Nested PCR as a superior diagnostic method for Acanthamoeba keratitis compared to conventional techniques [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAcanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a severe eye infection that can cause severe vision loss, especially in contact lens wearers. Rapid and accurate diagnosis is crucial for achieving favorable outcomes. Traditional methods, such as culture, are slow and have
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Development and Evaluation of a Dual-Target One-Step Nested PCR for the Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia spp. in Ticks [PDF]
PathogensSpotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are tick-borne infectious diseases caused by more than 30 Rickettsia species. As ticks may harbor and transmit multiple pathogens during a single blood meal, sensitive and specific molecular detection methods are ...
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Comparative Evaluation of Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction for Rapid Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2021 Brucellosis is recognized as a zoonotic disease with high morbidity in the absence of treatment. The primary diagnosis of brucellosis can be effective in the achievement of satisfying treatment results and prevention of chronic infections.
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Validation of a one-tube nested real-time PCR assay for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in avian fecal samples [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2022 The aim of this study was to validate a one-tube nested real-time PCR assay followed by genetic sequencing to detect and identify Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in birds.
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Nested PCR Biases in Interpreting Microbial Community Structure in 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Datasets. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Sequencing of the PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene has become a common approach to microbial community investigations in the fields of human health and environmental sciences.
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APPLICATION OF NESTED REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION PCR FOR DETECTION OF BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS IN SEMEN [PDF]
Veterinary Medical Journal - Giza, 2003 A nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was employed for detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) in 59 semen samples collected from farms of known history of BVDV infection. The results indicated that 6 (10.2%) and 8 (13.
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Human papillomavirus detection and typing using a nested-PCR-RFLP assay
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011 Background: It is clinically important to detect and type human papillomavirus (HPV) in a sensitive and specific manner. Objectives: Development of a nested-polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (nested-PCR-RFLP) assay to ...
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Research in Plant Disease, 2015 The specific and sensitive nested-PCR method to detect Acidovorax citrulli, a causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch on cucurbitaceae, was developed. PCR primers were designed from the draft genome sequence which was obtained with the Next Generation ...
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An optimized one-tube, semi-nested PCR assay for Paracoccidioides brasiliensis detection
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013 Introduction Herein, we report a one-tube, semi-nested-polymerase chain reaction (OTsn-PCR) assay for the detection of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Methods We developed the OTsn-PCR assay for the detection of P. brasiliensis in clinical specimens and
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV) is a pathogen that must be removed from pigs for use as organ donors in xenotransplantation. Recently, it has been found that when donor pigs are infected with PCMV, a pig-to-non-human-primate xenotransplantation lower ...
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