Clinical Evaluation of a New PCR Assay for Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Human Serum Samples
AUTOR(ES)
Zhang, G. Q.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
A nested PCR method was developed for the detection of Coxiella burnetii in human serum samples. Two pairs of oligonucleotide primers were designed to amplify a 438-bp fragment of the com1 gene encoding a 27-kDa outer membrane protein of C. burnetii. The primers amplified the predicted fragments of 21 various strains of C. burnetii but did not react with DNA samples from other microorganisms. The 438-bp amplification products could be digested with restriction enzymes SspI and SalI. The utility of the nested PCR was evaluated by testing human serum samples. The com1 gene fragment was amplified from 135 (87%) of 155 indirect immunofluorescence test (IF)-positive serum samples and from 11 (11%) of 100 IF-negative serum samples. The nested PCR with primers targeted to the com1 gene appeared to be a sensitive, specific, and useful method for the detection of C. burnetii in serum samples.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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