Abstract
Highly sensitive and specific nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) have emerged as the gold standard diagnostic tests for many infectious diseases. Real-time PCR has further refined the technology of nucleic acid amplification with detection in a closed system and enabled multiplexing to simultaneously detect multiple pathogens. It is a versatile, fast, and high-throughput system for pathogen detection that has reduced the risk of PCR contamination, eliminated post-PCR manipulations, and improved the cost-effectiveness of testing. In addition, real-time PCR can be applied to self-collected noninvasive specimens. Here, we describe an in-house developed TaqMan-based real-time multiplex PCR (M-PCR) assay for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted genital ulcer disease (GUD) and discuss briefly on issues associated with validation of assay performance.
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Chen, CY., Ballard, R.C. (2012). The Molecular Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Genital Ulcer Disease. In: MacKenzie, C., Henrich, B. (eds) Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 903. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-937-2_6
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