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Assays for fungal infection

US10385409B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey · US

Inventors

David S. Perlin · New York, US
Steven Park · Saddle Rock, US
David W. Denning · Grafton, GB

Key dates

Filing date	May 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Q2600/166
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods and kits are described for testing for the presence or absence of any fungus in a sample. Examples of fungi that can be detected include, but are not limited to, those belonging to the genera Candida, Aspergillus and Pneumocystis. The methods include obtaining a sample suspected of containing fungal nucleic acid, including at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid, and testing for the presence or absence in the sample of the at least one universal region of fungal nucleic acid. Samples may be biological or non-biological.

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