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A novel peptide nucleic acid- and loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection of mutations in the 23S rRNA gene of Treponema pallidum.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2020
Tarumoto Norihito, Imai Kazuo, Nakayama Shu-Ichi, Itoda Ichiro, Sakai Jun, Murakami Takashi, Maesaki Shigefumi, Hayakawa Satoshi, Ohnishi Makoto, Maeda Takuya
Abstract excerpt
Introduction. Macrolides could be a potential alternative treatment for Treponema pallidum infections in patients; however, macrolide-resistant T. pallidum is spreading rapidly worldwide.Hypothesis/Gap Statement. There are presently no alternatives to serological tests for syphilis that can be used to evaluate therapeutic effects due to the fact that T. pallidum cannot be cultured in vitro.Aim. In this study, we...
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