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ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2020

The rapid and visual detection of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification linked to a nanoparticle-based lateral flow biosensor.

Xu Chen, Kai Ma, Xu Yi, Lijuan Xiong, Yu Wang, Shijun Li

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6 authors.

Xu ChenCentral Laboratory of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550003, P.R. China.
Kai MaThe Second Clinical College, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550003, P.R. China.
Xu YiCentral Laboratory of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550003, P.R. China.
Lijuan XiongThe Second Clinical College, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550003, P.R. China.
Yu WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Centre, The First People's Hospital of Guiyang, Guiyang, Guizhou, 55004, P.R. China.
Shijun LiLaboratory of Bacterial Infectious Disease of Experimental Center, Guizhou Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 73 Bageyan Road, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550004, P.R. China. zjumedjun@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStaphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), including methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), is an eminent human pathogen that can colonize the human host and cause severe life-threatening infections. The development of a reliable, simple and rapid assay for detecting S. aureus and identifying MRSA is important for diagnosis and follow-up treatment.

methodsA novel molecular diagnosis technique, named multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification linked to a nanoparticle-based lateral flow biosensor (m-LAMP-LFB), was applied to detect all S. aureus species and identify MRSA. Two sets of primers were designed based on the femA gene (S. aureus-specific gene) and the mecA gene (encoding penicillin-binding protein 2a), and the multiple-LAMP products were analyzed using LFB. The m-LAMP-LFB amplification conditions, including the target DNA concentration, reaction temperature and time, were optimized. The sensitivity and specificity of the m-LAMP-LFB method were tested in the current study, and the multiple-LAMP-LFB technology was applied to detect the MSSA and MRSA strains from clinical samples.

resultsThe S. aureus- and MRSA-specific primers based on the femA and mecA genes allowed the multiple-LAMP technology to detect S. aureus and MRSA, respectively. The multiple-LAMP conditions were optimized at 63 °C for 40 min. The full process, including genomic DNA template preparation, LAMP, and product identification, could be achieved in 80 min. The limit of detection (LoD) of the multiple-LAMP assay for femA and mecA detection was 100 fg of genomic DNA template per reaction. The specificity of m-LAMP-LFB detection was 100 %, and no cross-reactions to non-S. aureus strains were observed.

conclusionThe multiple-LAMP-LFB technique developed in the current study is a reliable, simple, rapid, specific and sensitive method to identify MSSA and MRSA infections for appropriate antibiotic therapy.

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Metal NanoparticlesBacterial ProteinsBiosensing TechniquesDNA PrimersGoldHumansLimit of DetectionMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesSensitivity and SpecificityStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusBacterial ProteinsDNA PrimersGoldLateral flow biosensorLimit of detectionLoop-mediated isothermal amplificationMRSAStaphylococcus aureus

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