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    Simplified PCR for Detection of Haemophilus ducreyi and Diagnosis of Chancroid

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    1995-04
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    West, Beryl
    Wilson, Stuart M.
    Changalucha, John
    Patel, Shobhna
    Mayaud, Phillippe
    Ballard, Ronald C.
    Mabey, David
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    West B, Wilson SM, Changalucha J, Patel S, Mayaud P, Ballard RC, Mabey D. Simplified PCR for detection of Haemophilus ducreyi and diagnosis of chancroid. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Apr;33(4):787-90. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.4.787-790.1995. PMID: 7540625; PMCID: PMC228040.

    Abstract/Overview

    A simplified PCR was developed for detection of Haemophilus ducreyi in samples from chancroid patients. The strategy included a straightforward chloroform extraction sample preparation method, a one-tube nested PCR to minimize contamination risks, and a colorimetric method for detection of products. Primers were designed from published nucleotide sequences of the 16S rRNA gene of H. ducreyi, with longer outer primers for annealing at a higher temperature and shorter inner primers labelled with biotin and digoxigenin for binding with avidin and colorimetric detection. The PCR technique detected all 35 strains of H. ducreyi tested, from four different geographical regions, and was negative for other, related strains of bacteria and for the common contaminating bacteria tested. Of 25 samples from H. ducreyi culture-positive chancroid patients, 24 were PCR positive and 1 produced a weak reaction. Of 83 samples from clinical cases of chancroid in the Republic of South Africa, 69 were PCR positive. The sensitivity of PCR compared with that of clinical diagnosis was 83%. All 50 negative control samples were negative. Encouraging results were also obtained with a consecutive series of 25 genital ulcer patients in Tanzania, of whom 9 were PCR positive. The adaptations of this simplified PCR strategy, at the sensitivity and specificity levels obtained, mean it will be useful for detection of H. ducreyi in areas where the organism is endemic, particularly where testing by culture is difficult or impossible

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    PCR; Genital ulcer; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; Gram stain; Immunofluorescence tests; DNA
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