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Ju Y, Kim HY, Ahn JK, Park HG. Ultrasensitive version of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) utilizing a nicking and extension chain reaction system. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10785-10791. [PMID: 34076022 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00564b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) is a transcription-based isothermal amplification technique especially designed for the detection of RNA targets. The NASBA basically relies on the linear production of T7 RNA promoter-containing double-stranded DNA (T7DNA), and thus the final amplification efficiency is not sufficiently high enough to achieve ultrasensitive detection. We herein ingeniously integrate a nicking and extension chain reaction system into the NASBA to establish an ultrasensitive version of NASBA, termed Nicking and Extension chain reaction System-Based Amplification (NESBA). By employing a NESBA primer set designed to contain an additional nicking site at the 5' end of a NASBA primer set, the T7DNA is exponentially amplified through continuously repeated nicking and extension chain reaction by the combined activities of nicking endonuclease (NE) and reverse transcriptase (RT). As a consequence, a much larger number of RNA amplicons would be produced through the transcription of the amplified T7DNA, greatly enhancing the final fluorescence signal from the molecular beacon (MB) probe binding to the RNA amplicon. Based on this unique design principle, we successfully identified the target respiratory syncytial virus A (RSV A) genomic RNA (gRNA) down to 1 aM under isothermal conditions, which is 100-fold more sensitive than regular NASBA.
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- Yong Ju
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea. and Human Convergence Technology Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 143 Hanggaul-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21+ Program), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Biographical Feature: Marie-Louise Landry, M.D. J Clin Microbiol 2019; 57:JCM.01013-19. [PMID: 31413080 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01013-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cryptosporidium oocysts have extremely robust walls that protect the parasite against environmental pressures. Analyses must be sensitive to detect the few organisms (if any) present in environmental samples. After a series of negative nucleic acid amplification results on spiked samples, following a standard RNA isolation protocol, it seemed probable that oocyst RNA had been lost in the washing steps of the isolation protocol. By reducing both the volume of wash buffer and the number of washing steps, positive results could be re-established. Insufficient washing, however, seemed to prevent downstream analysis, probably because of inhibitory substances remaining in the RNA isolate. Nucleic acid isolation protocols for low numbers of "difficult" organisms should be adapted, according to the material to optimize the balance between removal of inhibitors and retention of target, thereby improving the performance of the technique.
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- Birgitte K Hønsvall
- University College of Southeast Norway, Borre, Norway.,Trilobite Microsystems AS, Borre, Norway; and
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- Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adamstuen Campus, Oslo, Norway
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Real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) assay targeting MIC1 for detection of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis oocysts. Exp Parasitol 2016; 172:61-67. [PMID: 27998735 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Both Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis are often associated with cryptosporidiosis in humans, but whereas humans are the main host for C. hominis, C. parvum is zoonotic and able to infect a variety of species. The oocyst transmission stages of both species of parasites are morphologically identical and molecular techniques, usually polymerase chain reaction (PCR), are required to distinguish between oocysts detected by standard methods in environmental samples, such as water. In this study, we developed two primer sets for real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA), targeting the MIC1 transcript in C. parvum (CpMIC1) and C. hominis (ChMIC1). Using these primer sets, we were not only able to detect low numbers of C. parvum and C. hominis oocysts (down to 5 oocysts in 10 μl, and down to 1 oocyst using diluted RNA samples), but also distinguish between them. One of the primer sets targeted an exon only occurring in CpMIC1, thereby providing a tool for distinguishing C. parvum from other Cryptosporidium species. Although mRNA has been suggested as a tool for assessing viability of Cryptosporidium oocysts, as it is short-lived and may have high transcription, this NASBA assay detected MIC1 mRNA in inactivated oocysts. RNA within the oocysts seems to be protected from degradation, even when the oocysts have been killed by heating or freeze-thawing. Thus, our approach detects both viable and non-viable oocysts, and RNA does not seem to be a suitable marker for assessing oocyst viability.
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Respiratory infections are the third highest cause of death worldwide and influenza has the highest mortality rate among lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). Diagnosis of LRTIs relies mostly on clinical symptoms and is not fully satisfactory. Influenza laboratory diagnosis improves the efficiency of prophylaxis or treatment of influenza by antiviral molecules and has a strong impact on the cost-effectiveness of curative treatment. Inappropriate treatment of patients may result in spreading of resistant strains. Molecular diagnostics play a central role in the surveillance and response of pandemic influenza due to highly pathogenic strains. Real-time assays can be used for diagnosis or surveillance purposes in humans and animals, and microarrays can be used to identify and monitor the spread of dangerous variants. Molecular assays are also useful to identify and distinguish influenza, other respiratory viruses and bacteria, although their cost-effectiveness must be proven on a large scale. As new antiviral options will be available to clinicians, a better treatment choice will benefit the patient and community. Recent progress in molecular techniques will be reviewed. Examples of real-time assays for the detection of influenza viruses, including the highly pathogenic influenza A strains H5N1 and H7N7, will be discussed. Promising new techniques that allow detailed genotyping of viruses or multiplex detection of several respiratory pathogens from a unique specimen will also be discussed. These techniques will, in the near future, significantly improve the quality of diagnosis and surveillance of respiratory pathogens.
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- Guy Vernet
- BioMérieux, Emerging Pathogens R&D Department, Marcy-l'Etoile, 69280, France.
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A quencher-free molecular beacon design based on pyrene excimer fluorescence using pyrene-labeled UNA (unlocked nucleic acid). Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:6186-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.04.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tang YW. Laboratory diagnosis of CNS infections by molecular amplification techniques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 1:489-509. [PMID: 23496356 DOI: 10.1517/17530059.1.4.489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The initial presentation of symptoms and clinical manifestations of CNS infectious diseases often makes a specific diagnosis difficult and uncertain, and the emergence of polymerase chain reaction-led molecular techniques have been used in improving organism-specific diagnosis. These techniques have not only provided rapid, non-invasive detection of microorganisms causing CNS infections, but also demonstrated several neurologic disorders linked to infectious pathogens. Molecular methods performed on cerebrospinal fluid are recognized as the new 'gold standard' for some of these infections caused by microorganisms that are difficult to detect and identify. Although molecular techniques are predicted to be widely used in diagnosing and monitoring CNS infections, the limitations as well as strengths of these techniques must be clearly understood by both clinicians and laboratory personnel.
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- Yi-Wei Tang
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 4605 TVC, Nashville, TN 37232-5310, USA +1 615 322 2035 ; +1 615 343 8420 ;
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Han SX, Jia X, Ma JL, Zhu Q. Molecular beacons: a novel optical diagnostic tool. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2013; 61:139-48. [PMID: 23292078 PMCID: PMC7079750 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-012-0209-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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As a result of the efforts of the Human Genome Project and the rise in demand for molecular diagnostic assays, the development and optimization of novel hybridization probes have focused on speed, reliability, and accuracy in the identification of nucleic acids. Molecular beacons (MBs) are single-stranded, fluorophore-labeled nucleic acid probes that are capable of generating a fluorescent signal in the presence of target, but are dark in the absence of target. Because of the high specificity and sensitivity characteristics, MBs have been used in variety of fields. In this review, MBs are introduced and discussed as diagnostic tools in four sections: several technologies of MBs will be illustrated primarily; the limitation of MBs next; the third part is new fashions of MBs; and the last one is to present the application of MBs in disease diagnosis.
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- Su-Xia Han
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, People's Republic of China
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Zhao Y, Perlin DS. Quantitative detection of Aspergillus spp. by real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 968:83-92. [PMID: 23296887 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-257-5_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Rapid and quantitative detection of Aspergillus from clinical samples may facilitate an early diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). As nucleic acid-based detection is a viable option, we demonstrate that Aspergillus burdens can be rapidly and accurately detected by a novel real-time nucleic acid assay other than qPCR by using the combination of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) and the molecular beacon (MB) technology. Here, we detail a real-time NASBA assay to determine quantitative Aspergillus burdens in lungs and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids of rats with experimental IPA.
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- Yanan Zhao
- Public Health Research Institute Center, UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, NJ, USA
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This chapter describes common viral pathogens in humans with emphasis on the molecular diagnosis. Each section includes molecular characteristics, clinical presentation, and commonly used diagnostic methods (both conventional and molecular). Commercially available molecular diagnostic kits are preferentially described. Recommendations and guidelines (if available) for result interpretation and clinical approach are also included. For detailed methods, please refer to the chapter “Methodology and Instrumentation” in this book.
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- Liang Cheng
- School of Medicine, Dept. Pathology, Indiana University, N. University Blvd. 550, Indianapolis, 46202 Indiana USA
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- Dept. Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Gustave L. Levy Place 1, New York, 10029 New York USA
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- School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and, Indiana University, 635 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, 46202 Indiana USA
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Recent technical advances have begun to realize the potential of molecular beacons to test for diverse infections in clinical diagnostic laboratories. These include the ability to test for, and quantify, multiple pathogens in the same clinical sample, and to detect antibiotic resistant strains within hours. The design principles of molecular beacons have also spawned a variety of allied technologies.
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- Sanjay Tyagi
- Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey225 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07103USA
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- Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey225 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07103USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey225 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07103USA
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Kreutz JE, Munson T, Huynh T, Shen F, Du W, Ismagilov RF. Theoretical design and analysis of multivolume digital assays with wide dynamic range validated experimentally with microfluidic digital PCR. Anal Chem 2011; 83:8158-68. [PMID: 21981344 PMCID: PMC3216679 DOI: 10.1021/ac201658s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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This paper presents a protocol using theoretical methods and free software to design and analyze multivolume digital PCR (MV digital PCR) devices; the theory and software are also applicable to design and analysis of dilution series in digital PCR. MV digital PCR minimizes the total number of wells required for "digital" (single molecule) measurements while maintaining high dynamic range and high resolution. In some examples, multivolume designs with fewer than 200 total wells are predicted to provide dynamic range with 5-fold resolution similar to that of single-volume designs requiring 12,000 wells. Mathematical techniques were utilized and expanded to maximize the information obtained from each experiment and to quantify performance of devices and were experimentally validated using the SlipChip platform. MV digital PCR was demonstrated to perform reliably, and results from wells of different volumes agreed with one another. No artifacts due to different surface-to-volume ratios were observed, and single molecule amplification in volumes ranging from 1 to 125 nL was self-consistent. The device presented here was designed to meet the testing requirements for measuring clinically relevant levels of HIV viral load at the point-of-care (in plasma, <500 molecules/mL to >1,000,000 molecules/mL), and the predicted resolution and dynamic range was experimentally validated using a control sequence of DNA. This approach simplifies digital PCR experiments, saves space, and thus enables multiplexing using separate areas for each sample on one chip, and facilitates the development of new high-performance diagnostic tools for resource-limited applications. The theory and software presented here are general and are applicable to designing and analyzing other digital analytical platforms including digital immunoassays and digital bacterial analysis. It is not limited to SlipChip and could also be useful for the design of systems on platforms including valve-based and droplet-based platforms. In a separate publication by Shen et al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, DOI: 10.1021/ja2060116), this approach is used to design and test digital RT-PCR devices for quantifying RNA.
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- Jason E. Kreutz
- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, 929, East. 57th St., Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- University of Chicago, Computation Institute, Chicago, IL 60637 USA and Argonne Natl Lab, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, 929, East. 57th St., Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, 929, East. 57th St., Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, 929, East. 57th St., Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, 929, East. 57th St., Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Jia H, Chen Z, Wu H, Ye H, Yan Z, Zhou G. Pyrosequencing on templates generated by asymmetric nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (asymmetric-NASBA). Analyst 2011; 136:5229-33. [PMID: 22013588 DOI: 10.1039/c1an15766c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Pyrosequencing is an ideal tool for verifying the sequence of amplicons. To enable pyrosequencing on amplicons from nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA), asymmetric NASBA with unequal concentrations of T7 promoter primer and reverse transcription primer was proposed. By optimizing the ratio of two primers and the concentration of dNTPs and NTPs, the amount of single-stranded cDNA in the amplicons from asymmetric NASBA was found increased 12 times more than the conventional NASBA through the real-time detection of a molecular beacon specific to cDNA of interest. More than 20 bases have been successfully detected by pyrosequencing on amplicons from asymmetric NASBA using Human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) as an amplification template. The primary results indicate that the combination of NASBA with a pyrosequencing system is practical, and should open a new field in clinical diagnosis.
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- Huning Jia
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
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Molecular Approaches to the Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis. Mol Microbiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1128/9781555816834.ch50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Comparative detection of rabies RNA by NASBA, real-time PCR and conventional PCR. J Virol Methods 2011; 175:278-82. [PMID: 21600930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2011.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Revised: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Five methods for the RNA detection of rabies virus were directly compared in this study. These included conventional nucleic acid sequence-based amplification with electrochemiluminescence (NASBA-ECL) assay, reverse transcription (RT)-heminested (hn) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and TaqMan real-time RT-PCR using protocols as described previously. The first two methods have been routinely utilised for ante-mortem diagnosis of human rabies in Thailand and other rabies-endemic Asian and African countries. In addition, two real-time NASBA assays based on the use of a NucliSens EasyQ analyser (NASBA-Beacon-EQ) and LightCycler real-time PCR machine (NASBA-Beacon-LC) were studied in parallel. All methods target the N gene, whereas the L gene is used for RT-hnPCR. Using serial dilutions of purified RNA from rabies-infected dog brain tissue to assess sensitivity, all five methods had comparable degrees of sensitivities of detection. However, both real-time NASBA assays had slightly lower sensitivities by 10-fold than the other three assays. This finding was also true (except for TaqMan real-time RT-PCR due to a mismatch between the target and probe sequences) when laboratory-adapted (challenge virus standard-11) virus was used in the assays. Testing on previously NASBA-ECL positive clinical samples from 10 rabies patients (saliva [6] and brain [4]) and 10 rabies-infected dog brain tissues, similar results were obtained among the five methods; real-time NASBA assays yielded false-negative results on 2 saliva samples. None of the assays showed positive results on cerebrospinal fluid specimens of 10 patients without rabies encephalitis. Due to the unavailability of the NASBA-ECL assay, the results show that TaqMan real-time RT-PCR and RT-hnPCR can be useful for ante- and post-mortem diagnosis of rabies.
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Neonatal candidiasis is serious and often fatal. Blood culture, the standard for diagnosis, has a sensitivity of 50% or less, and isolate speciation and susceptibility takes several days. This review explores recent advances in Candida detection using various diagnostic strategies.
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Detection of Aspergillus fumigatus in a rat model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis by real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification. J Clin Microbiol 2010; 48:1378-83. [PMID: 20129972 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02214-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rapid and sensitive detection of Aspergillus from clinical samples may facilitate the early diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). A real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) method was investigated by use of an inhalational rat model of IPA. Immunosuppressed male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to Aspergillus fumigatus spores for an hour in an aerosol chamber. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, lung tissues, and whole blood were collected from five infected rats at 1, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h postinfection and five uninfected rats at the end of the experiment. Total nucleic acid (TNA) was extracted on an easyMAG instrument. A primer-molecular beacon set targeting 28S rRNA was designed to detect Aspergillus spp. The results were compared to those of quantitative PCR (qPCR) (18S rDNA) and quantitative culture. The analytical sensitivity of the real-time NASBA assay was <1 CFU/assay. A linear range of detection was demonstrated over 5 log units of conidia (10 to 10(5) spores). Both NASBA and qPCR showed a progressive increase in lung tissue burdens, while the CFU counts were stable over time. The fungal burdens in BAL fluid were more variable and not indicative of a progressive infection. The results of both real-time assays correlated well for both sample types (r = 0.869 and P < 0.0001 for lung tissue, r = 0.887 and P < 0.0001 for BAL fluid). For all whole-blood specimens, NASBA identified Aspergillus-positive samples in the group from which samples were collected at 72 h postinfection (three of five samples) and the group from which samples were collected at 96 h postinfection (five of five samples), but no positive results were obtained by culture or PCR. Real-time NASBA is highly sensitive and useful for the detection of Aspergillus in an experimental model of IPA.
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Lamhoujeb S, Charest H, Fliss I, Ngazoa S, Jean J. Real-time molecular beacon NASBA for rapid and sensitive detection of norovirus GII in clinical samples. Can J Microbiol 2009; 55:1375-80. [DOI: 10.1139/w09-105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To improve the sensitivity and efficiency of the real-time nucleic acid sequence based amplification (NASBA) assay targeting the open reading frame 1–2 (ORF1–ORF2) junction of the norovirus (NoV) genome, a selection of clinical samples were analyzed. The assay results were compared with those of TaqMan and conventional reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and a commercial enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) for the specific detection of GII NoV in 96 fecal samples. Based on end-point dilution, the two real-time assays had similar sensitivities (0.01 particle detectable units), two log10cycles greater than that of conventional RT-PCR. GII NoV was detected in 88.54% of the samples by real-time NASBA, in 86.46% by TaqMan RT-PCR, in 81.25% by conventional RT-PCR, and in 65.7% by ELISA. The two real-time assays were in agreement for 88.5% of the samples. These results demonstrate that real-time NASBA with a molecular beacon probe is highly sensitive, accurate, and specific for NoV detection in clinical samples. Applying this technique to samples with complex matrix and low viral loads, such as food and environmental samples, could be useful for the detection of NoVs and will improve the prevention of NoV outbreaks.
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- Safaa Lamhoujeb
- Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
- Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, 20045, chemin Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3R5, Canada
- Institut des Nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada
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- Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
- Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, 20045, chemin Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3R5, Canada
- Institut des Nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada
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- Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
- Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, 20045, chemin Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3R5, Canada
- Institut des Nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada
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- Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
- Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, 20045, chemin Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3R5, Canada
- Institut des Nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada
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- Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
- Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, 20045, chemin Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3R5, Canada
- Institut des Nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada
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Ge Y, Cui L, Qi X, Shan J, Shan Y, Qi Y, Wu B, Wang H, Shi Z. Detection of novel swine origin influenza A virus (H1N1) by real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification. J Virol Methods 2009; 163:495-7. [PMID: 19883690 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2009] [Revised: 10/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Rapid detection of novel swine origin influenza A virus (S-OIV) (H1N1) is crucial for timely implementation of infection control measures. In this study, a haemagglutinin (HA) gene-based real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) assay was developed for the specific detection of S-OIV (H1N1). The assay was evaluated and validated by comparing it with existing detection methods for S-OIV (H1N1). Results obtained in a 10-fold dilution series assay demonstrated the analytic sensitivity of the present assay was comparable to that of a commercial S-OIV (H1N1) real-time RT-PCR kit and higher than that of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) TaqMan assay. The actual detection limit of the real-time NASBA assay was approximately 50 copies per reaction. Compared with reference methods (viral culture, conventional RT-PCR, and real-time RT-PCR), the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the present assay were all 100%. Overall, the results showed that the real-time NASBA assay could be used for sensitive and specific detection of S-OIV (H1N1).
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- Yiyue Ge
- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, 172 Jiangsu Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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Rapid real-time nucleic Acid sequence-based amplification-molecular beacon platform to detect fungal and bacterial bloodstream infections. J Clin Microbiol 2009; 47:2067-78. [PMID: 19403758 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02230-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Successful patient outcomes are diminished by a failure to rapidly diagnose these infections and initiate appropriate therapy. A rapid and reliable diagnostic platform of high sensitivity is needed for the management of patients with BSIs. The combination of an RNA-dependent nucleic acid sequence-based amplification and molecular beacon (NASBA-MB) detection system in multiplex format was developed to rapidly detect medically important BSI organisms. Probes and primers representing pan-gram-negative, pan-gram-positive, pan-fungal, pan-Candida, and pan-Aspergillus organisms were established utilizing 16S and 28S rRNA targets for bacteria and fungi, respectively. Two multiplex panels were developed to rapidly discriminate bacterial or fungal infections at the subkingdom/genus level with a sensitivity of 1 to 50 genomes. A clinical study was performed to evaluate the accuracy of this platform by evaluating 570 clinical samples from a tertiary-care hospital group using blood bottle samples. The sensitivity, specificity, and Youden's index values for pan-gram-positive detection and pan-gram-negative detection were 99.7%, 100%, 0.997 and 98.6%, 95.9%, 0.945, respectively. The positive predictive values (PPV) and the negative predictive values (NPV) for these two probes were 100, 90.7, and 99.4, 99.4, respectively. Pan-fungal and pan-Candida probes showed 100% sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV, and the pan-Aspergillus probe showed 100% NPV. Robust signals were observed for all probes in the multiplex panels, with signal detection in <15 min. The multiplex real-time NASBA-MB assay provides a valuable platform for the rapid and specific diagnosis of bloodstream pathogens, and reliable pathogen identification and characterization can be obtained in under 3 h.
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Infecciones agudas del sistema nervioso central (meningitis y encefalitis) virales y bacterianas de origen autóctono. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2008; 26 Suppl 9:8-14. [DOI: 10.1016/s0213-005x(08)76536-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Marlowe EM, Novak SM, Dunn JJ, Smith A, Cumpio J, Makalintal E, Barnes D, Burchette RJ. Performance of the GeneXpert enterovirus assay for detection of enteroviral RNA in cerebrospinal fluid. J Clin Virol 2008; 43:110-3. [PMID: 18524674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2007] [Revised: 03/17/2008] [Accepted: 04/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The GeneXpert Dx System allows for automated extraction, processing, amplification and real-time detection of target nucleic acids. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the performance of the Cepheid Xpert enterovirus (EV) assay for detection of EV RNA compared to a nucleic acid sequence based amplification (NASBA) assay and a user-developed TaqMan RT-PCR assay. STUDY DESIGN Assays were evaluated using a 12-member proficiency panel and up to 138 CSF specimens. Samples in which EV RNA was detected by two or more assays were considered true positives. RESULTS The GeneXpert, NASBA, and TaqMan assays correctly identified 10, 8, and 7 of 12 proficiency panel members, respectively. For detection of EV RNA in CSF, the sensitivities of the GeneXpert, NASBA, and TaqMan were 100%, 87.5%, and 96%, respectively. There were no false positives. Two samples tested by GeneXpert and NASBA yielded indeterminate or invalid results and could not be resolved. CONCLUSIONS The Xpert EV assay is a sensitive and specific method for detection of EV RNA in CSF specimens. The ease of use, random access capability, and minimal hands-on time with the automated GeneXpert system affords laboratories with little molecular diagnostics expertise an opportunity to complete a clinically useful testing within 2.5 h.
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- Elizabeth M Marlowe
- SCPMG Regional Reference Laboratories, 11668 Sherman Way, North Hollywood, CA 91605, United States.
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Nucleic acid amplification tests (NATs) are increasingly being used for diagnosis of respiratory virus infections. The most familiar formats use DNA or RNA target amplification methods for enhanced sensitivity above culture and antigen-based procedures. Although gel and plate-hybridisation methods are still utilised for analysis of amplified products, detection using "real-time" methods which do not require handling of amplified products are favoured in many laboratories. Assays based on nucleic acid amplification and detection can be designed against a broad range of respiratory viruses and have been particularly useful for detection of recently identified viruses such as human metapneumovirus and coronaviruses NL63 and HKU1. However, the wide range of potential pathogens which can cause similar respiratory symptomology and disease makes application of individual diagnostic assays based on detection of DNA and RNA both complex and expensive. One way to resolve this potential problem is to undertake multiplexed nucleic acid amplification reactions with analysis of amplified products by suspension microarray. The Respiratory Virus Panel (RVP) from Luminex Molecular Diagnostics is one example of such an approach which could be made available to diagnostic and public health laboratories for broad spectrum respiratory virus detection.
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- Julie D Fox
- Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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GeneXpert enterovirus assay: one-year experience in a routine laboratory setting and evaluation on three proficiency panels. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46:1510-3. [PMID: 18256224 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01694-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A prospective unblinded comparative evaluation of three assays for the detection of enteroviral RNA performed on 83 positive and 79 negative cerebrospinal fluid samples showed initial and resolved sensitivities of 90.4% and 98.8%, respectively, for the Cepheid GeneXpert enterovirus assay; 94.0% and 97.6%, respectively, for the Argene enterovirus consensus kit; and 100% and 100%, respectively, for an in-house real-time PCR. The initial and resolved specificities were 100% for all three assays.
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Wu J, Sharaan M, Zhang DY. Molecular Virology. MOLECULAR GENETIC PATHOLOGY 2008. [PMCID: PMC7121188 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-405-6_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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van Doornum GJJ, Schutten M, Voermans J, Guldemeester GJJ, Niesters HGM. Development and implementation of real-time nucleic acid amplification for the detection of enterovirus infections in comparison to rapid culture of various clinical specimens. J Med Virol 2007; 79:1868-76. [PMID: 17935176 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Several real-time PCR and nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) primer pairs and a modified real-time PCR primer pair for the detection of enteroviruses were compared. The modified real-time PCR primer pair was evaluated on clinical samples in comparison with cell culture using the MagnaPure LC Isolation instrument for nucleic acid extraction. Six hundred forty samples could be examined both by cell culture and real-time PCR. Faecal specimens (n = 285), cerebrospinal fluid (n = 210), throat swabs (n = 113), biopsies (n = 1--, vesicular fluid (n = 11), and pleural fluid specimens (n = 9) were included. By culture, 26/640 (4%) samples were positive for enterovirus. By real-time PCR, the number of positive specimens was 50 (7.8%). Of the 210 cerebrospinal fluid samples, three were positive by culture and nine by real-time PCR. Seventeen and 33 of a total of 285 faecal specimens were positive by culture and real-time PCR, respectively. In case of discrepant results, the clinical symptoms were in accordance with an infection due to enteroviruses. Genotyping using the VP1 gene correlated with serotyping by neutralization. In contrast, six of the 19 specimens that could be typed both by neutralization and by sequencing using the VP4 domain yielded a different genotype, yet within the same species. Real-time PCR turned out to be suitable for the detection of enteroviruses in the daily routine setting. In comparison to rapid culture, it offers a rapid, more sensitive, and reliable assay; especially in cerebrospinal fluid, the yield of enteroviruses is much higher.
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- G J J van Doornum
- Department of Virology, Erasmus University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Costa AM, Lamb D, Garland SM, Tabrizi SN. Evaluation of LightCycler as a platform for nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) in real-time detection of enteroviruses. Curr Microbiol 2007; 56:80-3. [PMID: 17909885 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-007-9043-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2007] [Accepted: 08/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) assay has been demonstrated to be more sensitive for detection of enteroviruses (EV) than RT-PCR. Many laboratories, however, do not have a dedicated instrument for the NASBA assay. This study aimed to evaluate the use of the Roche LightCycler as a platform for performing the NASBA assay for detection of EV. A diverse subgenera of EV were used to assess the specificity of the NASBA assay, including coxsackie, echovirus, poliovirus, and other enteroviruses together with related and unrelated viruses, including rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, herpes simplex virus, adenovirus, influenza virus A, and cytomegalovirus. All species of EV tested were successfully detected using NASBA and no cross reactivity with other viruses was observed. Using serial dilutions of EV to assess sensitivity, the NASBA assay was compared to an in-house EV RT-PCR assay. The NASBA assay demonstrated a higher level of sensitivity. Fifty-one clinical samples positive for EV by viral culture were also evaluated. All NASBA results obtained were concordant with viral culture results. This study confirmed that the NASBA assay for the detection of EV could be readily performed on the LightCycler and easily incorporated into the workflow of a diagnostic laboratory equipped with a LightCycler, thereby eliminating the need for additional instrumentation.
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- Anna-Maria Costa
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women's Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton 3053, Victoria, Australia.
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Wernette DP, Mead C, Bohn PW, Lu Y. Surface immobilization of catalytic beacons based on ratiometric fluorescent DNAzyme sensors: a systematic study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:9513-21. [PMID: 17676880 DOI: 10.1021/la701303k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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DNAzyme-based catalytic beacons have the potential for sensing a large number of relevant analytes. Thus, a systematic investigation of factors affecting their performance when immobilized into gold-coated nanocapillary array membranes (NCAMs) was undertaken. Enzyme immobilization times were varied to determine that as little as 15 min was sufficient for ratiometric detection of Pb2+-specific activity, while immobilization density saturated after 1.5 h. Immobilization of the DNAzymes into NCAMs with 600 nm pore size resulted in higher immobilization efficiency and higher enzymatic activity than that with 200 nm pore size. A poly-T linker length between the tethering thiol and first oligonucleotide, used to extend the DNAzyme above the backfilling mercaptohexanol (MCH) monolayer, had no effect on DNAzyme activity. The backfilling method of immobilization, involving backfilling followed by hybridization, was found most effective for DNAzyme activity compared to immobilization of hybridized DNAzyme complex (a 67% loss of activity) or concurrent enzyme and MCH immobilization (75% loss of activity). The backfilling MCH monolayer provided approximately 3.5 times increase in activity compared to DNAzyme assembled without MCH, and was over 5 times more active than shorter and longer backfilling molecules tested. The immobilized DNAzyme retained its optimized performance at 50 mM NaCl. Finally, the generalized immobilization and ratiometric procedure was employed for a uranyl-specific DNAzyme with 25 +/- 15 times increase in ratio observed. These findings form a firm basis on which practical applications of catalytic beacons can be realized, including sensors for both Pb2+ and UO22+ ions.
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- Daryl P Wernette
- Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To highlight some of the recent key epidemiologic and clinical diagnostic dilemmas of aseptic meningitis and to evaluate some tests that may help distinguish aseptic compared with bacterial meningitis. RECENT FINDINGS Enteroviruses remain the most common cause of aseptic meningitis. Certain enteroviruses (e.g. coxsackie B5, echovirus 6, 9 and 30) are more likely to cause meningitis outbreaks, while others (coxsackie A9, B3 and B4) are mostly endemic. Nucleic acid tests are more sensitive than cultures in diagnosing enteroviral infections. In centers where the turnaround time for these tests is less than 24 h, there can be substantial cost savings and avoidance of unnecessary treatment of aseptic meningitis with antibiotics. Serum and stool specimens are important adjunct samples for diagnosing enteroviral infections in children. Cerebrospinal fluid protein (> or = 0.5 g/l) and serum procalcitonin (> or = 0.5 ng/ml) appear to be useful laboratory markers for distinguishing between bacterial and aseptic meningitis in children aged 28 days to 16 years, but they have relatively low sensitivity and specificity. SUMMARY Enteroviruses are the major causes of aseptic meningitis. The major focus of diagnosis remains ruling out bacterial infection or confirming enteroviral etiology of infection. Properly implemented nucleic acid tests have the potential to reduce cost and unnecessary treatment.
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- Bonita E Lee
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Churruca E, Girbau C, Martínez I, Mateo E, Alonso R, Fernández-Astorga A. Detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in chicken meat samples by real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification with molecular beacons. Int J Food Microbiol 2007; 117:85-90. [PMID: 17395329 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2006] [Revised: 02/16/2007] [Accepted: 02/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) assay based on molecular beacons was used for real-time detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in samples of chicken meat. A set of specific primers and beacon probe were designed to target the 16S rRNA of both species. The real-time NASBA protocol including the RNA isolation was valid for both of the cell suspensions in buffered saline and the artificially contaminated chicken meat samples. The presence of rRNA could be correlated with cellular viability, following inactivation of the bacteria by heating, in inoculated chicken meat samples but not in RNase-free cell suspensions.
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- E Churruca
- Departamento de Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV-EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Orrù G, Ferrando ML, Meloni M, Liciardi M, Savini G, De Santis P. Rapid detection and quantitation of Bluetongue virus (BTV) using a Molecular Beacon fluorescent probe assay. J Virol Methods 2006; 137:34-42. [PMID: 16876884 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2005] [Revised: 05/18/2006] [Accepted: 05/25/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bluetongue virus (BTV) is the causative agent of Bluetongue (BT) disease in ruminant livestock and occurs almost worldwide between latitudes 35 degrees S and 50 degrees N; 24 serotypes of BTV are known of which 8 circulate periodically within parts of the Mediterranean Region. A fast (about 3.5 h) and versatile diagnostic procedure able to detect and quantify BTV-RNA, has been developed using a Molecular Beacon (MB) fluorescent probe; PCR primers were designed to target 91 bp within the NS3 conserved region of the viral RNA segment 10 (S10) and bracketed the MB fluorescence probe hybridisation site. The MB fluorescent probe was used to develop two Bluetongue serogroup-specific assays: a quantitative real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and a traditional RT-PCR. These were tested using BTV-RNAs extracted from the blood and organs of BT-affected animals, and from virus isolate suspensions. The samples included ten serotypes (BTV-1-BTV-9 and BTV-16); of these, BTV serotypes -1, -2, -4, -9 and -16 have since 1998 been involved in the extensive outbreaks of BT across the Mediterranean Region. To evaluate the specificity and sensitivity of the MB probe, all positive samples (and negative controls) were tested using the developed quantitative real time RT-PCR and traditional RT-PCR assays. The former test had a detection limit of 10(3) cDNA molecules per reaction with a log-linear quantification range of up to 10(11) (R2 = 0.98), while the latter test was able to detect 500 cDNA-BTV molecules/PCR. The results show that the MB fluorescent probe is both rapid and versatile for the laboratory diagnosis of Bluetongue and for quantifying levels of viraemia in BTV-affected animals. An "in silico" comparison of the primers and MB fluorescent probe used in this study showed that it is possible to detect all 24 serotypes of BTV.
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- Germano Orrù
- OBL, Dipartimento di Chirurgia e Scienze Odontostomatologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Via Binaghi 4, 09121 Cagliari, Italy.
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