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Table 1 Real-time PCR assays for bacteria, viruses and Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes

From: Direct molecular detection of a broad range of bacterial and viral organisms and Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotypes in children with otitis media with effusion

Target

Forward primer

Reverse primer

Probe (all with MGB excepta)

Ref.

S. pneumoniae

acgcaatctagcagatga agca

tcgtgcgttttaattccagct

tgccgaaaacgcttgatacagggaga

[19]

H. influenzae

ggttaaatatgccgatggtgttg

tgcatctttacgcacggtgta

ttgtgtacactccgttggtaaaagaacttgcaca

[19]

A. otitidis

ctacgcatttcaccgctacac

ggggaagaacacggatagga

agtccgccagtttccaatgccgttccaa

[10]b

H. pylori

cgtggcaagcatgatccat

gggtatgcacggttacgagttt

tcaggaaacatcgcttcaatacccactta

[27]

M. catarrhalis

gtcaaacagctggaggtattgc

gacatgatgctcacctgctcta

atcgcaattgcaacttt

[28]

C. pneumoniae

cgcgaaggaccttacctgga

gtatctgtccttgcggaaagct

ctacagttgtcaaatacatgtc

[20]

M. pneumoniae

cgtggtgaagtgaaacatctcagtag

gcaagccctacaacccctatcta

atgataagtttggcctgttc

[20]

B. pertussis

catcaagcaccgctttaccc

tgttgggagttctggtaggtgtg

cttaccgcccacagac

[20]

B. parapertussis

gatatcaacgggtgacggatc

gcctgcacgttgctcgat

cagcaattggctgcagg

[20]

SP serotype 1

cgtgcggtaattgaagctatga

tgtggccccagcaactct

cttgcccttgtatagggt

[21]

SP serotype 3

ggtcagcagaaagtatgcattgg

tcgtttatccagggtctgatga

tattggatgtggtttatcgtgaag

[21]

SP serotype 4

cggcaggcaaaccaattat

catctcgttcgggactaaca

caggagatgctaaaata

[21]

SP serotype 5

ttacgggagtatcttatgtctttaatgg

cagcattccagtagcctaaaactaga

tctcagcaactctatttgg

[21]

SP serotype 6A

gctagagatggttccttcagttgat

catactctagtgcaaactttgcaaaat

ctggctcatgatagtt

[21]

SP serotype 6B

gctagagatggttccttcagttgat

catactctagtgcaaactttgcaaaat

actgtctcatgataatt

[21]

SP serotype 7F/A

aagcacagtgcgtgaacaat

aaaatctccctgtcccttcc

ctattccagaagaatctc

[21]

SP serotype 9 V/A

tggaatgggcaaagggtagta

tcggttccccaagattttctc

ttaatcatgctaacggctcat

[21]

SP serotype 14

cgactgaaatgtcactaggagaagat

aatacagtccatcaattactgcaatactc

attcgtttgccaatacttga

[21]

SP serotype 18C/B

ccctgaaactagttgggaaca

ttccaatcatcacccattaca

aaagtcagatgttaaagactac

[21]

SP serotype 19A

gctgtgtttatgggggttgg

agagacgtttaggctcatttgc

atgcaaaatgctcacctag

[21]

SP serotype 19F/B/C

aattcggtatttatgggagttgg

agagacgtttaggctcattagc

atgcaaaagtcaaatttaga

[21]

SP serotype 23F

ctgggccaagatatttaaaagagagt

aattccgcatcagagtatgcaa

ttgctcttcgaaaaatgt

[21]

RSV A

ctcaatttcctcacttctccagtgt

cttgattcctcggtgtacctctgt

cattatgcctaggccagcag

[20]

RSV B

ttcctaacttctcaagtgtggtccta

ctggtttcttggcgtacctctatac

tcccattatgcctagacct

[20]

Influenza A

ccccctcaaagccgagat

caagattggtcttgtctttagcca

ccatgagagcctcaagat

[20]

Influenza B

aatacggtggattaaacaaaagcaa

caggaggtctatatttggttccatt

catattgggcaatttccta

[20

HMPV A

cacctgagtgatttatcatacaagca

ttagcatacagaatttctccacacaa

acaccctcatcattgc

[20] MGB

HMPV B

caagaacaaatgtgacattgctgat

gaaaactgccgcacaacatttag

aagctgacagccatct

[20]

Rhinovirus

caagtaatggacagggtgtgaagag

ccaaagtagtcggtcccatcc

tccggcccctgaat

[20]

Enterovirus

gcccctgaatgcggctaa

ggaaacacggacacccaaagta

tctgcagcggaacc

[20]

Bocavirus

ggcagaattcagccatactcaaa

tctgggttagtgcaaaccatga

ccacagtcatcagacact

[20] MGB

Adenovirus

ccacggtggggtttctaaactt

cccagtggtcttacatgcacatc

tgcaccagacccgg

[20]

Coronavirus OC43

cgatgaggctattccgactaggt

ccttcctgagccttcaatatagtaacc

tccgcctggcacggt

[20]

Coronavirus 229E

ttccgacgtgctcgaacttt

ccaacacggttgtgacagtga

tcctgaggtcaatgca

[20]

Coronavirus HKU1

gccttgcgaatgaatgtgct

tgcatcaccactgctagtaccac

ttgctattatgttaagcctg

[20] MGB

Coronavirus NL63

ggaagcgtgttcctaccagaga

agcaagctgtggaaaacctttg

caaagcactgaataac

[20]

PIV1

acagatgaaattttcaagtgctactttagt

gcctcttttaatgccatattatcattaga

atggtaataaatcgactcgct

[20]

PIV 2

tgcatgttttataactactgatcttgctaa

gttcgagcaaaatggattatggt

actgtcttcaatggagatat

[20]

PIV 3

tgctgttcgatgccaacaa

attttatgctcctatctagtggaagaca

ttgctcttgctcctca

[20]

PIV 4

cctggagtcccatccaaagtaag

tgagactgttattttaagtgcatctatacg

tttgttgatcaagacaatac

[20]

  1. RSV Respiratory syncytial virus; PIV Parainfluenza virus; HMPV human metapneumovirus; SP S. pneumoniae
  2. a Probes contained an internal quencher and no minor groove binder. All other probes contained a minor groove binder and no internal quencher
  3. b Primers from published reference, probe this study