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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Kan-Hung Lee, Sanchung, TW;
Chi-Horng Bair, Tucheng, TW;
Yang-Yuan Tseng, Hsinchu, TW;
Yih-Weng Wang, Tainan, TW;
Shin-Hwan Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Dr. Chip Biotechnology Incorporation, Taichung, TW;
Abstract
The present invention discloses pairs of oligonucleotide primers for use in detecting the presence or absence of an enterovirus in a sample. Also disclosed are synthetic nucleotide sequences capable of specifically hybridizing to a sense strand of an enterovirus nucleic acid or a nucleic acid corresponding to the sense strand. The present invention provides a method of detecting the presence or absence of an enterovirus nucleic acid in a sample as well as a kit for detecting an enterovirus in a sample. The present invention particularly provides a method and a kit for detecting and differentiating enterovirus type 71 and/or coxsackievirus A16 in a sample.