MULTIPLEXED PCR ASSAY FOR DETECTING DISSEMINATED MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX INFECTION

摘要

The present invention relates to nucleic acid primers and probes specific for organisms of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and to their use in nucleic acid amplification methods for the detection and differentiation of such organisms in biological samples. The invention also relates to diagnostic kits for detecting and differentiating the various organisms comprising the MAC.