LENGEROVÁ, Martina, Iva KOCMANOVÁ, Zdeněk RÁČIL, Kristýna HRNČÍŘOVÁ, Šárka POSPÍŠILOVÁ, Jiří MAYER, Laura K NAJVAR, Nathan P WIEDERHOLD, William R KIRKPATRICK and Thomas F PATTERSON. Detection and measurement of fungal burden in a guinea pig model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis by novel quantitative nested real-time PCR compared with galactomannan and (1,3)-beta-D-glucan detection. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Washington: American Society for Microbiology, 2012, vol. 50, No 3, p. 602-608. ISSN 0095-1137. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.05356-11.
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Original name Detection and measurement of fungal burden in a guinea pig model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis by novel quantitative nested real-time PCR compared with galactomannan and (1,3)-beta-D-glucan detection.
Authors LENGEROVÁ, Martina (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Iva KOCMANOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Zdeněk RÁČIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kristýna HRNČÍŘOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Šárka POSPÍŠILOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří MAYER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Laura K NAJVAR (840 United States of America), Nathan P WIEDERHOLD (840 United States of America), William R KIRKPATRICK (840 United States of America) and Thomas F PATTERSON (840 United States of America).
Edition Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Washington, American Society for Microbiology, 2012, 0095-1137.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30200 3.2 Clinical medicine
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.068
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14740/12:00058696
Organization unit Central European Institute of Technology
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.05356-11
UT WoS 000300997800011
Keywords in English Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; real-time PCR; galactomannan; glucan
Tags ok, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
We developed and assessed the diagnostic value of a novel quantitative nested real-time (QNRT) PCR assay targeting the internal transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) in a guinea pig model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Groups of 5 immunosuppressed animals that were infected using an aerosol chamber with Aspergillus fumigatus conidia were humanely terminated 1 h postinoculation and at days 3,5,7,and 11 postchallenge, and lung tissue, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, whole blood, and serum samples were collected. The QNRT PCR results obtained with the serum and BAL fluid were compared to those achieved with galactomannan and (1,3)-beta-D-glucan assays. High fungal burden levels were detected by QNRT PCR in both lung tissue and BAL fluid in all infected animals at each time point, and the sensitivity of each assay in BAL fluid was 100% by day 3 and remained so through the remainder of the study. The sensitivity of detection of fungi in whole blood and serum samples was significantly lower, and some samples remained negative by all three assays despite the advanced stage of the infection. From these data, we can conclude that this novel QNRT PCR method was highly sensitive for the detection of A. fumigatus from different types of samples in this model. In addition, BAL fluid samples appeared to be the most suitable for the early diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. When testing serum, the use of a combination of available assays may increase the possibility of early detection of this opportunistic mycosis.
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FR-TI2/254, research and development projectName: *Real-time PCR soupravy pro diagnostiku v onkologii (Acronym: ONKOKITY)
Investor: Ministry of Industry and Trade of the CR
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