Supplemental utility of nested PCR for the pathological diagnosis of disseminated trichosporonosis.
Virchows Arch
; 451(5): 929-35, 2007 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17786472
ABSTRACT
Disseminated trichosporonosis is known to be a severe opportunistic mycosis and has a high mortality rate. In autopsy cases, it is often difficult to diagnose as trichosporonosis because the causative Trichosporon species are pathologically similar to other fungi, especially the Candida species. Immunohistochemical analysis is essential for the differential diagnosis, but an antibody to Trichosporon is not available commercially. In the present study, we investigated the supplemental utility of nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the pathological diagnosis of trichosporonosis from formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues. Total DNA was purified from 30 major organs in three autopsy cases, and Trichosporon DNA was specifically amplified by nested PCR using three sets of primers. Of 22 organs in which Grocott's stain was positive for fungal infection, 170- and 259-bp PCR products were detected in 20 (91%) and 12 (55%) organs, respectively. In short-term fixation (about 1 day), these bands were highly detected in ten (100%) and nine (90%) organs, whereas the detection efficiency tended to decrease after long-term fixation and decalcification. No PCR product of 412 bp was detected in any organs. These findings suggest that nested PCR from short-term-fixed tissues is useful for supportive pathological diagnosis of disseminated trichosporonosis.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trichosporon
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DNA Fúngico
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Micoses
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Virchows Arch
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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PATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão