简介:Objective:Todetectandquantitategenitalherpessimplexvirus(HSV)DNAinspecimensfrom100patientsclinicallydiagnosedwithgenitalherpes.Methods:PolymeraseChainReaction(PCR)andenzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassay(ELISA)wereusedwithastandardcurveofDNAcopiesofHSVasquantitativecontrast.Results:Ninety-threecaseswereconfirmedHSVpositiveand7caseswerefoundtobenegative.Therewere58casesofHSV-2(62.4%)and35casesofHSV-1(37.6%)amongthe93positivecases.ThenumberofDNAplasmidsrangedfrom115to1.1×l0^5per250pLamongthe93positivesamples(mean=7.1×10^4/250μL).ThenumberofHSVDNAplasmidsrangedfrom136to1.1×l0^5copiesper250pL(mean=7.6×10^4)amongthosewithHSV-2,and115to9.4×10^4per250pL(mean=6.3×10^4)amongthosewithHSV-1.Meanwhile10μLofextractedanddissolvedDNArandomlytakenfrom8eachofHSV-2andHSV-1samplesweretested.ThenumberofHSV-2DNAplasmidsrangedfrom35copiesto2.7×10^4(Mean=l.8×10^4)andthenumberofHSV-1DNArangedfrom29to2.5×10^4(Mean=1.6×10^4).Inthe7negativecases,thequantityofHSVplasmidswaszero.Conclusion:ThesensitivityofELISAquantitation(93%)isequaltothatofSouthernblot.ThesensitivityofPCRfordiagnosisis91%,and88%forPCRtyping.
简介:Objective:ToexploretherelationshipbetweenquantitativeTreponemapallidumDNA(TP-DNA)PCRtestingandtheToludineRedUnheatedSerumTest(TRUST)inpatientswithsyphilisbeforeandaftertreatment,andevaluatetheclinicalvalueofquantitativeTP-DNAtestinginthediagnosisandtreatmentevaluationofsyphilis.Methods:29patientswithprimary(12cases)orsecondary(17cases)syphilis,whometthecriteriasetforthisstudywererecruitedassubjects.Allpatientsweretreatedwith2.4millionunitsbenzathinepenicillinIMweeklyfor3weeks.QuantitativetestsofTP-DNAinthepatients'plasmawereperformedusingFQ-PCRbeforeandafterthetreatment.SerologictestsincludingTRUSTandTPPAwerealsoperformed.Results:Beforethetreatment,9outof12primarysyphilispatients(75%)andallsecondarysyphilispatients(17/17)testedpositiveforTreponemapallidum(TP)byTP-DNAtesting.TheaveragequantitativetestvaluesofTP-DNAinprimaryandsecondarysyphilispatientswere(3.38±2.34)×10^4and(5.73±1.33)×10^6copies/ml,respectively.Afterthreemonthsoftreatment,1ofthe9primaryand5outof17secondarysyphilispatientswerepositiveuponTP-DNAtesting,respectively.TheaveragequantitiesofTP-DNAwere2.01×10^2copies/mlinprimaryand5.87×10^2copies/mlinsecondarysyphilispatientswithpositiveTRUSTandTP-DNAtests,and3.09×10^2copies/mlforthosewithnegativeTRUST,respectively.Afterninemonthsoftreatment,alltheprimaryandsecondarysyphilispatientswerenegativeuponTP-DNAtesting,whileallprimaryand14of17(82.35%)secondarysyphilispatientsshowednegativeTRUSTresults.Conclusion:ThattheresultsofTP-DNAtestsarenotconsistentwiththoseofTRUSTbeforeandaftertreatmentindicatesthatquantitativeTP-DNAtestingmayhavevaluableclinicalsignificanceintheearlydiagnosisandevaluationoftreatmentregimensforsyphilis.
