Methods of diagnosing infectious disease pathogens and their drug sensitivity

US10982291B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• The Broad Institute, Inc. · US
• The General Hospital Corporation · US

Inventors

• James Gomez · Brookline, US
• Deborah Hung · Cambridge, US
• Amy Barczak · Medford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 13, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 20, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2800/56
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The specification relates generally to methods of detecting, diagnosing, and/or identifying pathogens, e.g., infectious disease pathogens and determining their drug sensitivity and appropriate methods of treatment. This invention also relates generally to methods of monitoring pathogen infection in individual subjects as well as larger populations of subjects.