Method and system for detection of microbial growth in a specimen container
US10475527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16B99/00
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for determining whether microbial growth is occurring within a specimen container includes steps of incubating the specimen container and obtaining a series of measurement data points while the specimen container is incubated and storing the data points in a machine-readable memory. The series of measurement data points represent a growth curve of microbial growth within the specimen container. The methods determine a positive condition of microbial growth within the container from the measurement data points.
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