US 8,367,337 B2
Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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US 8,367,337 B2
Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Tech Center:
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Examiner:
Kenneth R. Horlick
Art Unit:
1637 Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
Agent:
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.
Inventors:
Corinne Jay; Dianne Van Strijp; Paul Van de Wiel; Birgit Deiman
Assignee:
BIOMERIEUX S. A.
Priority:
12/21/07
Filed:
12/19/08
Granted:
02/05/13
Expiration:
05/27/30
Abstract
The present invention provides improved tests for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The tests are particularly useful for eliminating false positive results due to the presence of a mixed bacterial population in patient samples.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
C12C12Q2600/156C12Q

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