Patent ID: 9562253
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: C12Q

Claim:
1. A method for determining whether a sample, obtained from a patient, includes a bacterial infection, the method comprising: obtaining, from the patient, the sample that includes a plurality of cells of the patient; applying, to the sample, one or more first reagents to cause adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to be released from bacterial cells, when the plurality of cells include the bacterial cells; applying, to the sample, a second reagent, in liquid form, to react with the ATP that is released from the bacterial cells, when the plurality of cells include the bacterial cells, the reaction with the ATP forming a colorimetric agent that can be detected by an unaided eye of a medical practitioner; determining whether the colorimetric agent is detected by the unaided eye of the medical practitioner; identifying a time period from when the second reagent is applied to when the colorimetric agent is detected by the unaided eye of the medical practitioner; and determining that the patient: