A Thermostabilized, One-Step PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of and

Overview

Journal J Trop Med

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Tropical Medicine

Date 2017 Apr 8

PMID 28386286

Citations 2

Authors

Nur Amalina Khazani

Nik Zuraina Nik Mohd Noor

Chan Yean Yean

Habsah Hasan

Siti Suraiya

Suharni Mohamad

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Abstract

and are two common pathogens associated with respiratory tract infections. The identification of these pathogens using conventional molecular diagnostic tests requires trained personnel, cold-chain transportation, and storage-dependance, which does not render them user-friendly. The aim of this study was to develop a thermostabilized, cold-chain-free, one-step multiplex PCR for simultaneous detection of and The multiplex PCR assay was designed to amplify the gene of (202 bp) and gene of (582 bp). In addition, the specific primer to amplify gene of (105 bp) was included as an internal amplification control. Subsequently, the designed primers and all PCR reagents were thermostabilized by lyophilization. The stability of the thermostabilized PCR was evaluated using the method. The sensitivity and specificity of performances for thermostabilized PCR were evaluated using 127 clinical isolates and were found to be 100% sensitive and specific. The thermostabilized PCR mix was found to be stable for 30 days and the 10 accelerated stability was found to be 3.02 months. A cold-chain-free, PCR assay for easy, rapid, and simultaneous detection of and was successfully developed in this study.

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