Patents by Inventor Elisabeth PINET

Elisabeth PINET 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).

  • IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA THAT ARE RESISTANT TO CARBAPENEMS BY MEMBRANE IMPERVIOUSNESS
    Publication number: 20180155757
    Abstract: A method for discriminating carbapenem-resistant bacteria according to whether or not they develop resistance by membrane impermeability, the method including the following steps: providing a bacterial strain that is resistant to at least one carbapenem, evaluating the sensitivity of the bacterial strain with regard to at least one indicator carbapenem, on the one hand in the absence of polymyxin B nonapeptide (PMBN) and, on the other hand, in the presence of PMBN in a non-inhibitory concentration, establishing a prognosis of resistance by membrane impermeability in the case where the presence of PMBN makes it possible to significantly increase the sensitivity of the bacterial strain with regard to at least one indicator carbapenem used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicants: BIOMÉRIEUX, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM), UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE, SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES (SSA)
    Inventors: Christine FRANCESCHI, Elisabeth PINET, Jean-Marie PAGES, Gilles ZAMBARDI