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Detection of Clostridium difficile

US8101362B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22References

30Claims

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Assignee

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research · US

Inventors

Franklin R. Cockerill, III · Rochester, US
Thomas F. Smith · Rochester, US
Jon E. Rosenblatt · Rochester, US
Lynne M. Sloan · Rochester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 2009
Grant date	Jan 24, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Q1/686
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides methods to detect C. difficile in biological samples using real-time PCR. Primers and probes for the detection of C. difficile are provided by the invention. Articles of manufacture containing such primers and probes for detecting C. difficile are further provided by the invention.

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