NUCLEIC ACID ASSAY FOR DIAGNOSING OR MONITORING A PATHOGEN INFECTION IN A BODILY FLUID FROM A SUBJECT TREATED WITH AN ANTI-PATHOGENIC AGENT

摘要

Described herein is a method and assay of detecting the presence of a polynucleotide in a bodily fluid obtained from a subject treated with an anti-pathogenic agent comprising isolating the polynucleotide from a first and a second sample of a bodily fluid, amplifying the polynucleotide, and determining the polynucleotide, wherein the polynucleotide is a pathogen polynucleotide. Further provided is a method for diagnosing a pathogen infection in a subject, for detecting a pathogen infection in a subject treated with an anti-pathogenic agent, and for detecting the presence and/or genotype of a pathogen in a bodily fluid.