Detection of Pan-Dermatophytes and Trichophyton rubrum Using Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-Lateral Flow Dipstick Assay.

IF 3.6 3区生物学 Q2 MYCOLOGY

Mycopathologia Pub Date : 2024-12-30 DOI:10.1007/s11046-024-00921-7

Qian Wang, Xin Huang, Qiuhong Yan, Ruikang Chen, Lifang Shao, Ruoyu Li, Yinggai Song, Xiaoying Yuan

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Abstract

Background: Traditional methods for diagnosing onychomycosis are characterized by limited sensitivity and prolonged processing times, and heavily rely on the skill level of laboratory personnel.

Objectives: To develop a fast, simple, user-friendly, and reliable molecular assay that offers high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of common dermatophytes in nail specimens.

Methods: We developed a technique that integrates recombinase polymerase isothermal amplification with lateral flow dipstick (RPA-LFD) for the detection of pan-dermatophytes and Trichophyton rubrum, and evaluated its analytical sensitivity and specificity. This method was applied to analyze 190 nail specimens, with the results compared with traditional microscopy and fungal culture.

Results: The RPA-LFD assay demonstrated an analytical sensitivity of 10 pg/reaction for pan-dermatophytes and 1 pg/reaction for T. rubrum. In clinical evaluations for tinea unguium, the sensitivity of the RPA-LFD, fungal culture, and microscopy methods, as determined through latent class analysis, was estimated to be 91.0%, 70.8%, and 93.9%, respectively. Correspondingly, the specificity of these methods-RPA-LFD, fungal culture, and microscopy-was assessed at approximately 95.7%, 98.0%, and 94.3%.

Conclusions: Our RPA-LFD assay exhibited high sensitivity and specificity in the detection of dermatophytes. Due to its technical simplicity, enhanced sensitivity, and reduced processing times, it represents a promising alternative to conventional fungal culture methods for the mycological detection and identification of dermatophytes.

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Mycopathologia 生物-真菌学

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6.80

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3.60%

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审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Mycopathologia is an official journal of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS). Mycopathologia was founded in 1938 with the mission to ‘diffuse the understanding of fungal diseases in man and animals among mycologists’. Many of the milestones discoveries in the field of medical mycology have been communicated through the pages of this journal. Mycopathologia covers a diverse, interdisciplinary range of topics that is unique in breadth and depth. The journal publishes peer-reviewed, original articles highlighting important developments concerning medically important fungi and fungal diseases. The journal highlights important developments in fungal systematics and taxonomy, laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections, antifungal drugs, clinical presentation and treatment, and epidemiology of fungal diseases globally. Timely opinion articles, mini-reviews, and other communications are usually invited at the discretion of the editorial board. Unique case reports highlighting unprecedented progress in the diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections, are published in every issue of the journal. MycopathologiaIMAGE is another regular feature for a brief clinical report of potential interest to a mixed audience of physicians and laboratory scientists. MycopathologiaGENOME is designed for the rapid publication of new genomes of human and animal pathogenic fungi using a checklist-based, standardized format.