Treponema pallidum and Haemophilus ducreyi DNA detection by A Multi-Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2004-02-12
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Objectives:Todevelopamulti-nestedpolymerasechainreactioninanassaytodetectearlyTreponemapallidumandHaemophilusducreyiDNAintheswabsofgenitalulcers.Methods:Fourpairsofouterandinnerprimers,specifictothebasicmembraneproteingeneofTreponemapallidumandtothe16srRNAgeneofHducreyiweresynthesized.Themulti-nestedPCRwasdevelopedandappliedtodetectTreponemapallidumandHaemophilusdicreyiinclinicalswabs.Result:ThetwosamplesofstandardstrainsofHaemophilusducreyiandoneTreponemapallidumwereamplifiedandshowed309-bprRNAgeneofHaemophilusducreyiand506-bpDNAofTreponemapalidum,respectively.Outof51samplesofgenitalulcerdetected,29showedTreponemapallidumpositiveproductandnoHaemophilusducreyiDNAwasfound.Conclusion:Themulti-nestedPCRforTreponemapallidumandHaemophilusducreyicouldbeusefulforearlydetectionanddistinguishingdiagnosisbetweensyphilisandchancroid.