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Resistance of Acanthamoeba to classic DNA extraction methods used for the diagnosis of corneal infections.

Goldschmidt P, Degorge S, Saint-Jean C, Yera H, Zekhnini F, Batellier L, Laroche L, Chaumeil C.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Jan;92(1):112-5. Epub 2007 Oct 26. Erratum in: Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Mar;93(3):418.. Year, H [corrected to Yera, H]. PMID: 17965106 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

New tool for the simultaneous detection of 10 different genotypes of Acanthamoeba available from the American Type Culture Collection.

Goldschmidt P, Degorge S, Benallaoua D, Saint-Jean C, Batellier L, Alouch C, Laroche L, Chaumeil C.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Aug;93(8):1096-100. Epub 2009 Apr 28.PMID: 19403520 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Polymerase chain reaction analysis of corneal epithelial and tear samples in the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis.

Lehmann OJ, Green SM, Morlet N, Kilvington S, Keys MF, Matheson MM, Dart JK, McGill JI, Watt PJ.

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1998 Jun;39(7):1261-5.PMID: 9620088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Validation of real-time PCR for laboratory diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis.

Thompson PP, Kowalski RP, Shanks RM, Gordon YJ.

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Oct;46(10):3232-6. Epub 2008 Aug 13.PMID: 18701667 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of 18S rRNA gene-based PCR assay for diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis in non-contact lens wearers in India.

Pasricha G, Sharma S, Garg P, Aggarwal RK.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul;41(7):3206-11.PMID: 12843065 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effects of topical anaesthetics and fluorescein on the real-time PCR used for the diagnosis of Herpesviruses and Acanthamoeba keratitis.

Goldschmidt P, Rostane H, Saint-Jean C, Batellier L, Alouch C, Zito E, Bourcier T, Laroche L, Chaumeil C.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Nov;90(11):1354-6. Epub 2006 Aug 9.PMID: 16899529 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparative evaluation of in-house manual, and commercial semi-automated and automated DNA extraction platforms in the sample preparation of human stool specimens for a Salmonella enterica 5'-nuclease assay.

Schuurman T, de Boer R, Patty R, Kooistra-Smid M, van Zwet A.

J Microbiol Methods. 2007 Dec;71(3):238-45. Epub 2007 Sep 15.PMID: 17942177 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba spp. keratitis with PCR]

Zamfir O, Yera H, Bourcier T, Batellier L, Dupouy-Camet J, Tourte-Schaeffer C, Chaumeil C.

J Fr Ophtalmol. 2006 Nov;29(9):1034-40. French. PMID: 17114997 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Optimised sample DNA preparation for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in synovial tissue by polymerase chain reaction and ligase chain reaction.

Freise J, Gérard HC, Bunke T, Whittum-Hudson JA, Zeidler H, Köhler L, Hudson AP, Kuipers JG.

Ann Rheum Dis. 2001 Feb;60(2):140-5.PMID: 11156547 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of specimen processing and nucleic acid extraction by the swab extraction tube system versus the MagNA Pure LC system for laboratory diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections by LightCycler PCR.

Issa NC, Espy MJ, Uhl JR, Harmsen WS, Mandrekar JN, Gullerud RE, Davis MD, Smith TF.

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Mar;43(3):1059-63.PMID: 15750060 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Confirmation of confocal microscopy diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis using polymerase chain reaction analysis.

Mathers WD, Nelson SE, Lane JL, Wilson ME, Allen RC, Folberg R.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2000 Feb;118(2):178-83.PMID: 10676782 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of PCR, microscopic examination and culture for the early diagnosis and characterization of Acanthamoeba isolates from ocular infections.

Yera H, Zamfir O, Bourcier T, Ancelle T, Batellier L, Dupouy-Camet J, Chaumeil C.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Mar;26(3):221-4.PMID: 17393203 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A specific primer pair for the diagnosis and identification of Acanthamoeba astronyxis by random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction.

Ortega-Rivas A, Lorenzo-Morales J, Martínez E, Villa M, Clavel A, Valladares B, del Castillo A.

J Parasitol. 2005 Feb;91(1):122-6.PMID: 15856884 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of a novel semi-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with a uniplex PCR for the detection of Acanthamoeba genome in corneal scrapings.

Dhivya S, Madhavan HN, Rao ChM, Rao KS, Ramchander PV, Therese KL, Malathi J.

Parasitol Res. 2007 May;100(6):1303-9. Epub 2007 Feb 1.PMID: 17268807 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

DNA extraction and PCR assays for detection of Toxoplasma gondii.

Edvinsson B, Jalal S, Nord CE, Pedersen BS, Evengård B; ECSMID Study Group on Toxoplasmosis.

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Reduced PCR sensitivity due to impaired DNA recovery with the MagNA Pure LC total nucleic acid isolation kit.

Schuurman T, van Breda A, de Boer R, Kooistra-Smid M, Beld M, Savelkoul P, Boom R.

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Sep;43(9):4616-22.PMID: 16145116 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Non-radioactive DNA probe and polymerase chain reaction procedures for the specific detection of Acanthamoeba.

Lai S, Asgari M, Henney HR Jr.

Mol Cell Probes. 1994 Feb;8(1):81-9.PMID: 8028612 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficient extraction of virus DNA by NucliSens Extractor allows sensitive detection of hepatitis B virus by PCR.

Gobbers E, Oosterlaken TA, van Bussel MJ, Melsert R, Kroes AC, Claas EC.

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Dec;39(12):4339-43.PMID: 11724842 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of automated and manual nucleic acid extraction methods for detection of enterovirus RNA.

Knepp JH, Geahr MA, Forman MS, Valsamakis A.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Aug;41(8):3532-6.PMID: 12904351 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development of a real-time PCR assay for quantification of Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts.

Rivière D, Szczebara FM, Berjeaud JM, Frère J, Héchard Y.

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