Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 120: Using the LN34 Pan-Lyssavirus Real-Time RT-PCR Assay for Rabies Diagnosis and Rapid Genetic Typing from Formalin-Fixed Human Brain Tissue
This study reports the diagnosis of rabies in an individual from the Dominican Republic using both IHC and the LN34 pan-lyssavirus real-time RT-PCR assay on formalin-fixed brain tissue. The LN34 assay generates a 165 bp amplicon and demonstrated higher sensitivity than traditional PCR. Multiple efforts to amplify nucleic acid fragments larger than 300 bp using conventional PCR were unsuccessful, probably due to RNA fragmentation. Sequences generated from the LN34 amplicon linked the case to the rabies virus (RABV) strain circulating in the Ouest Department of Haiti to the border region between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Direct sequencing of the LN34 amplicon allowed rapid and low-cost rabies genetic typing.
Source: Viruses - Category: Virology Authors: Rene Edgar Condori Michael Niezgoda Griselda Lopez Carmen Acosta Matos Elinna Diaz Mateo Crystal Gigante Claire Hartloge Altagracia Pereira Filpo Joseph Haim Panayampalli Subbian Satheshkumar Brett Petersen Ryan Wallace Victoria Olson Yu Li Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
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