Diagnostic markers of wound infection III

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of diagnosis or prognosis of a mammalian wound infection, said method comprising the step of measuring the level of at least one cell surface receptor in a sample of wound fluid. The preferred cell surface receptors are Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM 1) and Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-2 (TNF-RII). The present invention also provides devices (e.g. biosensors) for use in such methods, and methods and products for diagnosing and treating infected wounds.