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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2000, p. 3116-3118, Vol. 38, No. 8
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of LightCycler PCR for Implementation of Laboratory Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus Infections

Mark J. Espy, Teri K. Ross, Rosaline Teo, Kathleen A. Svien, Arlo D. Wold, James R. Uhl, and Thomas F. Smith*

Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905

Received 27 January 2000/Returned for modification 6 April 2000/Accepted 1 June 2000

Five hundred specimens (288 genital, 192 dermal, and 20 ocular) were extracted by technologists, and the DNA was assayed by LightCycler PCR (DNA polymerase and thymidine kinase [TK] gene targets) and by conventional tube and shell vial cell culture. One hundred fifty-eight confirmed (by cell culture and TK target PCR) positive and LightCycler-positive specimens were detected during the first 30 PCR cycles. LightCycler PCR-positive results for cycles 31 to 45 (39 of 67 [58.2%]) required confirmation by another PCR target (TK). LightCycler PCR is more sensitive (n = 197; 23.1%) than cell cultures (n = 150) for the routine laboratory detection of herpes simplex virus infections.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905. Phone: (507) 284-8146. Fax: (507) 284-4272. E-mail: tfsmith{at}mayo.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2000, p. 3116-3118, Vol. 38, No. 8
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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