Method for early detection, detection of the severity and for a treatment-accompanying assessment of the course of a sepsis
AssigneeB.R.A.H.M.S. Diagnostica GmbH
InventorClaude Bohuon
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for early detection, detection of the severity as well as for a treatment-accompanying assessment of the course of a sepsis as well as means for carrying out said method. According to the invention, the content of the peptide procalcitonin and/or of a partial peptide formed therefrom which is not the mature calcitonin is determined in a sample of a biological liquid of a patient. From the determined presence and amount of the certain peptide, a conclusion is made about the presence of a sepsis, its severity and/or the success of a therapeutic treatment.
Claims15
Method for early detection of a sepsis in a patient in need thereof comprising:
- determining in a sample of a biological liquid of a patient the concentration of procalcitonin, the determined presence and amount of procalcitonin being indicative of the presence of a sepsis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.