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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leonard J Galante, Cary, NC (US);
Robert A Lodder, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignees:
Glaxo Inc., RTP, NC (US);
The University of Kentucky, RTP, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250341 ; 250339 ; 250343 ; 2503581 ; 356341 ; 356407 ;
Abstract
A method for detecting the presence or absence of microorganisms in a liquid test sample is provided without need for withdrawing an aliquot or destroying the sample. The method comprises taking near-infrared spectra of the sample and comparing it visually or mathematically to the spectra of a standard, which may be the values of the spectra known to the operator or may be a standard sample that is provided and run side-by-side.