Evaluation of a Newly Developed Multiplex Real-time PCR Assay for the Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Rectal Swabs / 대한임상미생물학회지
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
;
: 138-143, 2011.
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en Coreano
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| ID: wpr-9331
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Asymptomatic vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization precedes infection. VRE-colonized patients serve as silent reservoirs of enterococci that go on to colonize other patients. Rapidly identifying colonized patients is crucial to prevent the spread of VRE. The culture-based method of VRE screening is time-consuming. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of a recently developed multiplex real-time PCR for the detection of VRE.METHODS:
We obtained 105 rectal swabs from patients who were being monitored for carriage of VRE. After 24 hour incubation of swabs in enterococcosel broth (EB) supplemented with 6 microg/mL vancomycin, multiplex real-time PCR was performed using the Anyplex(TM) VanR Real-time Detection (VanR) kit (Seegene, Inc., Seoul, Korea). The results of multiplex real-time PCR were compared to those of culture. We evaluated the specificity and detection limits of multiplex real-time PCR using VanR for VRE.RESULTS:
A total of 96/105 (91.4%) samples were VRE positive according to multiplex real-time PCR with EB while 85/105 (80.9%) samples were positive in culture. Eleven discordant results (10.4%) (multiplex real-time PCR positive, culture negative) were noted. All non-enterococcal bacteria and vancomycin-susceptible enterococci were negative. The DNA detection limits of VanR were 0.035 pg per reaction (3 microL) for Enterococcus faecium and 0.35 pg for Enterococcus faecalis.CONCLUSION:
The application of multiplex real-time PCR after EB incubation allows rapid and sensitive detection in 26-28 hours for VRE screening from rectal swabs. This method could facilitate the timely implementation of contact isolation to prevent the spread of VRE.
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Asunto principal:
Bacterias
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ADN
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Vancomicina
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Enterococcus faecium
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Enterococcus
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Colon
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Límite de Detección
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Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
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