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Multiplex detection of bacteria associated with normal microbiota and with bacterial vaginosis in vaginal swabs by use of oligonucleotide-coupled fluorescent microspheres.
Dumonceaux, Tim J; Schellenberg, John; Goleski, Vanessa; Hill, Janet E; Jaoko, Walter; Kimani, Joshua; Money, Deborah; Ball, T Blake; Plummer, Francis A; Severini, Alberto.
Afiliação
  • Dumonceaux TJ; National Microbiology Laboratory, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, 1015 Arlington St, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. dumonceauxt@agr.gc.ca
J Clin Microbiol ; 47(12): 4067-77, 2009 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19794034
ABSTRACT
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a recurrent condition that is associated with a range of negative outcomes, including the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted diseases, preterm births, and pelvic inflammatory disease. In contrast to the Lactobacillus-dominated normal vaginal microbiota, BV is characterized by a lack of lactobacilli and an abundance of anaerobic and gram-negative organisms, including Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae. To date, the laboratory diagnosis of BV has relied upon the fulfillment of criteria determined by microscopic observation of Gram-stained vaginal swabs. We describe a molecular-based method for the easy determination of the species profile within the vaginal microbiota based on the amplification of the chaperonin-60 genes of all bacteria present in the swab and hybridization of the amplicon to species-specific oligonucleotide-coupled fluorescent beads that are identified by flow cytometry with a Luminex instrument. We designed a nineplex Luminex array for characterization of the vaginal microbiota and applied it to the analysis of vaginal swabs from individuals from Africa and North America. Using the presence of A. vaginae or G. vaginalis, or both, as the defining criterion for BV, we found that the method was highly specific and sensitive for the diagnosis of BV using microscopy as a gold standard.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Bactérias / Vagina / Sondas de Oligonucleotídeos / Vaginose Bacteriana / Citometria de Fluxo / Microesferas Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa / America do norte Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Bactérias / Vagina / Sondas de Oligonucleotídeos / Vaginose Bacteriana / Citometria de Fluxo / Microesferas Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa / America do norte Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article