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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Rajiv Jalan, London, GB;
Rajeshwar P Mookerjee, London, GB;
Vanessa Stadlbauer, London, GB;
Nathan Davies, London, GB;
Rajiv Jalan, London, GB;
Rajeshwar P Mookerjee, London, GB;
Vanessa Stadlbauer, London, GB;
Nathan Davies, London, GB;
UCL Business PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
A method for assessing prognosis in an individual suffering from liver failure, which method comprises detecting endotoxin in the individual, for example by determining the neutrophil function in the individual. The method can be used to determine whether there is an increased risk of infection in the individual, an increased risk of organ failure in the individual, an increased risk of mortality in the individual and/or an increased risk that the individual will not respond positively to treatment with an immunosuppressive agent, a steroid or an antibiotic.