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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc., Sarasota, FL (US);
Inventors:
Robert P. Sambursky, Bradenton, FL (US);
Uma Mahesh Babu, Bradenton, FL (US);
Robert W. VanDine, Montoursville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc., Sarasota, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/558 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/54386 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/54346 (2013.01); G01N 33/56911 (2013.01); G01N 33/56983 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0074 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00576 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00648 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00725 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00743 (2013.01); G01N 2333/47 (2013.01); G01N 2333/4737 (2013.01); G01N 2333/914 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lateral flow assay detects and differentiates between viral and bacterial infections. A combined point of care diagnostic device tests markers for viral infection and markers for bacterial infection, to effectively assist in the rapid differentiation of viral and bacterial infections. In one preferred embodiment, the bacterial marker is CRP. In another preferred embodiment, the viral marker is MxA. In some embodiments, it is unnecessary to lyse the cells in the sample prior to applying it to the device.