Patents by Inventor Cidáia Irene Azevedo Pina Vaz

Cidáia Irene Azevedo Pina Vaz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140199703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting resistant microorganisms to a therapeutic agent in a biological sample, comprising the following steps: a. inoculate the said sample, uncultured, on a first tube with, and on a second tube without, at least one therapeutic agent; preferentially further including at least one lysing agent and/or a buffer, and/or a suitable culture medium, or put the sample on a separation serum tube; and incubated it; b. add to both tubes a fluorescent marker; c. perform a fluorescence analysis for obtaining one or more fluorescence or growth parameters for each of the two tubes; wherein the microorganisms resistant phenotype of the biological sample to said therapeutic agent is obtained by comparing the one or more fluorescence parameters between the two tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Universidade do Porto
    Inventors: Cidáia Irene Azevedo Pina Vaz, Acácio Agostinho Gonçalves Rodrigues, Isabel Cristina Santos Silva De Faria Ramos Antunes, Rita Mafalda Dos Santos Rocha Do Rosário, Ana Sofia Quinta E Costa De Oliveira Morais, Ana Teresa Pinto E Silva