Rapid Detection of Candida auris Based on Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)

J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Aug 27;56(9):e00591-18. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00591-18. Print 2018 Sep.

Authors

Mikachi Yamamoto¹, Mohamed Mahdi Alshahni², Takashi Tamura³, Kazuo Satoh³, Shigekazu Iguchi⁴, Ken Kikuchi⁴, Masakazu Mimaki¹, Koichi Makimura^{5

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
² Institute of Medical Mycology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Medical Mycology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Institute of Medical Mycology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan [email protected].

No abstract available

Keywords: Candida auris; environmental surveillance; fungal detection method; infection control; loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Candida / genetics
Candida / isolation & purification*
Candidiasis / diagnosis*
Candidiasis / microbiology
DNA Primers
DNA, Fungal / genetics
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Fungal Proteins / genetics
Humans
Limit of Detection
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / methods*
Pyruvate Synthase / genetics
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

DNA Primers
DNA, Fungal
Fungal Proteins
Pyruvate Synthase