Rapid and sensitive diagnostic methods are needed to help physicians make faster and better treatment decision for patients suffered from diarrhea. In the present study, a probe-free and sensitive RT-PCR combined high resolution melting analysis (HRMA) assay was established successfully for the detection of four major diarrhea-causing pathogens. The lower limit of detection of the assay were 10(0), 10(2), 10(0) and 10(3) copies/reaction for rotaviruses group A, astroviruses serotype 1, noroviruses genogroup II, and sapoviruses genegroup I, respectively, which were 1000-fold, 10-fold, 1000-fold and 10-fold more sensitive than conventional RT-PCR assay developed in parallel and comparable to or higher than commercially available real-time RT-PCR assay. Blinded sample evaluation showed that the assay was 100% concordant to both conventional RT-PCR and commercial real-time RT-PCR, indicating high reliability of the new assay. Therefore, the assay could provide a valuable platform for the probe-free and sensitive diagnosis of these pathogens.
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