Invention Application
- Patent Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND IDENTIFYING INFECTION TRANSMISSION
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Application No.: US15502924Application Date: 2015-08-11
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Publication No.: US20170235873A1Publication Date: 2017-08-17
- Inventor: Sitharthan Kamalakaran , Joseph N. Paulson
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL EINDHOVEN
- Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL EINDHOVEN
- International Application: PCT/IB15/56093 WO 20150811
- Main IPC: G06F19/14
- IPC: G06F19/14 ; G06F17/18 ; A61B5/00 ; G06F19/22

Abstract:
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for determining sources of infection transmission. Phylogenetic methods are used for determining the evolutionary history and replication rates of infection isolates. The evolutionary distance and/or replication rate of an infection isolate maybe compared to other isolates. Based on a comparison of the evolutionary distance and/or replication rate, a determination of the source of infection transmission is made.
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