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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, GB;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/703 (2013.01); C12Q 1/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method for identifying human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a sample. The invention involves use of a plurality of fluorescently labeled oligonucleotide probes and flow cytometry to detect the presence or absence of HIV in macrophages that are obtained from a mucosal surface. The invention is particularly useful for detecting HIV infection prior to seroconversion.