J L Fothergill1, M J Ledson, M J Walshaw, P S McNamara, K W Southern, C Winstanley. 1. NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in Microbial Disease, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Prescott Rd, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK; Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Ronald Ross Building, West Derby St, Liverpool L69 7BE, UK. Electronic address: j.fothergill@liv.ac.uk.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Early eradication therapy is key to keeping the airways Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection-free and rapid identification is essential. METHODS: We used rapid DNA extraction and qPCR assays to detect bacterial, P. aeruginosa and strain-specific targets in samples using two qPCR chemistries. Using 459 respiratory samples from adult and children CF patients, we compared two qPCR methods to culture-based methods in terms of sensitivity and time to result. RESULTS: For adult samples, there was 100% concordance between methods. There was no clear pattern in fluctuations in P. aeruginosa number during exacerbation. In child samples, qPCR methods identified additional P. aeruginosa positive samples. The time-to-result was reduced by over 24h and copy number and colony forming unit could differ dramatically in some samples. CONCLUSION: If adopted, these methods could significantly improve early P. aeruginosa detection in diagnostic laboratories and therefore play a pivotal role in prolonging infection-free airways in CF patients.
BACKGROUND: Early eradication therapy is key to keeping the airways Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection-free and rapid identification is essential. METHODS: We used rapid DNA extraction and qPCR assays to detect bacterial, P. aeruginosa and strain-specific targets in samples using two qPCR chemistries. Using 459 respiratory samples from adult and childrenCFpatients, we compared two qPCR methods to culture-based methods in terms of sensitivity and time to result. RESULTS: For adult samples, there was 100% concordance between methods. There was no clear pattern in fluctuations in P. aeruginosa number during exacerbation. In child samples, qPCR methods identified additional P. aeruginosa positive samples. The time-to-result was reduced by over 24h and copy number and colony forming unit could differ dramatically in some samples. CONCLUSION: If adopted, these methods could significantly improve early P. aeruginosa detection in diagnostic laboratories and therefore play a pivotal role in prolonging infection-free airways in CFpatients.
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