| 摘要 |
Provided herein are kits, devices and methods related to blood analysis. In some aspects, kits, devices and methods related to analyzing unprocessed and processed blood are provided, e.g., by processing blood with enzymes and measuring transmittance of light passed through the processed blood and as well as through unprocessed blood. Such kits, devices and methods are useful, e.g., for identifying the presence or absence of infection, and also the type of infection, if present. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for assaying a blood sample obtained from a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
a) providing a first, a second, and a third anticoagulant-treated blood sample that have been previously frozen and thawed; b) contacting the second anticoagulant-treated blood sample with plasmin or plasminogen and a plasminogen activator and contacting the third anticoagulant-treated blood sample with an enzyme that will break down a phospholipid bilayer; c) passing light from an artificial source through the first, second and third anti-coagulant treated blood samples; and d) measuring transmittance of the light through the first, second, and third anti-coagulant treated blood samples. |
