Breath test for the diagnosis of bacterial infection

Details Breath test for the diagnosis of bacterial infection Breath test for the diagnosis of bacterial infection

1996-12-02

1999-08-31

Nasser, Robert L.

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Respiratory

600529, G01N 3853

Patent

active

059446706

ABSTRACT:
A breath test for diagnosing the presence of Chlamydia species, such as Chlamydia pneumoniae, in a subject is described. The method of diagnosing Chlamydia species in a subject is performed as follows. First, a safe and effective amount of a substrate, preferably appropriately labelled, is administered to the subject. Second, the exhaled breath of the subject is analyzed to detect the concentration of a cleavage product or products, produced when an enzyme from Chlamydia bacteria cleaves the substrate. The presence of the cleavage product or products indicates a positive diagnosis of Chlamydia species in the subject. A breath test kit is also described. Such a breath test kit would include an item or items necessary for performing at least one of the methods of diagnosing Chlamydia species in a subject. For example, such a breath test kit could include a substrate to be administered to the subject.

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