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Detection of clostridium difficile

US8362227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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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	Jan 9, 2012
Grant date	Jan 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 9, 2032

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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