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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles W. Stratton, Nashville, TN (US);
William M. Mitchell, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12Q 1/37 ; C12Q 1/18 ; G01N 3/3571 ; C12P 1/934 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12Q 1/37 ; C12Q 1/18 ; G01N 3/3571 ; C12P 1/934 ;
Abstract
Methods for determining the susceptibility of intracellular pathogens, particularly Chlamydia, to single or combination of test agents are described. The methods can be used for in vitro or in vivo evaluation of agents that can be used as therapeutic agents in the treatment/eradication of pathogen infection in general or to target a specific infected organ. Assays which utilize nucleic amplification techniques (e.g., PCR) to determine effectiveness of the agent(s) evaluated are also described.