Testing for Bacteria and Fungi in Cells and Ancillary Reagents—Probe‐Based Quantitative PCR Assays

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A probe-based quantitative PCR assay enables rapid, broad-spectrum, and highly sensitive detection of bacteria and fungi in cells and ancillary reagents. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Jiani Cao; Ranran Xu; Boqiang Fu; Jie Hao; Lei Wang; Aijin Ma; Qiang Wei; Hongling Zhao; 饶春明; Qiyuan Li; Tao Na; Shijun Hu; Lihua Zhou; Weiqi Zhang; Qubo Chen; Siming Sun; Zengshu Liu; Shuaishuai Niu; Tingting Zhang; Yuanyuan Zhang; Yidi Gan; Shuyan Wang; Glyn Stacey; Jun Wei; Tongbiao Zhao; Yu Alex Zhang

doi:10.1111/cpr.70270

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Specify key technical standards for rapid, broad-spectrum, and highly sensitive detection of bacteria and fungi in cellular products and ancillary reagents using quantitative PCR.
Standardized probe-based quantitative PCR testing protocols utilizing broad-spectrum primer and probe designs.
Optimized nucleic acid extraction procedures to maximize amplification efficiency and reduce assay background interference.
Demonstrated qualitative determination of microbial presence established via assay-specific limits of detection (LOD).
Identified high amplification efficiency coupled with minimized background interference as critical determinants for broad-spectrum bacterial and fungal detection.

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Technical standard outlines probe-based quantitative PCR assays for broad-spectrum microbial detection, indicating enhanced quality control for cellular therapies.

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This document specifies the technical elements for bacteria and fungi detection by PCR assay which enables rapid, broad-spectrum detection of bacteria and fungi with high sensitivity. Qualitative judgement is based on LOD. Key detection points include efficient nucleic acid extraction, broad-spectrum primer-probe design, high amplification efficiency and minimised background interference.

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