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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Bakotic Pathology Associates, Llc, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Kiran Madanahally Divakar, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Bradley Wayne Bakotic, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Laurie Susan Page, Marietta, GA (US);
Lori Ilene Bennett, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Bakotic Pathology Associates, LLC, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is a method of detecting an onychomycotic fungus in a sample, wherein the onychomycotic fungus belongs to a secondary clade member including one or more primary clade members. The method may include the steps of i) screening a sample using a first and second sets of secondary clade-specific primers to determine whether a secondary clade member among a plurality of secondary clade members is present or absent in the sample, where the plurality of secondary clade members includes (a) a dermatophyte, (b) a, and (c) a saprophyte, and ii) after determining the presence of the secondary clade member, screening the sample to determine whether an onychomycotic fungus is present or absent in the sample using primary clade-specific primers that are specific to a primary clade member that belongs to the secondary clade member. Also provided is a kit that finds use in implementing the present method.