Laboratory Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (11): 1043-1045.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2017.011.023

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Determination of Ureaplasma urealyticum by real-time fluorescence isothermal RNA amplification assay

SHI Ying, WANG Yunfeng, LU Lu, REN Jingjing, MA Dan, LI Lin   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450052,Henan,China
  • Received:2016-12-19 Online:2017-11-30 Published:2017-12-07

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the determination of Ureaplasma urealyticum(UU) by real-time fluorescence isothermal RNA amplification assay(SAT). Methods A total of 200 cases of urethral swabs from sperm donors were collected and determined by SAT for UU RNA,real-time fluorescence quantitation polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR) for UU DNA and culturing for UU pathogens. UU-positive sperm donors were treated with antibiotics,then they were determined again for UU by qRT-PCR and SAT. Results The positive rates by culturing,qRT-PCR and SAT for UU were 20.0%(40/200),23.0%(46/200) and 22.5%(45/200),respectively. The Kappa value was >0.75 for the consistency of culturing,qRT-PCR and SAT. After antibiotics were given for UU-positive sperm donors for 15 d,the positive rates of qRT-PCR and SAT were 39.1%(18/46) and 32.6%(15/46),respectively. Although there was no statistical significance,the positive rate of SAT was lower than that of qRT-PCR after treatment. Conclusions Culturing,SAT and qRT-PCR can be used for UU screening. However,UU RNA determination by SAT for patients after being given antibiotics is potential.

Key words: Ureaplasma urealyticum, Real-time fluorescence isothermal RNA amplification assay, RNA, Culturing

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