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ArticleIranian journal of parasitology

Diagnostic Accuracy of Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay as a Field Molecular Tool for Rapid Mass Screening of Old World

Mehdi Ghodrati, Adel Spotin, Teimour Hazratian, Mahmoud Mahami-Oskouei, Ali Bordbar, Sahar Ebrahimi, Shirzad Fallahi, Parviz Parvizi

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Article in Iranian journal of parasitology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mehdi GhodratiImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Adel SpotinImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Teimour HazratianDept. of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mahmoud Mahami-OskoueiDept. of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Ali BordbarMolecular Systematics Laboratory, Parasitology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Sahar EbrahimiMolecular Systematics Laboratory, Parasitology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Shirzad FallahiDept. of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Parviz ParviziMolecular Systematics Laboratory, Parasitology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRPasteur Institute of Iran · IRLorestan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe employed a highly sensitive loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) by targeting 18S rRNA gene to identify the rapid mass screening of

methodsOne hundred fifty sand flies were collected from 11 sites adjacent to Iraqi's borders in southern parts of Khuzestan Province by using sticky sheets of paper and CDC miniature light traps during late May 2014 to Nov 2015. Following morphological identification of sand flies species, the DNA of infected samples was extracted and amplified by PCR and LAMP assays by targeting ITS-rDNA and 18S rRNA genes. The PCR amplicons were directly sequenced to conduct the phylogenetic analysis.

resultsTen (6.6%)

conclusionThis is the first exploration characterized the Old World Leishmania infections by LAMP technique in both infected sand flies and In vitro conditions. The LAMP method because of its shorter reaction time, robustness, more sensitivity, lack of requirement of complicated equipment and visual discriminatory of positivity can be appeared a promising tool instead of PCR to identify low

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