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20100279273 | NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES FOR THE AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES - The present invention relates to methods of detection, as well as assays, reagents and kits for the specific detection of 15 clinically important respiratory viruses including influenza A and B viruses, human respiratory syncytial viruses, human metapneumoviruses, human enteroviruses, all serotypes of rhinoviruses, 7 serotypes of adenoviruses, parainfluenza viruses types 1, 2, 3, and 4, as well as coronaviruses NL, 229E, OC43, and SARS-CoV. The present invention allows for the detection of each of these respiratory viruses in a single assay. | 11-04-2010 |
20110151453 | NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES AND COMBINATION THEREOF FOR SENSITIVE AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION OF BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL SEPSIS PATHOGENS - The present invention relates to methods of detection, as well as assays, reagents and kits for the specific detection of clinically important bacterial and fungal species. The present invention allows for the specific detection of nucleic acids of each of these pathogens in a single assay. | 06-23-2011 |