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Assays for fungal infection

US9657355B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey · US

Inventors

Steven Park · Saddle Rock, US
David S. Perlin · New York, US
David W. Denning · Grafton, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2007
Grant date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2030

Classification

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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