Title:
METHOD OF DETECTING PNEUMONIA IN A RESPIRING PATIENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002097428
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
There is disclosed a method for detecting the occurrence of a condition in a respiring subject comprising the steps of: performing a broncho alveolar lavage on the subject; thereby obtaining a fluid sample from said subject; detecting one or more chemical species associated with the sample; and correlating the presence of said species with the occurrence of the condition.
Inventors:
GRINDROD DAVID CHARLES (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2002/002424
Publication Date:
February 06, 2003
Filing Date:
May 22, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OSMETECH PLC (GB)
GRINDROD DAVID CHARLES (GB)
GRINDROD DAVID CHARLES (GB)
International Classes:
G01N33/00; G01N33/497; (IPC1-7): G01N33/497; G01N27/00; G01N33/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000054050A2 | 2000-09-14 | |||
| WO2000049411A1 | 2000-08-24 | |||
| WO1998029563A1 | 1998-07-09 | |||
| WO1998039470A1 | 1998-09-11 |
Other References:
PENES M C ET AL: "GC-MS DETECTION OF PARAFFINS IN A CASE OF LIPOID PNEUMONIA FOLLOWING OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO OIL SPRAY", JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY, vol. 14, no. 6, 1990, pages 372 - 374, XP002221067, ISSN: 0146-4760
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