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Evaluation of amplification targets for the specific detection of Bordetella pertussis using real-time polymerase chain reaction.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Bordetella pertussis infections continue to be a major public health challenge in Canada. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to detect B pertussis are typically based on the multicopy insertion sequence IS481, which offers high sensitivity but lacks species specificity. METHODS:A novel B pertussis real-time PCR assay based on the porin gene was tested in parallel with several previously published assays that target genes such as IS481, ptx-promoter, pertactin and a putative thialase. The assays were evaluated using a reference panel of common respiratory bacteria including different Bordetella species and 107 clinical nasopharyngeal specimens. Discrepant results were confirmed by sequencing the PCR products. RESULTS:Analytical sensitivity was highest for the assay targeting the IS481 element; however, the assay lacked specificity for B pertussis in the reference panel and in the clinical samples. False-positive results were also observed with assays targeting the ptx-promoter and pertactin genes. A PCR assay based on the thialase gene was highly specific but failed to detect all reference strains of B pertussis. However, a novel assay targeting the porin gene demonstrated high specificity for B pertussis both in the reference panel and in clinical samples and, based on sequence-confirmed results, correctly predicted all B pertussis-positive cases in clinical samples. According to Probit regression analysis, the 95% detection limit of the new assay was 4 colony forming units/reaction. CONCLUSION:A novel porin assay for B pertussis demonstrated superior performance and may be useful for improved molecular detection of B pertussis in clinical specimens.

SUBMITTER: Hasan MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4173943 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evaluation of amplification targets for the specific detection of Bordetella pertussis using real-time polymerase chain reaction.

Hasan Mohammad Rubayet MR   Tan Rusung R   Al-Rawahi Ghada N GN   Thomas Eva E   Tilley Peter P  

The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale 20140701 4


<h4>Background</h4>Bordetella pertussis infections continue to be a major public health challenge in Canada. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to detect B pertussis are typically based on the multicopy insertion sequence IS481, which offers high sensitivity but lacks species specificity.<h4>Methods</h4>A novel B pertussis real-time PCR assay based on the porin gene was tested in parallel with several previously published assays that target genes such as IS481, ptx-promoter, pertactin and a  ...[more]

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