METHOD FOR DETECTING INFECTIONS
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United States of America Patent
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Jun 26, 2014
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May 16, 2012
filing date -
May 16, 2011
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Abandoned
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for detecting infections caused by or associated with siderophore-secreting microorganisms and kits and components used therein for carrying out the method. In one aspect the invention relates to a method for detecting siderophores and/or detecting infections caused by or associated with siderophore-secreting microorganisms in a biological sample of a subject, the method comprising providing a solid support having either bound siderophore or a conjugate thereof, or bound anti-siderophore antibody; reacting the bound siderophore or a conjugate thereof, with an anti-siderophore antibody, and a biological sample of a subject; or reacting the bound anti-siderophore antibody with a siderophore or conjugate thereof, and a biological sample of a subject; and detecting and/or quantifying the presence of the siderophore in the biological sample.
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