Alhassan Andy, Osei-Atweneboana Mike Y, Kyeremeh Kwadwo F, Poole Catherine B, Li Zhiru, Tettevi Edward, Tanner Nathan A, Carlow Clotilde K S
New England Biolabs, Ipswich, MA, USA.
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Water Research Institute, Accra, Ghana.
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2016 Nov-Dec;210(1-2):10-12. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.07.006. Epub 2016 Jul 26.
Accurate, simple and affordable diagnostics are needed to detect Onchocerca volvulus infection in humans. A newly developed colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was compared to PCR and skin snip analysis for diagnosis of onchocerciasis. The robustness and simplicity of the assay indicates that it may be a useful field tool for surveillance in endemic countries.
需要准确、简单且经济实惠的诊断方法来检测人类的盘尾丝虫感染。将一种新开发的比色环介导等温扩增(LAMP)检测法与聚合酶链反应(PCR)和皮肤活检分析进行比较,以诊断盘尾丝虫病。该检测法的稳健性和简易性表明,它可能是流行国家进行监测的一种有用的现场工具。