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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2009
Applicants:
John D. Walsh, Durham, NC (US);
Jones M. Hyman, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Bradford G. Clay, Wildwood, MI (US);
Thurman C. Thorpe, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
John D. Walsh, Durham, NC (US);
Jones M. Hyman, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Bradford G. Clay, Wildwood, MI (US);
Thurman C. Thorpe, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for detecting, and characterizing a microorganism present in a blood culture medium whereby the method may be accomplished utilizing a time-dependent spectroscopic technique to obtain at least two measurements directly of a blood culture medium and correlating said measurements for the detection and characterization of a microorganism, that may be present in the blood culture.