell, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Douglas F Young, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 18 ; 435-4 ;
Abstract
A method for detecting .beta.-lactamases which may be present in a sample by using a disclosed chromogenic precipitating substrate. A sample is exposed to a disclosed .beta.-lactamase substrate and a colored precipitate forms in the presence of an active .beta.-lactamase.