Simultaneous detection of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 by real-time PCR and Pyrosequencing
In: Journal of Clinical Virology, Jg. 33 (2005-05-01), Heft 1, S. 25-34
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Abstract: Background:: Up to 80% of the US adult population has been exposed to herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1, primarily during childhood. Also, approximately 20% of the US population has contracted genital herpes from HSV-2 infections. Clinical symptoms can present as fever, headache, malaise, myalgia, and cold sores/lesions that cause pain, itching, dysuria, and vaginal or urethral discharge. A recurrence of infection is common. HSV culturing is characterized by low sensitivity with variable success rates due to shipping conditions. Objective:: To design and validate a real-time PCR assay capable of simultaneously detecting each HSV subtype. Study design:: ATCC-purchased HSV-1 and HSV-2 positive samples and HSV-1 and HSV-2 infected clinical specimens were assayed simultaneously with shared amplification primers and subtype-specific probes against the HSV glycoprotein B gene on a Rotor-Gene 3000 platform. Separately, two PCR reactions were performed in which one primer contained a 5′ biotin modification. Single-stranded DNA from the amplicon was purified and Pyrosequenced. Results:: The quantitative range of the assay extended from 108 through 100 copies of each virus (r2>0.991) and specificity was determined by non-amplification of 37 different human pathogens, including other herpesviruses such as VZV, CMV, and EBV. Sensitivity and specificity values of 100% were calculated by concordance analysis between the real-time PCR and the DNA Pyrosequencing results (HSV-1: n=119, HSV-2: n=120). Application of this assay to 4581 cervical swab specimens collected from women visiting physicians primarily in six states provided detection rates of 3.1% for HSV-1 and 7.6% for HSV-2. The average age of women infected with HSV-1 was 29.5 versus 35.6 for HSV-2. Conclusions:: This procedure was demonstrated as both highly sensitive and specific for the detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 in a single reaction. Also, the integration of Pyrosequencing analysis permitted an innovative and rapid verification for each subtype. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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Simultaneous detection of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 by real-time PCR and Pyrosequencing
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Adelson, Martin E. ; Feola, Melanie ; Trama, Jason ; Tilton, Richard C. ; Mordechai, Eli |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Clinical Virology, Jg. 33 (2005-05-01), Heft 1, S. 25-34 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2005 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1386-6532 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.09.022 |
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