Inventors:
Ariel L. Rivas - Ithaca NY, US
Fred W. Quimby - New Durham NH, US
Michael G. Tokman - Ithaca NY, US
International Classification:
A61B 5/00, G01N 33/50
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a means for determining if mammals within a group of mammals is affected by an infection that induces or could induce inflammation, if the mammal is likely to recover or not and if infected whether the mammal should be treated or let to recover untreated. By differentiating infected mammals in a group into different subsets representing differing stages of the progress of the disease the present invention teaches how to prognosticate with continuous data the outcome of a treatment/no treatment decision.