| Literature DB >> 8051251 |
P Varela1, G D Pollevick, M Rivas, I Chinen, N Binsztein, A C Frasch, R A Ugalde.
Abstract
A direct method to detect Vibrio cholerae in stool samples was developed by using a PCR procedure that did not require a DNA purification step. Dilution (1/100) of stool samples prevented inhibition of the reaction by contaminants, and two consecutive PCRs, the second one with a nested primer, achieved the desired sensitivity. Comparison of the results obtained from stool swab samples processed by the two-step PCR and by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using GM1 as the capture molecule showed that the former is more sensitive and gave positive results even when V. cholerae was not culturable or dead.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8051251 PMCID: PMC263658 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1246-1248.1994
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948