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SUBMITTER: Cassaing S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1393120 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cassaing S S Bessières M H MH Berry A A Berrebi A A Fabre R R Magnaval J F JF
Journal of clinical microbiology 20060301 3
PCR is now commonly applied to the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. Although several methods are available, comparative studies are few, making it difficult to compare the performance of each technique. We compared the sensitivities of two real-time PCR assays through a prospective study on fetuses, neonates, and immunocompromised patients and on the ocular diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. The first system targeted the widely used B1 gene (GenBank accession number AF179871) while the second (RE) targeted ...[more]