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ArticlePloS one2017

Improvement and Evaluation of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Rapid Detection of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Human Blood Samples.

Xi-Meng Sun, Yong-Sheng Ji, Xian-Yong Liu, Mei Xiang, Guang He, Li Xie, Jing-Xia Suo, Xun Suo

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Molecular diagnosis of human toxoplasmosis: the state of the art.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2024
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  7. Serological and molecular rapid diagnostic tests for Toxoplasma infection in humans and animals.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2020
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  8. Diagnosis and control of chicken coccidiosis: a recent update.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2018
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8 authors.

Xi-Meng SunNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory & College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yong-Sheng JiNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory & College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Xian-Yong LiuNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory & College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Mei XiangThe Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Guang HeNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory & College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Li XieNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory & College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Jing-Xia SuoNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory & College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Xun SuoNational Animal Protozoa Laboratory & College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), an attractive DNA amplification method, was developed as a valuable tool for the rapid detection of Toxoplasma gondii. In this study, species-specific LAMP primers were designed by targeting the AF146527 sequence, which was a conserved sequence of 200- to 300-fold repetitive 529 bp fragment of T.gondii. LAMP reaction system was optimized so that it could detect the minimal DNA sample such as a single tachyzoite or 10 copies of recombinant plasmid. No cross-reactivity was found when using DNA from other parasites as templates. Subsequently, a total of 200 human blood samples were directly investigated by two diagnostic methods, LAMP and conventional PCR. Fourteen of 200 (7%) samples were positive for Toxoplasma by LAMP (the primers developed in this study), whereas only 5 of 200 (2.5%) were proved positive by conventional PCR. The procedure of the LAMP assay was very simple, as the reaction would be carried out in a single tube under isothermal conditions at 64°C and the result would be read out with 1 h (as early as 35 min with loop primers). Thus, this method has the advantages of rapid amplification, simple operation, and easy detection and would be useful for rapid and reliable clinical diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis, especially in developing countries.

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AnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsDNA, ProtozoanHumansNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesPolymerase Chain ReactionToxoplasmaToxoplasmosis, AnimalVero CellsDNA, Protozoan

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PMCPMC5215908

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