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Title: One-step Multiplex Real-time RT-PCR for Molecular Detection and Typing of Dengue Virus Infection From Paraffin-embedded Tissues During the Brazilian 2019 Outbreak
Authors: GUERRA, Juliana MariottiFERREIRA, Camila Santos da SilvaBERALDO, Karolina Rosa FernandesKIMURA, Lidia MidoriTAKAHASHI, Juliana Possatto FernandesSALAS-GOMEZ, DavidCUNHA, Mariana SequetinBUSS, Lewis FletcherNOGUEIRA, Juliana SilvaMAEDA, Adriana YurikaARAUJO, Leonardo Jose Tadeu de
Citation: APPLIED IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR MORPHOLOGY, v.29, n.2, p.158-162, 2021
Abstract: Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues are an important source for investigation of dengue virus (DENV) infection, particularly when blood or fresh frozen (FF) samples are unavailable. Histopathologic features and immunohistochemistry may have poor sensitivity and serotype determination is not always possible. Viral RNA genome detection tests are faster and considered the most sensitive technique for this kind of analysis, however, the use of molecular methods applied to FFPE tissues is still limited. The authors applied a single-step multiplex reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) for the investigation of DENV infection and typing to FFPE samples of 32 fatal cases received during the 2019 outbreak that occurred in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The authors compared the results with those obtained using FF tissues. Of the 24 cases with both FF and FFPE samples, 22 (91.67%) of the FF and 19 (76.20%) of the FFPE specimens were positive. Two cases (8.33%) tested negative in both types of samples. All 8 cases with only FFPE samples available were positive. The accuracy (87.5%) of the RT-qPCR for DENV in FFPE samples were satisfactory. Although the cycle quantification (Cq) values were significantly higher in these materials (P<0.0001, Wilcoxon signed-rank test) when compared with FF tissues, Spearman's rank coefficient indicated a good correlation between the Cq values from both sample types (P=0.0063; rho=0.576). RT-qPCR applied to FFPE samples improved detection of DENV in fatal cases and represents a useful tool for diagnosis and epidemiologic studies.
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