Development and evaluation of a calibrator material for nucleic acid-based assays for diagnosing aspergillosis

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jul;51(7):2403-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00744-13. Epub 2013 Apr 24.

Abstract

Twelve laboratories evaluated candidate material for an Aspergillus DNA calibrator. The DNA material was quantified using limiting-dilution analysis; the mean concentration was determined to be 1.73 × 10(10) units/ml. The calibrator can be used to standardize aspergillosis diagnostic assays which detect and/or quantify nucleic acid.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
  • Aspergillus / genetics*
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Microbiological Techniques / methods
  • Microbiological Techniques / standards*
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / standards*
  • Reference Standards*

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal