Abstract |
Highly sensitive and specific nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) have emerged as the gold standard diagnostic tests for many infectious diseases. Real-time PCR has further refined the technology of nucleic acid amplification with detection in a closed system and enabled multiplexing to simultaneously detect multiple pathogens. It is a versatile, fast, and high-throughput system for pathogen detection that has reduced the risk of PCR contamination, eliminated post-PCR manipulations, and improved the cost-effectiveness of testing. In addition, real-time PCR can be applied to self-collected noninvasive specimens. Here, we describe an in-house developed TaqMan-based real-time multiplex PCR (M-PCR) assay for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted genital ulcer disease (GUD) and discuss briefly on issues associated with validation of assay performance.
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Authors | Cheng-Yen Chen, Ronald C Ballard |
Journal | Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
(Methods Mol Biol)
Vol. 903
Pg. 103-12
( 2012)
ISSN: 1940-6029 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22782813
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- DNA, Bacterial
- DNA, Viral
- Taq Polymerase
- Ribonuclease P
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Topics |
- DNA, Bacterial
(genetics, isolation & purification)
- DNA, Viral
(genetics, isolation & purification)
- Haemophilus ducreyi
(genetics, isolation & purification, pathogenicity)
- Herpesvirus 1, Human
(genetics, isolation & purification, pathogenicity)
- Herpesvirus 2, Human
(genetics, isolation & purification, pathogenicity)
- Humans
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
(methods)
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Ribonuclease P
(genetics)
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
(diagnosis, genetics, microbiology, virology)
- Taq Polymerase
(metabolism)
- Treponema pallidum
(genetics, isolation & purification, pathogenicity)
- Ulcer
(diagnosis, genetics, microbiology, virology)
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