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US 8,435,755 B2Granted
Method for assaying sepsis in humans
AssigneeUniversitaet Zuerich
InventorsRolf Graf, Daniel Bimmler, Marius Keel
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a reliable method of prediction of sepsis in humans after a trauma, wherein the level of pancreatic stone protein/regenerating protein (PSP/reg) is determined in serum, and a high level is indicative of the development of sepsis at early stages of the disease. Furthermore a method of determination of PSP/reg levels in serum is described.
Claims5
A method of prediction of sepsis after trauma in a human comprising:
- (a) quantifying a level of pancreatic stone protein/regenerating protein (PSP/reg) in a serum sample of said human obtained on days 3, 4 or 5 after said trauma,
- (b) determining whether the level of PSP/reg quantified in said serum sample is above 60 ng/ml, and
- (c) predicting that the human will develop posttraumatic sepsis when the level of PSP/reg quantified in said serum sample is above 60 ng/ml.
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