Doyle, Sean and Mahon, Bernard P. and Corcoran, A. and Daly, P. (2002) High-Sensitivity PCR Detection of Parvovirus B19 Plasma. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40 (6). pp. 1958-1962.

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Abstract

Parvovirus B19 (B19) is a human pathogen transmitted to susceptible individuals via respiratory secretions and contaminated blood or blood products. B19 levels in pooled plasma of less than 104 genome equivalents/ml may not be infectious, while those greater than 107/ml are capable of transmitting infection. A World Health Organization (WHO) B19 DNA international standard has been recently introduced. The purpose of the present work was to develop a PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (PCR-ELISA) calibrated against the WHO B19 DNA international standard which could easily and reliably detect B19 DNA levels in plasma above 104 IU/ml (6.5 103 genome equivalents/ml). A B19 PCR-ELISA system was developed which uses a dinitrophenylated oligonucleotide probe to detect immobilized biotinylated amplicons following single-round PCR amplification. The level of B19 DNA (in international units per milliliter) in individual and pooled plasma specimens was evaluated. Proteinase K treatment of plasma was found to be sufficient to quantitatively release B19 DNA. The B19 PCR-ELISA had a sensitivity of detection of 1.6 103 IU/ml B19 DNA and a dynamic range extending from 8 to 1,000 IU of B19 DNA (equivalent to 1.6103 to 2105 IU of B19 DNA/ml). Furthermore, the antibody profile of pooled plasma products was determined in terms of B19 immunoglobulin G (IgG) (in international units per milliliter). The B19 IgG level was found to be 64.7 17.5 IU/ml (mean standard deviation). The B19 PCR-ELISA, which is calibrated against the B19 DNA international standard, may have an application for the rapid screening of plasma minipools for B19 DNA, thereby leading to an improvement in blood product safety.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	PCR Detection; Parvovirus; B19; Plasma;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Institute of Immunology
Item ID:	162
Depositing User:	Dr. Sean Doyle
Date Deposited:	20 Dec 2004
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Publisher:	American Society for Microbiology
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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