Comparative evaluation of RT-PCR, nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) and real-time RT-PCR for detection of noroviruses in faecal material. 2006

Alain Houde, and Danielle Leblanc, and Elyse Poitras, and Pierre Ward, and Julie Brassard, and Carole Simard, and Yvon-Louis Trottier
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Food Research and Development Centre, 3600 Casavant Blvd. West, Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., Canada J2S 8E3. houdea@agr.gc.ca

Using different primer and probe sets, RT-PCR, NASBA and TaqMan RT-PCR molecular methods were compared to detect NoV GII in 13 clinical stool samples. The RT-PCR results observed by gel electrophoresis (Ando, Kageyama and Anderson amplification and probe systems), dot blot hybridization (Ando and Kageyama) and real-time TaqMan assay (Ando and Kageyama) were shown to be consistent and reproducible for the detection of NoV GII. Whereas, the NASBA assay using Ando primers showed some reproducibility discrepancies. Detection limits of the NoV GII/Kageyama system were found to be equal or significantly higher than the Ando system. Real-time TaqMan RT-PCR assay showed similar detection limits to that of NASBA with the Kageyama amplification and detection system, while it was 1log less sensitive than the Ando system. In a clinical context, RT-PCR, NASBA and real-time TaqMan RT-PCR methods using undiluted samples were all suitable for the detection of NoV GII, however the NASBA assay provided less consistent signals. The NoV GII Kageyama real-time TaqMan RT-PCR assay was reliable with a high analytical sensitivity and has shown the capability of detecting one genomic equivalent copy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D005243 Feces Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D020133 Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction A variation of the PCR technique in which cDNA is made from RNA via reverse transcription. The resultant cDNA is then amplified using standard PCR protocols. Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reverse Transcriptase,Reverse Transcriptase PCR,PCR, Reverse Transcriptase,Transcriptase PCR, Reverse
D021141 Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques Laboratory techniques that involve the in-vitro synthesis of many copies of DNA or RNA from one original template. DNA Amplification Technic,DNA Amplification Technique,DNA Amplification Techniques,Nucleic Acid Amplification Technic,Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique,RNA Amplification Technic,RNA Amplification Technique,RNA Amplification Techniques,Amplification Technics, Nucleic Acid,Amplification Techniques, Nucleic Acid,DNA Amplification Technics,Nucleic Acid Amplification Technics,Nucleic Acid Amplification Test,Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests,RNA Amplification Technics,Technics, Nucleic Acid Amplification,Techniques, Nucleic Acid Amplification,Amplification Technic, DNA,Amplification Technic, RNA,Amplification Technics, DNA,Amplification Technics, RNA,Amplification Technique, DNA,Amplification Technique, RNA,Amplification Techniques, DNA,Amplification Techniques, RNA,Technic, DNA Amplification,Technic, RNA Amplification,Technics, DNA Amplification,Technics, RNA Amplification,Technique, DNA Amplification,Technique, RNA Amplification,Techniques, DNA Amplification,Techniques, RNA Amplification
D029322 Norovirus A genus in the family CALICIVIRIDAE, associated with epidemic GASTROENTERITIS in humans. The type species, NORWALK VIRUS, contains multiple strains. Norwalk-like Viruses,Small Round-Structured Viruses,Noroviruses,Norwalk like Viruses,Round-Structured Viruses, Small,Small Round Structured Viruses

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