Molecular toxoplasmosis diagnostics:A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Objectives: To update the molecular toxoplasmosis diagnostics that have been developed, a systematic review and meta-analysis based on published studies was conducted to compare the diagnostic accuracy of molecular methods in the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. Methods: Relevant original articals were searched from multiple databases, including PubM ed, Web of Science, Cochrane, Clinical Evidence, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI) database, and the Wanfang academic journal full-text database. Studies were selected based on strict inclusion and exclusion criteria. Methodological appraisal was performed using QUADAS-2. Pooled sensitivity and specificity with their 95% confidence intervals(95% CIs) were calculated and summary receiver-operating curves generated. Statistical analysis was performed using software available on Review Manager(version 5.3, the Cochrane Collaboration, London, UK) and SPSS(version20.0, IBM, New York, USA). Results: 35 studies in all were included in the meta-analysis. PCR-based method(conventional, nested and real-time PCR) had a high degree of specificity(94.5%-100%)for detecting toxoplasmosis whatever the biologic sample is. Furthermore, for blood samples, specificity was lowest for nested PCR(69.7%, 95%CI:61.7-76.7%) and slightly higher in conventional and real-time PCR(81.6%, 95%CI:77.1-85.4% and 78.5%, 95%CI:69.3-85.6%, respectively). In addition, for amniotic fluid and cerebrospinal fluid samples, conventional PCR appears to be less sensitive than nested PCR and real-time PCR in the diagnosis of congenital and cerebral toxoplasmosis. The difference between them was statistically significant. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification was sensitive(82.8%, 95%CI:76.4-87.8%) and specific(98.3%, 95%CI:95.9-99.4%) for detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA from blood. Other molecular diagnostics were specific(87.9–100%) as well, but the sensitivities were variable(42.9-96.6%). Conclusion: No important difference in specificity was found between the most commonly used PCRs, with most of them having high specificity. However, for biological samples from different source, sensitivities were variable. For amniotic fluid and cerebrospinal fluid samples, real-time PCR and nested PCR were more sensitive than conventional PCR in diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. But for blood samples, conventional PCR and real-time PCR were more sensitive than nested PCR. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification appear to be highly accuracy for detection of T. gondii DNA from blood. Alternative molecular diagnostics were specific as well,but sensitivities of them were erratic performances.
Objectives: To update the molecular toxoplasmosis diagnostics that have been developed, a systematic review and meta-analysis based on published studies was conducted to compare the diagnostic accuracy of molecular methods in the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. Methods: Relevant original articals were searched from multiple databases, including PubM ed, Web of Science, Cochrane, Clinical Evidence, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI) database, and the Wanfang academic journal full-text database. Studies were selected based on strict inclusion and exclusion criteria. Methodological appraisal was performed using QUADAS-2. Pooled sensitivity and specificity with their 95% confidence intervals(95% CIs) were calculated and summary receiver-operating curves generated. Statistical analysis was performed using software available on Review Manager(version 5.3, the Cochrane Collaboration, London, UK) and SPSS(version20.0, IBM, New York, USA). Results: 35 studies in all were included in the meta-analysis. PCR-based method(conventional, nested and real-time PCR) had a high degree of specificity(94.5%-100%)for detecting toxoplasmosis whatever the biologic sample is. Furthermore, for blood samples, specificity was lowest for nested PCR(69.7%, 95%CI:61.7-76.7%) and slightly higher in conventional and real-time PCR(81.6%, 95%CI:77.1-85.4% and 78.5%, 95%CI:69.3-85.6%, respectively). In addition, for amniotic fluid and cerebrospinal fluid samples, conventional PCR appears to be less sensitive than nested PCR and real-time PCR in the diagnosis of congenital and cerebral toxoplasmosis. The difference between them was statistically significant. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification was sensitive(82.8%, 95%CI:76.4-87.8%) and specific(98.3%, 95%CI:95.9-99.4%) for detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA from blood. Other molecular diagnostics were specific(87.9–100%) as well, but the sensitivities were variable(42.9-96.6%). Conclusion: No important difference in specificity was found between the most commonly used PCRs, with most of them having high specificity. However, for biological samples from different source, sensitivities were variable. For amniotic fluid and cerebrospinal fluid samples, real-time PCR and nested PCR were more sensitive than conventional PCR in diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. But for blood samples, conventional PCR and real-time PCR were more sensitive than nested PCR. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification appear to be highly accuracy for detection of T. gondii DNA from blood. Alternative molecular diagnostics were specific as well,but sensitivities of them were erratic performances.
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