Abstract
A variety of technologies can be used in the detection of contagious pathogens. In the early stage of an outbreak of a new infectious disease, rtPCR is advantageous over many other assays. The rtPCR can be developed either using low fidelity DNA polymerase or high fidelity DNA polymerase. The application of high fidelity DNA polymerase allows the shortening of assay development. In addition, the synthesized DNA template used as positive controls is suggested for shortening the time for assay development. Overall comparison of time required for assay development, specificity, and sensitivity for different types of molecular diagnostic technologies, it seems that early confirmation of viral infected patients will be diagnosed primarily with PCR or rtPCR-based assays presently and likely for the near future.
Keywords: A (H1N1), swine flu, rtPCR, sequencing, antibody, molecular diagnosis
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Title: Transforming Viral Sequences to A (H1N1) Flu Diagnosis: The Current Status and Future Prospects of rtPCR Based Assays
Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Author(s): Kai Li, Li Xiao, Chunfeng Liu, Jia Zhang and Pierre Sirois
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Keywords: A (H1N1), swine flu, rtPCR, sequencing, antibody, molecular diagnosis
Abstract: A variety of technologies can be used in the detection of contagious pathogens. In the early stage of an outbreak of a new infectious disease, rtPCR is advantageous over many other assays. The rtPCR can be developed either using low fidelity DNA polymerase or high fidelity DNA polymerase. The application of high fidelity DNA polymerase allows the shortening of assay development. In addition, the synthesized DNA template used as positive controls is suggested for shortening the time for assay development. Overall comparison of time required for assay development, specificity, and sensitivity for different types of molecular diagnostic technologies, it seems that early confirmation of viral infected patients will be diagnosed primarily with PCR or rtPCR-based assays presently and likely for the near future.
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Li Kai, Xiao Li, Liu Chunfeng, Zhang Jia and Sirois Pierre, Transforming Viral Sequences to A (H1N1) Flu Diagnosis: The Current Status and Future Prospects of rtPCR Based Assays, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2010; 11 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920110790725339
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920110790725339 |
Print ISSN 1389-2010 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4316 |
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