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Real-time RT-PCR for Mayaro virus detection in plasma and urine
Real-time RT-PCR for Mayaro virus detection in plasma and urine JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY Waggoner, J. J., Rojas, A., Mohamed-Hadley, A., Arevalo de Guillen, Y., Pinsky, B. A. 2018; 98: 1–4Abstract
Mayaro virus (MAYV) causes an acute febrile illness which can be difficult to differentiate from dengue or chikungunya. MAYV RNA can be detected in plasma during the first 3-5days of illness, but only a single rRT-PCR has been fully evaluated in the literature.To develop an rRT-PCR for MAYV and evaluate assay performance using human plasma and urine samples spiked with different MAYV strains.A MAYV rRT-PCR targeting a region of the 5'UTR and nsp1 gene was designed from the alignment of all complete-genome MAYV sequences to be compatible with existing laboratory protocols. The assay was evaluated using human samples spiked with six MAYV strains, including strains from each of the three genotypes.The linear range of the MAYV rRT-PCR extended from 1.0 to 8.0 log10copies/µL, and the lower limit of 95% detection was 8.2copies/µL. No detection was observed when the MAYV rRT-PCR was tested with genomic RNA from related arboviruses. The assay demonstrated linear amplification of all 6 MAYV strains when spiked into human plasma samples as well as 2 strains spiked into urine.We report the design and evaluation of an rRT-PCR for MAYV. Given the concern for MAYV emergence in the Americas and the few molecular tests that have been evaluated in the literature, this assay should provide a useful diagnostic for patients with an acute febrile illness.
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