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Development of a Quantitative Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay with an Internal Positive Control
Published on: March 30, 2015
Development of a nested qualitative real-time PCR assay to detect Aspergillus species DNA in clinical specimens
Catriona Halliday1, Qi Xuan Wu, Gregory James
1NHMRC Clinical Center of Research Excellence in Infectious Diseases, Hematology, and Health Ethics, University of Sydney Western Clinical School, New South Wales 2145, Australia. catrionah@icpmr.wsahs.nsw.gov.au
Abstract:
We adapted a nested Aspergillus PCR to a nested qualitative real-time format on a Light Cycler system. An evaluation using 134 clinical specimens showed that the real-time PCR assay significantly reduced the time for results to be made available without compromising sensitivity and was less labor-intensive. Its use will aid in the rapid diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis.

