SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for detecting infections in a clinical sample are provided. Small-volume clinical samples obtained at a point-of-service (POS) location and may be tested at the POS location for multiple markers for multiple diseases, including upper and lower respiratory diseases. Samples may be tested for cytokines, or for inflammation indicators. Dilution of samples, or levels of detection, may be determined by the condition or past history of a subject. Test results may be obtained within a short amount of time after sample placement in a testing device, or within a short amount of time after being obtained from the subject. A prescription for treatment of a detected disorder may be provided, and may be filled, at the POS location. A bill may be automatically generated for the testing, or for the prescription, may be automatically sent to an insurance provider, and payment may be automatically obtained.
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276 Claims
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1-246. -246. (canceled)
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247. A method of determining the stage of an infection in a subject suffering from an infection, comprising:
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Testing at least one sample, or an aliquot or aliquots thereof, obtained from said subject
1) for the presence of a nucleic acid indicative of the infection, and
2) for the presence of an antibody indicative of the infection, andDetermining whether the relative amounts of a) nucleic acids indicative of the infection and b) antibodies indicative of the infection indicate that the infection is a recent infection, wherein i) a greater relative amount of the nucleic acids indicative of the infection as compared to the relative amount of the antibodies indicative of the infection indicate that the infection is a recent infection, and ii) a significant amount of antibodies to the infectious agent indicate the infection is not a recent infection. - View Dependent Claims (248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276)
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