CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 232-234.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2019.02.021

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Application of fluorescence quantitative PCR in laboratory diagnosis of malaria

Su-hua LI1(), Jing LI2, Li-jun GAO1, Ya-lan ZHANG1, Rui-min ZHOU1, Dan QIAN1, Cheng-yun YANG1, Ying LIU1, Yu-ling ZHAO1,*(), Hong-wei ZHANG1   

  1. 1 Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou 450016, China
    2 Henan International Travel Healthcare Center, Zhengzhou 450046, China
  • Received:2018-07-16 Online:2019-04-30 Published:2019-05-13
  • Contact: Yu-ling ZHAO E-mail:lsh0427@163.com;819482937@qq.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Project of Medical Science and Technology of Henan Province (No. 201702274, No. 162102310066);Science and Technology of Henan Province (No. 162102310035)

Abstract:

Seventy-nine malaria samples were examined by microscopy, nested PCR and fluorescence quantitative PCR, and the detection rate was analyzed among the three methods. After combining clinical symptoms of the patients and results of the three methods, 74 of the 79 samples were confirmed to be malaria infection, with a positive rate of 93.7%(74/79). Specifically, the detection rate of microscopy, nested PCR and fluorescence quantitative PCR were 82.3%(65/79), 82.3%65/79) and 93.7%(74/79), respectively. The concordance rate between microscopy and nested PCR was 78.4%(58/74), and that between microscopy and fluorescence quantitative PCR was 63.5%(47/74), between nested PCR and fluorescence quantitative PCR was 83.8%(62/74). In addition, the detection rate of fluorescence quantitative PCR was significantly higher than that of the nested PCR(P < 0.05). Compared with microscopy and nested PCR, the fluorescence quantitative PCR has higher sensitivity and positive detection rate, and is less time-consuming.

Key words: Malaria, Microscopy, Nested PCR, Fluorescence quantitative PCR

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