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Suivi du premier cas d'infection à Mycobacterium ulcerans confirmé par culture, PCR et génotypage en République du Congo-Brazzaville Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Suivi du premier cas d'infection à Mycobacterium ulcerans confirmé par culture, PCR et génotypage en République du Congo-Brazzaville Universiteit Gent
Comparison of Leishmania OligoC-TesT PCR with conventional and real-time PCR for the detection of canine Leishmania infection Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
There is a need for standardization and simplification of the existing methods for molecular detection of Leishmania infantum in the canine reservoir host. The commercially available OligoC-TesT kit incorporates standardized PCR reagents with rapid oligochromatographic dipstick detection of PCR products, and is highly sensitive in humans, but not yet independently validated in dogs. Here we compare the sensitivity of the OligoC-TesT with that of ...
Prospective multicenter comparison of urine culture with PCR on dried blood spots using 2 different extraction and PCR methods in neonates suspected for congenital cytomegalovirus infection Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Gent KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
To evaluate the potential of dried blood spots (DBS) as a congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) testing specimen, the laboratory diagnostic accuracy of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on DBS was compared to viral urine cultures from neonates suspected for cCMV. Two different extraction methods (EasyMAG, bioMerieux versus Qiagen) and 2 real-time PCR protocols (in-house versus Argene) were compared. We were able to collect both DBS and urine ...
Comparison of SPF10 real-time PCR and conventional PCR in combination with the INNO-LiPA HPV Genotyping Extra assay for the detection and typing of human papillomavirus in cervical samples Universiteit Antwerpen
The novel SPF10 real-time PCR assay allows the simultaneous amplification and detection of the HPV target. That way, LiPA analysis of the HPV-negative samples can be avoided, reducing workload and cost. This study aims to evaluate the performance of the SPF10 real-time PCR in combination with the LiPA assay for HPV detection and typing in cervical samples. Thirty-nine cervical samples were subjected to the SPF10 conventional PCR in combination ...
The clinical performance of Aspergillus PCR when testing serum and plasma- a study by the European Aspergillus PCR Initiative KU Leuven
Aspergillus PCR testing of serum provides technical simplicity, but with potentially reduced sensitivity compared to whole blood testing. For a disease where screening to exclude disease provides an optimal strategy sensitivity is paramount. The associated analytical study confirmed that DNA concentrations were greater in plasma compared to serum. The aim of this current investigation was to confirm the analytical findings by comparing the ...
Technical and clinical validation of three commercial real-time PCR kits for the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis in cerebrospinal fluid on three different real-time PCR platforms KU Leuven
This study reports the evaluation of the technical and clinical validation of the O-DiaBorburg kit (DIA), Borrelia burgdorferi PCR kit, ISEX (GENE), and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Real-TM (SAC) for the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis in cerebrospinal fluid based on both Borrelia DNA and CSF samples from patients with clinical suspicion of neuroborreliosis. This validation study was done by analysing the kits on the Rotorgene Q (RGQ), CFX96, ...