Diagnostic method
AssigneeHansa Medical AB
InventorsLars Björck, Bertil Christensson, Heiko Herwald, Adam Linder, Per Åkesson
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Abstract
It has been demonstrated that the level of HBP increases in individuals that subsequently develop severe sepsis. Accordingly, the level of HBP, HBP/WBC ratio or HBP/NC ratio in an individual can be used to determine whether or not an individual is at risk of developing severe sepsis.
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A method of identifying whether or not an individual is at risk of developing severe sepsis, which method comprises measuring HBP in the individual and thereby determining whether or not the individual is at risk of developing severe sepsis.
An agent for the detection of HBP for use in determining whether or not an individual is at risk of developing severe sepsis.
A test kit for use in a method for determining whether or not an individual is at risk of developing severe sepsis, which test kit comprises an agent for the detection of HBP in an individual.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.