PURE-LAMP Procedure for the Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis : A Case Series

Although the polymerase chain reaction is effective for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), it is typically unavailable in resource-limited situations. In contrast, the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay is a relatively cost-effective and accessible method. Additionally, when combined with the procedure for ultra-rapid extraction (PURE) kit, which enables simple DNA extraction, LAMP can detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum within 1.5 hours using a simple procedure. In this study, we investigated the utility of the PURE-LAMP technique to diagnose three cases of EPTB and showed that it may potentially be a valuable tool for the diagnosis of EPTB.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

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Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 54(2015), 11 vom: 01., Seite 1447-50

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kouzaki, Yuji [VerfasserIn]
Mikita, Kei [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Takuya [VerfasserIn]
Ishihara, Masashi [VerfasserIn]
Kawano, Shuichi [VerfasserIn]
Fujikura, Yuji [VerfasserIn]
Imai, Kazuo [VerfasserIn]
Kanoh, Soichiro [VerfasserIn]
Utsunomiya, Kazuho [VerfasserIn]
Inoue, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Miyahira, Yasushi [VerfasserIn]
Kawana, Akihiko [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 13.01.2016

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2169/internalmedicine.54.4615

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM249508206