Positron imaging tomography imaging agent composition adn method for bacterial infection
AssigneeThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York
InventorsPeter Tonge, Zhuo ZHANG, Peter Smith-Jones, Li LIU, Hui WANG
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Abstract
The present invention provides a composition comprising the compound having the structure: or a salt of the compound; 4-amino-2-[19F]-fluorobenzoic acid or a salt of 4-amino-2-[19F]-fluorobenzoic acid; and at least one acceptable carrier.
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A process for preparing a composition comprising admixing at least one carrier with an amount of a compound having the structure:
- or a salt of the compound.
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A method of detecting the presence of an infectious bacteria in a subject which comprises determining if an amount of the compound having the structure:
- is present in the subject period of time after administration of the compound or salt thereof to the subject, thereby detecting the presence of the infectious bacteria based on the amount of the compound determined to be present in the subject.
A method of detecting the location of bacteria cells in a subject afflicted with an infection of the bacteria which comprises determining where an amount of the compound having the structure:
- is present in the subject at a period of time after administration of the compound or salt thereof to the subject, thereby detecting the location of the bacteria cells based on the location of the compound determined to be present in the subject.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.