Abstract
A novel indirect real-time immuno-polymerase chain reaction (RT-I-PCR) assay, an evolution of I-PCR, was developed for the quantitative detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PstS1 (Rv0934) with a wide dynamic range of 10ng/mL to 1pg/mL in body fluids of tuberculosis (TB) patients, which may monitor the dynamics of disease.
Keywords:
Diagnosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PstS1; Real-time immuno-PCR; Tuberculosis.
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Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics*
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Case-Control Studies
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Colony Count, Microbial
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
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Tuberculosis / microbiology
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Young Adult
Substances
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ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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PstS-1 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis