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http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/jmb.1205.05063

Rapid, Sensitive, and Specific Detection of Clostridium tetani by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay  

Jiang, Dongneng (Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University)
Pu, Xiaoyun (Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University)
Wu, Jiehong (Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University)
Li, Meng (Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University)
Liu, Ping (Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University)
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology / v.23, no.1, 2013 , pp. 1-6 More about this Journal
Abstract
Tetanus is a specific infectious disease, which is often associated with catastrophic events such as earthquakes, traumas, and war wounds. The obligate anaerobe Clostridium tetani is the pathogen that causes tetanus. Once the infection of tetanus progresses to an advanced stage within the wounds of limbs, the rates of amputation and mortality increase manifold. Therefore, it is necessary to devise a rapid and sensitive point-of-care detection method for C. tetani so as to ensure an early diagnosis and clinical treatment of tetanus. In this study, we developed a detection method for C. tetani using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay, wherein the C. tetani tetanus toxin gene was used as the target gene. The method was highly specific and sensitive, with a detection limit of 10 colony forming units (CFU)/ml, and allowed quantitative analysis. While detecting C. tetani in clinical samples, it was found that the LAMP results completely agreed with those of the traditional API 20A anaerobic bacteria identification test. As compared with the traditional API test and PCR assay, LAMP detection of C. tetani is simple and rapid, and the results can be identified through naked-eye observation. Therefore, it is an ideal and rapid point-of-care testing method for tetanus.
Keywords
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP); Clostridium tetani; point-of-care testing (POCT);
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