Back to results
US 2025/0092472 A1Published application
Use of torque teno virus (ttv) as a marker to determine the risk of complications in a patient admitted to a healthcare facility
AssigneesBiomerieux, Bioaster, Hospices Civils De Lyon
InventorFrançois MALLET
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method for in vitro or ex vivo assessment of the risk of complications in a patient admitted to a healthcare facility includes measuring the viral load of at least one torque teno virus (TTV) in a biological sample of the patient, wherein the patient is not undergoing immunosuppressive treatment.
Claims13
A method for the in vitro or ex vivo evaluation of the risk of complications in a patient admitted to a healthcare facility and who is not undergoing immunosuppressive treatment, characterized in that it comprises carrying out the steps consisting in:
- a) measuring the viral load of at least one Torque Teno Virus (TTV) in a biological sample from said patient,
- b) comparing the viral load determined for said biological sample to a predetermined reference value, and
- c) establishing a risk of complications when the viral load determined for said biological sample is greater than or less than the predetermined reference value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.