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Comparison of methods of DNA extraction for real‐time PCR in a model of pleural tuberculosis
Author(s) -
SANTOS ANA,
CREMADES ROSA,
RODRÍGUEZ JUAN CARLOS,
GARCÍAPACHÓN EDUARDO,
RUIZ MONTSERRAT,
ROYO GLORIA
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2009.02558.x
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , dna extraction , polymerase chain reaction , mycobacterium tuberculosis , dna , extraction (chemistry) , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , real time polymerase chain reaction , chromatography , medicine , biology , pathology , chemistry , genetics , gene
Santos A, Cremades R, Rodríguez JC, García‐Pachón E, Ruiz M, Royo G. Comparison of methods of DNA extraction for real‐time PCR in a model of pleural tuberculosis. APMIS 2010; 118: 60–5. Molecular methods have been reported to have different sensitivities in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis and this may in part be caused by the use of different methods of DNA extraction. Our study compares nine DNA extraction systems in an experimental model of pleural tuberculosis. An inoculum of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was added to 23 pleural liquid samples with different characteristics. DNA was subsequently extracted using nine different methods (seven manual and two automatic) for analysis with real‐time PCR. Only two methods were able to detect the presence of M. tuberculosis DNA in all the samples: extraction using columns (Qiagen) and automated extraction with the TNAI system (Roche). The automatic method is more expensive, but requires less time. Almost all the false negatives were because of the difficulty involved in extracting M. tuberculosis DNA, as in general, all the methods studied are capable of eliminating inhibitory substances that block the amplification reaction. The method of M. tuberculosis DNA extraction used affects the results of the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis by molecular methods. DNA extraction systems that have been shown to be effective in pleural liquid should be used.