DEVICE FOR DETECTING INDUSTRIAL PATHOGENIC AGENTS

Abstract

Device for detecting a pathogen in a sample, comprising: a first housing (10) for carrying out reactions and comprising: - a light source (15), - two compartments, each compartment being designed to immobilize a reaction tube (12) in a position in which it is illuminated by the light source, each compartment comprising a photodetector designed to detect in an analog manner a portion of the light signal reflected by the reaction tube (12), - a heating element (17) designed to heat the reaction tubes (12), and - a camera (13) designed to simultaneously capture a digital image of the two compartments, the digital image comprising the reaction tubes (12),said device further comprising: a processing means designed to: - compare the analog information obtained from the portion of the light signal reflected by each reaction tube (12) with the digital information obtained from the image of each reaction tube (12), - compare the digital information and the analog information, once digitized, with an expected value corresponding to a specific pathogen and indicating the presence of this pathogen in the sample.