Multiplex polymerase chain reaction - An innovative clinical tool

Poulomi Chatterjee (Gurgaon, India), Poulomi Chatterjee, Naveen Kumar, Pinky Goyal, Ashish Prakash, Bornali Datta

Source: International Congress 2015 – Promising novel findings in translational pulmonary research
Session: Promising novel findings in translational pulmonary research
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4881
Disease area: Respiratory infections

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
Poulomi Chatterjee (Gurgaon, India), Poulomi Chatterjee, Naveen Kumar, Pinky Goyal, Ashish Prakash, Bornali Datta. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction - An innovative clinical tool. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 4881

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Usefulness of multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction for diagnosing community acquired pneumonia in Japanese adults
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Biomarkers, diagnosis and outcome of respiratory infections
Year: 2013

Diagnostic value of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the management of pediatric tuberculosis
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 581s
Year: 2002

Evaluation of real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Source: International Congress 2015 – Non-tuberculous mycobacteria and molecular microbiology
Year: 2015


Efficiency of use real-time polymerase chain reaction in differential diagnostics of the tuberculosis and the lung cancer
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnostic advances in tuberculosis
Year: 2009

Economic evaluation of the use of PCR assay in diagnosing pulmonary TB in a low-incidence area
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 23: 446-451
Year: 2004



Multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction is useful in diagnosing pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia including atypical bacteria and viruses
Source: International Congress 2014 – Pathogenesis and mechanisms of respiratory infections
Year: 2014

Diagnostic value of high fever to predict polymerase chain reaction (PCR) status in patients with Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Diagnosis and management of COVID-19
Year: 2021


The effectiveness of polymerase chain reaction in testing the removed portion of lung during surgery
Source: International Congress 2015 – Case series and clinical conundrums in TB
Year: 2015

Use of a multiplex real-time PCR for differential diagnosis of respiratory viral infections
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Viruses and respiratory infections: prevalence and mechanisms of infection
Year: 2009


Feasibility of a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for diagnosing Streptococcus pneumoniae associated Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Source: International Congress 2017 – CAP: severity scores, risk groups and biomarkers
Year: 2017


Usefulness of real time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in the diagnosis of ICU-acquired pneumonia (ICUAP)
Source: International Congress 2016 – Severe respiratory infections in the intensive care unit and pleural and fungal infections
Year: 2016


Etiologies of acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma in adults by real-time polymerase chain reaction
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Asthma
Year: 2013

Effectiveness of real-time polymerase chain reaction for mycobacterium tuberculosis in bronchoscopic mucosal biopsy specimens for rapid diagnosis of endobronchial tuberculosis
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health management II
Year: 2013

Development a set of reagents for real-time PCR diagnostics and surveillance of infections caused by B. pertussis, B. parapertussis and B. bronchiseptica
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Paediatric respiratory infection: signs, symptoms and sequelae
Year: 2011

Is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) an alternative for broncoscopy in patients with sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis?
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 425s
Year: 2004

Rapid diagnostic methods: from urinary antigens to multiplex PCR
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Is microbiological diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia possible and useful?
Year: 2008


PCR identification of HPV from recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Source: International Congress 2014 – Clinical management of lung diseases: from bronchi to pleura
Year: 2014

Viral and bacterial etiologies in acute exacerbation of COPD detected using a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction
Source: International Congress 2014 – Interventions and other therapeutic approaches in respiratory infections
Year: 2014

The role of bacterial pathogens in exacerbation of COPD assessed by microbiological method and polymerase chain reaction
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Biomarkers and antibiotic treatment of exacerbations of COPD
Year: 2008



A comparison between the efficiency of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and nested PCR in identifying mycobacterium tuberculosis during routine clinical practice
Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 2
Year: 2014