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Comparative evaluation of three commercial systems for nucleic acid extraction from urine specimens.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16145151     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A nucleic acid extraction system that can handle small numbers of specimens with a short test turnaround time and short hands-on time is desirable for emergent testing. We performed a comparative validation on three systems: the MagNA Pure compact system (Compact), the NucliSens miniMAG extraction instrument (miniMAG), and the BioRobot EZ1 system (EZ1). A total of 75 urine specimens submitted for polyomavirus BK virus detection were used. The human beta-actin gene was detected on 75 (100%), 75 (100%), and 72 (96%) nucleic acid extracts prepared by the miniMAG, EZ1, and Compact, respectively. The miniMAG produced the highest quantity of nucleic acids and the best precision among the three systems. The agreement rate was 100% for BKV detection on nucleic acid extracts prepared by the three extraction systems. When a full panel of specimens was run, the hands-on time and test turnaround time were 105.7 and 121.1 min for miniMAG, 6.1 and 22.6 min for EZ1, and 7.4 and 33.7 min for Compact, respectively. The EZ1 and Compact systems processed automatic nucleic acid extraction properly, providing a good solution to the need for sporadic but emergent specimen detection. The miniMAG yielded the highest quantity of nucleic acids, suggesting that this system would be the best for specimens containing a low number of microorganisms of interest.
Authors:
Yi-Wei Tang; Susan E Sefers; Haijing Li; Debra J Kohn; Gary W Procop
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical microbiology     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0095-1137     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Clin. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2005 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-09-07     Completed Date:  2005-10-25     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505564     Medline TA:  J Clin Microbiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4830-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-5310, USA. yiwei.tang@vanderbilt.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Actins / genetics
BK Virus / genetics,  isolation & purification*
DNA, Viral / genetics,  isolation & purification*
Humans
Magnetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polyomavirus Infections / diagnosis,  virology*
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic* / economics
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tumor Virus Infections / diagnosis,  virology*
Urine / virology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Actins; 0/DNA, Viral; 0/Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Nov;43(11):5833

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