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[Mycoplasma pneumoniae detection from throat swab by two-step polymerase chain reaction]. 1998

N Okazaki, and S Yamai, and Y Sasaki, and T Sasaki
Kanagawa Prefectural Public Health Laboratories, Department of Bacteriology and Pathology.

Two-step polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with primers designated against 16S rRNA gene of Mycoplasma pneumoniae for diagnosis of infection was evaluated in comparison with the conventional single-step PCR and culture methods. The two-step PCR method showed specific amplification of M. pneumoniae DNA and higher sensitivity (1.5 fg/assay) than the single-step PCR method. With the two-step PCR method, 76 of 322 throat swabs (23.6%) from patients with acute respiratory complaints gave positive results whereas 20.2% were positive in the culture method. Seven of 13 samples which were negative in the single-step PCR method but positive in either serological or the culture method showed positive results by the two-step PCR method. In addition, 5 samples which were weakly positive in the single-step PCR method showed distinctly positive results in the two-step PCR. These results indicate that the two-step PCR method is a useful tool for detection of M. pneumoniae in clinical specimens, although it requires a relatively sophisticated in technique.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009177 Mycoplasma pneumoniae Short filamentous organism of the genus Mycoplasma, which binds firmly to the cells of the respiratory epithelium. It is one of the etiologic agents of non-viral primary atypical pneumonia in man. Eaton Agent
D010614 Pharynx A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY; ORAL CAVITY; and LARYNX, and extends from the SKULL BASE to the inferior border of the CRICOID CARTILAGE anteriorly and to the inferior border of the C6 vertebra posteriorly. It is divided into the NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; and HYPOPHARYNX (laryngopharynx). Throat,Pharynxs,Throats
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016133 Polymerase Chain Reaction In vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments of defined length and sequence from small amounts of short oligonucleotide flanking sequences (primers). The essential steps include thermal denaturation of the double-stranded target molecules, annealing of the primers to their complementary sequences, and extension of the annealed primers by enzymatic synthesis with DNA polymerase. The reaction is efficient, specific, and extremely sensitive. Uses for the reaction include disease diagnosis, detection of difficult-to-isolate pathogens, mutation analysis, genetic testing, DNA sequencing, and analyzing evolutionary relationships. Anchored PCR,Inverse PCR,Nested PCR,PCR,Anchored Polymerase Chain Reaction,Inverse Polymerase Chain Reaction,Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction,PCR, Anchored,PCR, Inverse,PCR, Nested,Polymerase Chain Reactions,Reaction, Polymerase Chain,Reactions, Polymerase Chain

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