简介:Objectives:Todevelopamulti-nestedpolymerasechainreactioninanassaytodetectearlyTreponemapallidumandHaemophilusducreyiDNAintheswabsofgenitalulcers.Methods:Fourpairsofouterandinnerprimers,specifictothebasicmembraneproteingeneofTreponemapallidumandtothe16srRNAgeneofHducreyiweresynthesized.Themulti-nestedPCRwasdevelopedandappliedtodetectTreponemapallidumandHaemophilusdicreyiinclinicalswabs.Result:ThetwosamplesofstandardstrainsofHaemophilusducreyiandoneTreponemapallidumwereamplifiedandshowed309-bprRNAgeneofHaemophilusducreyiand506-bpDNAofTreponemapalidum,respectively.Outof51samplesofgenitalulcerdetected,29showedTreponemapallidumpositiveproductandnoHaemophilusducreyiDNAwasfound.Conclusion:Themulti-nestedPCRforTreponemapallidumandHaemophilusducreyicouldbeusefulforearlydetectionanddistinguishingdiagnosisbetweensyphilisandchancroid.
简介:Objective:Todevelopasensitive,specificandsimplemethodfordetectionofextremelylownumbersofT.palliduminclinicalspecimens,asasignificantadditiontotheserologictestsforsyphilisdiagnosis.Methods:Double-tubenestedPCR(DN-PCR)andsingle-tubenestedPCR(SN-PCR)assayswereperformedtoamplifyspecificfragmentsoftheDNApolymeraseIgene(polA)ofT.pallidum.SensitivityandspecificityofthetwoPCRassaysweretested.EightysixwholebloodspecimensfrompersonswithsuspectedsyphilisweredetectedbythetwonestedPCRmethods.TheTPPAtestwasusedasacomparisonfordetectingsyphilisinserafromcorrespondingpatients.Results:OnlyspecificampliconscouldbeobtainedduringamplificationoftheT.pallidumpolAgeneandthedetectionlimitwasapproximately1organismwhenanalyzedongelbythetwoPCRmethods.Of86clinicalspecimens,62werepositivebyTPPA.Ofthese,54and51werepositivebytheDN-PCRandSN-PCR,respectively,whichdoesnotrepresentastatisticallysignificantdifferencebetweenthetwoPCRtests.Of24TPPA-negativespecimens,5werepositivebybothDN-PCRassayandSN-PCRassay.Conclusion:TheSN-polAPCRmethodisextremelysensitive,specificandeasytoperformfordetectinglownumbersofT.palliduminclinicalbloodspecimensasacomplementarytoserologyforsyphilisdiagnosis.
简介:目的评价抗苍白螺旋体IgM抗体检测对梅毒的临床意义。方法用酶联免疫吸附测定法对72例梅毒患者进行特异性IgM抗体检测,并与RPR、TPPA结果进行比较分析。结果血清抗苍白螺旋体IgM抗体在一期梅毒的阳性率为73.3%(11/15),在二期梅毒的阳性率为88.9%(16/18),二者比较无显著性差异(x~2=1.6363,P>0.10)。在潜伏梅毒,IgM抗体阳性率为26.1%(6/23),显著低于早期显性梅毒(x~2=17.6189,P<0.005)。在一期、二期和潜伏梅毒,RPR和TPPA的阳性率均为100%。入组前2-24个月己经给予正规抗梅治疗的梅毒16例,其中IgM抗体阳性2例。结论在本研究中,检测特异性IgM抗体诊断一期梅毒并下优于RPR和TPPA。IgM抗体在潜伏梅毒敏感性低,其诊断应依靠RPR和TPPA。目前不推荐单独检测抗梅毒IgM抗体来监测病情和判断疗效。抗苍白螺旋体IgM抗体的临床意义有待更深入的研究。
简介:尖锐湿疣(Condylomaacumiatum,CA)又称性病疣(anogenitalwarts),是由人乳头病毒引起的,其发病率在中国仅次于淋病,居性传播疾病,第二位。在极少数病人可恶变诱发鳞癌对CA进一步的超微结构进行观察,探讨这些超微结病变在本病发病机理上的作用是十分必要的。更多还原