Multiplexed PCR assay for detecting disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection
US6465638B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/16
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to nucleic acid primers and probes specific for organisms of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and to their use in nucleic acid amplification methods for the detection and differentiation of such organisms in biological samples. The invention also relates to diagnostic kits for detecting and differentiating the various organisms comprising the MAC.
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