Assays for fungal infection
US11884985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2042 |
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- 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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