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Detection of Trypanosoma brucei spp. in human blood by a nonradioactive branched DNA-based technique. 1996

E Harris, and J Detmer, and J Dungan, and F Doua, and T White, and J A Kolberg, and M S Urdea, and N Agabian
Program in Molecular Pathogenesis, University of California at San Francisco 94143-0422, USA.

We have developed a nonradioactive branched DNA (bDNA)-based assay for the diagnosis of the African trypanosomiases in simple buffy coat preparations of human blood. Two repetitive DNA sequences specific to the Trypanosoma brucei complex were chosen as targets of the bDNA assay, a technique which amplifies the signal from a target molecule rather than the target itself. Comparable sensitivities were observed with cloned target sequences, purified T. brucei DNA, procyclic trypanosomes, and bloodstream trypomastigotes. The results of bDNA analysis of human blood samples from Côte d'Ivoire (n = 50) showed excellent agreement with those of buffy coat microscopy. The bDNA technology offers certain advantages over alternative molecular biological techniques, including the simplicity of sample preparation and of the procedure itself, the stability of the reagents, the ability to process large numbers of samples simultaneously, and freedom from crosscontamination artifacts. We have successfully applied the bDNA technique to the detection of T. brucei in clinical samples from regions where T. brucei infection is endemic; to our knowledge, this is the first report of the molecular detection of T. brucei in human blood.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D001769 Blood The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (BLOOD VESSELS). Whole blood includes PLASMA and BLOOD CELLS.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014346 Trypanosoma brucei brucei A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes nagana in domestic and game animals in Africa. It apparently does not infect humans. It is transmitted by bites of tsetse flies (Glossina). Trypanosoma brucei,Trypanosoma brucei bruceus,Trypanosoma bruceus,brucei brucei, Trypanosoma,brucei, Trypanosoma brucei,bruceus, Trypanosoma,bruceus, Trypanosoma brucei
D015336 Molecular Probe Techniques The use of devices which use detector molecules to detect, investigate, or analyze other molecules, macromolecules, molecular aggregates, or organisms. Molecular Probe Technic,Molecular Probe Technics,Molecular Probe Technique,Technic, Molecular Probe,Technics, Molecular Probe,Technique, Molecular Probe,Techniques, Molecular Probe,Probe Technic, Molecular,Probe Technics, Molecular,Probe Technique, Molecular,Probe Techniques, Molecular
D015342 DNA Probes Species- or subspecies-specific DNA (including COMPLEMENTARY DNA; conserved genes, whole chromosomes, or whole genomes) used in hybridization studies in order to identify microorganisms, to measure DNA-DNA homologies, to group subspecies, etc. The DNA probe hybridizes with a specific mRNA, if present. Conventional techniques used for testing for the hybridization product include dot blot assays, Southern blot assays, and DNA:RNA hybrid-specific antibody tests. Conventional labels for the DNA probe include the radioisotope labels 32P and 125I and the chemical label biotin. The use of DNA probes provides a specific, sensitive, rapid, and inexpensive replacement for cell culture techniques for diagnosing infections. Chromosomal Probes,DNA Hybridization Probe,DNA Probe,Gene Probes, DNA,Conserved Gene Probes,DNA Hybridization Probes,Whole Chromosomal Probes,Whole Genomic DNA Probes,Chromosomal Probes, Whole,DNA Gene Probes,Gene Probes, Conserved,Hybridization Probe, DNA,Hybridization Probes, DNA,Probe, DNA,Probe, DNA Hybridization,Probes, Chromosomal,Probes, Conserved Gene,Probes, DNA,Probes, DNA Gene,Probes, DNA Hybridization,Probes, Whole Chromosomal
D016054 DNA, Protozoan Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of protozoa. Protozoan DNA

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