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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2001
Paul James Travers, Manchester, GB;
Martin James Henery, Alderley Edge, GB;
John Charles Plant, Stone, GB;
Sean Sydney Aiken, Stoke on Trent, GB;
Andrew John Tummon, Middlewich, GB;
Alexander Samuel Mcneish, Nr Nantwich, GB;
Janet Elizabeth Manning, Goostrey, GB;
Amjad Nissar Chaudry, Manchester, GB;
Paul James Travers, Manchester, GB;
Martin James Henery, Alderley Edge, GB;
John Charles Plant, Stone, GB;
Sean Sydney Aiken, Stoke on Trent, GB;
Andrew John Tummon, Middlewich, GB;
Alexander Samuel McNeish, Nr Nantwich, GB;
Janet Elizabeth Manning, Goostrey, GB;
Amjad Nissar Chaudry, Manchester, GB;
Osmetech PLC, , GB;
Abstract
A method for determining the presence of an infection in a liquid sample comprising the steps of: lowering the pH of the liquid sample so as to drive short-chain fatty acids present in the liquid sample, acetic acid in particular, to the gaseous phase; detecting short-chain fatty acids, ammonia and, optionally amine species present as gases in a headspace associated with the liquid sample using a detector which is sensitive to the presence of short-chain fatty acids, ammonia and, optionally, amine species, particularly conductive and semi-conductive polymer sensors; and correlating the presence of detected short-chain fatty acids, ammonia and, optionally, amine species with the presence of the infection.