DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF WOUND INFECTION BY MEASUREMENT OF A PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 IN WOUND FLUID
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1. A method of diagnosing or prognosing wound infection, comprising testing a wound fluid for the presence or level of cPLA2 or of a marker which is indicative of the presence or level of cPLA2.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the diagnosis, prognosis and/or treatment of wound infection by testing wound fluid for the presence of a marker which is present in an amount which is indicative of infection. The marker may be high molecular weight phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) or a marker which is correlated with cPLA2.
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- 1. A method of diagnosing or prognosing wound infection, comprising testing a wound fluid for the presence or level of cPLA2 or of a marker which is indicative of the presence or level of cPLA2.
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- 11. A method for the treatment of a mammalian wound comprising the steps of measuring the presence or level of cPLA2 or a marker which is indicative of the presence or level of cPLA2 of a wound fluid collected from the wound, and applying an antimicrobial wound dressing to the wound selectively if the said presence or level is indicative of wound infection.
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