Triplex Direct Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes.

Ouattara, Mahamoudou; Tamboura, Mamadou; Kambiré, Dinanibè; Lê, Kim Anh; Van Phan, Thanh; Velusamy, Srinivasan; Nguyen, Hien Anh; Trang, Dai Vo Thi et al. · J Infect Dis · 2021

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Abstract

The quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method presented in this study allows the identification of pneumococcal capsular serotypes in cerebrospinal fluid without first performing DNA extraction. This testing approach, which saves time and resources, demonstrated similar sensitivity and a high level of agreement between cycle threshold values when it was compared side-by-side with the standard qPCR method with extracted DNA.

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