METHODS OF DETECTING CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA AND OF SCREENING FOR INFECTION/INFLAMMATION BASED ON GENOMIC COPY NUMBER

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14402679

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Compositions and methods for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are provided. The present invention also provides methods and compositions for screening for infection/inflammation based on genomic copy number. Described herein is a method that entails assaying a sample obtained from the urogenital tract of the mammal for an indicator of genomic copy number, wherein a genomic copy number level that is higher than a control genomic copy number level is indicative of the presence of infection or inflammation of the urogenital tract. Also described in a kit of the invention that includes a primer and/or probe for detecting or sequencing an indicator of genomic copy number, wherein the indicator of genomic copy number comprises a nucleic acid sequence that is expected to be present in the genome of the mammal in one or two copies; and a primer and/or probe for detecting or sequencing a nucleic acid sequence that is indicative of a pathogen that infects the urogenital tract or a miRNA correlated with inflammation.

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Higuchi, Russell Alameda, US 26 294
Murray, William E Sunnyvale, US 9 82
Persing, David San Martin, US 9 93
VanAtta, Reuel Palo Alto, US 9 185
Wang, James Fremont, US 240 6180
Weir, Alfhous San Jose, US 1 2

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