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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Karim Asehnoune, Nantes, FR;
Marie-pierre Fontaine-aupart, Fresnes, FR;
Sandrine Lecart, Gif s/yvette, FR;
Antoine Monsel, Chatillon, FR;
Antoine Roquilly, Nantes, FR;
Karim Asehnoune, Nantes, FR;
Marie-Pierre Fontaine-Aupart, Fresnes, FR;
Sandrine Lecart, Gif s/yvette, FR;
Antoine Monsel, Chatillon, FR;
Antoine Roquilly, Nantes, FR;
UNIVERSITE DE NANTES, , FR;
UNIVERSITE PARIS-SUD 11, , FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), , FR;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an in vitro method for diagnosing the infectious state of an individual on the basis of a sample of white corpuscles arising from a biological specimen taken from an organ potentially infected by a pathogenic microorganism of said individual, comprising at least the following two steps: i) measuring the mean cellular intensity of the autofluorescence of said sample, and ii) comparing the intensity measured in step i) with a control value, so as to determine the infectious state of said individual. The diagnostic method of the invention uses a routine optical material making it possible to work in wavelength regions which are compatible with the cellular autofluorescence, and thus constitutes a rapid, reliable and inexpensive aid for the diagnosis or monitoring of an infection in an individual.