Comparison of different methods of isolation of DNA of commonly encountered Candida species and its quantitation by using a real-time PCR-based assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Younes MaaroufiFrançoise Crokaert

Abstract

Molecular diagnosis based on genomic amplification methods such as real-time PCR assay has been reported as an alternative to conventional culture for early detection of invasive candidiasis. However, a major limitation of the molecular method is the difficulty associated with breaking fungal cell walls since the DNA extraction step still requires more than half of a working day. It has been suggested that PCR detection of free template DNA in serum is preferred over the use of whole blood for the diagnosis of systemic candidiasis. In this study, two conventional procedures (the first [the HLGT method] consists of boiling sera in an alkaline guanidine-phenol-Tris reagent, and the second [the PKPC method] uses proteinase K digestion, followed by organic extraction) and three commercially available kits for DNA isolation were evaluated for sensitivity, purity, cost, and use of template for most clinically important Candida species in a TaqMan-based PCR assay. To optimize these procedures, we evaluated the effect of adding 0.5% bovine serum albumin to DNA extracts and found that it decreased the effects of inhibitors. The QIAamp DNA blood kit did significantly shorten the duration of the DNA isolation but was among the most expens...Continue Reading

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