Method for detecting a wound infection
AssigneesTechnische Universitat Graz, Medizinische UniversitäT Graz, Forschungsholding Tu Graz GmbH
InventorsGeorg Gubitz, Eva Wehrschütz-Sigl, Andrea Hasmann, Barbara Binder, Michael Burnett, Michael Schintler
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for detecting a wound infection comprising the steps of: contacting a sample obtained from a wound with at least two substrates for at least two enzymes selected from the group consisting of lysozyme, elastase, cathepsin G and myeloperoxidase, and detecting a wound infection when a conversion of the at least two substrates with said at least two enzymes are determined.
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A method for detecting a wound infection comprising the steps of:
- contacting a sample obtained from a wound with at least two substrates for at least two enzymes selected from the group consisting of lysozyme, elastase, cathepsin G and myeloperoxidase, and
- detecting a wound infection when a conversion of the at least two substrates with said at least two enzymes is determined.
A wound dressing or swab comprising at least two substrates for at least two enzymes selected from the group consisting of lysozyme, elastase, cathepsin G and myeloperoxidase, wherein said substrates are capable of releasing a coloured agent or causing declouding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.