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Development and evaluation of a real-time multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification assay for rapid detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a significant pathogen causing infectious diseases, including pneumonia, otitis media, septicemia, and meningitis. The introduction of multivalent vaccines has coincided with a remarkable decrease in the number of pneumococcal-related deaths. Despite this, pneumococcal infection remains a significant cause of death among children under 5 years old and adults aged 65 or older at a global level. Therefore, early detection of S. pneumoniae infection is crucial for prognosis of pneumococcal infection patients. In this study, we evaluated the utility of a real-time multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification (MIRA) assay for detecting S. pneumoniae and other non-S. pneumoniae bacterial species. A primer-probe set targeting the S. pneumoniae lytA gene was designed, followed by optimization of parameters for the MIRA assay. At the same time, we validated the real-time MIRA assay for detecting S. pneumoniae using 79 clinical isolates identified by VITEK MS. The results showed a detection sensitivity and specificity of 100%. These results demonstrate that the designed real-time MIRA assay is a promising, rapid, simple, and reliable method for detecting S. pneumoniae infection in resource-limited areas. It has great potential for application in detecting not only S. pneumoniae but also other non-S. pneumoniae bacterial species.
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