Assessment of High-Resolution Melting Curve Analysis for Spp. Detection in Different Clinical Manifestations of Leishmaniasis in India

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Journal Pathogens

Date 2024 Sep 28

PMID 39338950

Authors

Mudsser Azam

Saurabh Singh

Ratan Gupta

Mayank Mayank

Sushruta Kathuria

Shruti Sharma

V Ramesh

Ruchi Singh

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Abstract

The accurate diagnosis and identification of species are crucial for the therapeutic selection and effective treatment of leishmaniasis. This study aims to develop and evaluate the use of high-resolution melting curve analysis (HRM)-PCR for species identification causing visceral leishmaniasis (VL), post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in the Indian subcontinent. Two multi-copy targets (ITS-1 and 7SL-RNA genes) were selected, and an HRM-PCR assay was established using , , and standard strain DNA. The assay was applied on 93 clinical samples with confirmed infection, including VL ( = 30), PKDL ( = 50), and CL ( = 13) cases. The ITS-1 HRM-PCR assay detected as little as 0.01 pg of template DNA for and up to 0.1 pg for and . The detection limit for the 7SL-RNA HRM-PCR was 1 pg for and 10 pg for and . The ITS-1 HRM-PCR identified 68 out of 93 (73.11%) leishmaniasis cases, whereas 7SL-RNA HRM-PCR could only detect 18 out of 93 (19.35%) cases. A significant correlation was observed between the kDNA-based low Ct values and ITS-1 HRM-PCR positivity in the VL ( = 0.007), PKDL ( = 0.0002), and CL ( = 0.03) samples. The ITS-1 HRM-PCR assay could identify spp. causing different clinical forms of leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent, providing rapid and accurate results that can guide clinical management and treatment decisions.

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