Laboratory Medicine ›› 2016, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 168-172.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2016.03.004

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Establishment of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification for detection of respiratory syncytial virus

YANG Haiou, YE Xingchen, FU Qihua   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Shanghai Children's Medical Center,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127,China
  • Received:2015-08-04 Online:2016-03-30 Published:2016-04-08

Abstract:

Objective To establish a nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) to detect respiratory syncytial virus(RSV). Methods According to the alignment results from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) gene databank,the specific primers for RSV were designed by Primer 5 software. Throat swab samples being positive for RSV by immuno-fluorescence assay were collected,and the corresponding negative samples were as controls. Through optimizing the sample process and amplification system, NASBA for detecting RSV was established and compared to reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results Direct freeze-thawing throat swab samples were optimal for the sample process,and the supernatant was as the target for detecting. The specific primers were added with T7 promoter sequence. NASBA could detect the standard RSV RNA at 2.81×102 copies/µL,but RT-PCR could only show blurry products even up to 2.81×104 copies/µL,which indicated that the sensitivity of NASBA assay was 100 times at least higher than that of RT-PCR. NASBA could detect RSV RNA in all of the 7 throat swab samples,while they showed negative in samples,which were positive for other viruses(2 cases of influenza A virus,3 cases of parainfluenza virus and 1 case of adenovirus)and negative RSV samples (3 cases). These results indicated that NASBA had high specificity. Conclusions The established NASBA is a highly specific,sensitive and time-saving method,overcoming the limitations of current detections for RSV. It is an effective method to detect RSV.

Key words: Respiratory syncytial virus, Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification, Methodology evaluation

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