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Detection of occult blood in feces

US4920045A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 1988
Grant dateApr 24, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/25375
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for detection of occult blood in a fecal sample which comprises acting a glycosidase type bacteriolytic enzyme on the fecal sample and subjecting the resulting fecal sample to simultaneous detection of hemoglobin, preferably in combination with transferrin, by an immunological measurement procedure.

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