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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:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M Hejna, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Gertrude M Karr, Baltimore, MD (US);
Denise R Holliday, Laurel, MD (US);
William B Brasso, Columbia, MD (US);
Patricia Hammond, Parkton, MD (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 32 ; 435 29 ; 435 30 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for correcting false susceptibility results in antimicrobial susceptibility tests for resistant microorganisms. This method comprises adding specific amounts of sugars, carbohydrates, related compounds or other ingredients to a test medium for such susceptibility tests.