MATT S EWERT
Medical Practice at Capri Blvd, Saint Petersburg, FL
License number
Florida 34068
Issued Date
Dec 1, 1995
Effective Date
Sep 28, 2000
Expiration Date
Jun 30, 1998
Category
Health Care
Type
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Address
Address
300 Capri Blvd APT #12, Saint Petersburg, FL 33706
Professional information
Infection Mediated Foam Dissolution Rate Measurement
US Patent:
2011005, Mar 10, 2011
Filed:
Mar 3, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/921021
Inventors:
Matt Ewert - Saint Petersburg FL, US
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/48
US Classification:
435 6, 435 405
Abstract:
The subject invention concerns methods and materials for determining the presence or absence of bacterial or fungal infection in a blood sample. In one embodiment, a method of the invention comprises exposing an anticoagulant treated blood sample to freezing the sample to a solid, followed by thawing of the sample and then agitation of the sample to develop foam and then observing the rate that foam dissolves.