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ArticleMycopathologia2009

Identification of Penicillium marneffei in Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Using Nested PCR.

Hanxiang Zeng, Xiqing Li, Xiejie Chen, Junmin Zhang, Jiufeng Sun, Zhi Xie, Liyan Xi

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Article in Mycopathologia, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hanxiang ZengDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 West Yanjiang Rd, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Xiqing Li
Xiejie Chen
Junmin Zhang
Jiufeng Sun
Zhi Xie
Liyan Xi
Sun Yat-sen University · CNGuangzhou Eighth People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Penicillium marneffei is one of the unique thermally dimorphic fungi in Penicillium species that causes a disseminated, progressive and life threatening infection in immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis of Penicilliosis marneffei depends on culture that may delay the treatment due to the time-consuming process. In the present study, we evaluated the specificity and sensitivity of nested PCR to identify Penicillium marneffei from paraffin-embedded tissue. Two sets of oligonucleotide primers were derived from the sequence of 18S rRNA of Penicillium marneffei. The outer primers (RRF1 and RRH1) were specific to fungi. The inner primers (Pm1 and Pm2) were specific to Penicillium marneffei. The specific fragment of approximately 400 bp was amplified from all paraffin-embedded tissues from 14 patients with Penicilliosis marneffei and 10 bamboo rats. The detectable DNA concentration of single PCR and nested PCR were 14 pg/microl and 14 fg/microl, respectively. Further studies are required in order to use nested PCR for early diagnosis of the disease.

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AnimalsDNA, FungalDNA PrimersHumansMycosesParaffinPenicilliumPolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRNA, FungalRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSensitivity and SpecificityTissue EmbeddingDNA, FungalDNA PrimersParaffinRNA, FungalRNA, Ribosomal, 18S

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PMID19308671
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