Real time PCR assay for detection of bacterial respiratory pathogens

摘要

Methods for detecting , , and spp. are disclosed. A sample suspected of containing a nucleic acid of one or more of , , and spp. is screened for the presence or absence of that nucleic acid. Determining whether the , , or spp. nucleic acid is present in the sample can be accomplished by detecting hybridization between a probe (such as a CARDS toxin probe), a probe (such as a probe), or a spp. probe (such as a probe) and a nucleic acid in a sample. Also disclosed are probes and primers for the detection of and spp., and kits that contain the disclosed probes and/or primers.