title: Detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Shigella and Campylobacter spp. by multiplex PCR assay.
abstract: Three oligonucleotide primers were used in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the simultaneous amplification of regions of the invasive plasmid antigen (ipaH) of Shigella spp., flagellin gene (flaA) of Campylobacter spp., and heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). The multiplex assay was performed using DNA extracted by a chaotropic method directly from diarrhoeal stools. The diagnostic efficacy of the assay was analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis. This assay shows a novel approach for the diagnosis of diarrhoea caused by Shigella spp., ETEC, and Campylobacter spp.
authors.affiliation: Enteric Microbiology Branch, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt. namru3@centcom.dsaa.osd.mil
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Oyofo
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Mohran
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: el-Etr
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Wasfy
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Peruski
mesh_terms: D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012760:Shigella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial