Multiplex PCR for Identification of Bacterial Pathogens of Infectious Pneumonia

S A Lapa; E S Klochikhina; R A Miftakhov; A M Zolotov; A S Zasedatelev; A V Chudinov

doi:10.1134/S1068162020050131

Multiplex PCR for Identification of Bacterial Pathogens of Infectious Pneumonia

Russ J Bioorg Chem. 2020;46(5):859-861. doi: 10.1134/S1068162020050131. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

Authors

S A Lapa¹, E S Klochikhina¹, R A Miftakhov¹, A M Zolotov¹, A S Zasedatelev¹, A V Chudinov¹

Affiliation

¹ Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.

Abstract

A multiplex PCR system has been developed and optimized for rapid detection of the five main pathogens of bacterial pneumonia. The system can be expanded to analyze viral pathogens of pneumonia (DNA- and RNA-containing viruses), as well as those of a fungal nature.

Keywords: diagnostics; infectious pneumonia; multiplex PCR.