Patent ID: 9291631
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method for detecting a respiratory infection associated with a bacterial infection in a subject in need thereof, comprising: (1) measuring soluble CD14 antigen subtype (“sCD14-ST”) in a blood sample derived from the subject; (2) comparing a measured value of sCD14-ST with a cutoff value; (3) discriminating between bacterial and viral infections based on the measured value of sCD14-ST; wherein an increase in said measured value of sCD14-ST compared to said cutoff value is indicative of the respiratory infection associated with the bacterial infection and a decrease in said measured value of sCD14-ST compared to said cutoff value is indicative of the respiratory infection associated with the viral infection; wherein said cutoff value is 577 pg/mL; wherein the sCD14-ST is measured by a sandwich immunoassay system comprising: