REALQUALITY RQ-TOXO

Description

REALQUALITY RQ-TOXO is a diagnostic CE-IVD kit for the qualitative detection and of the DNA of Toxoplasma gondii (TOXO) by Real-Time PCR.

Product Characteristics

• The device is validated on DNA extracted from various samples types
• The assay requires only 5 µL of DNA extracted
• The assay shares the same thermal profile of the REALQUALITY Infectious diseases kits
• Validated on main Real-Time PCR instruments
• The assay includes dUTP/UNG system for preventing carry-over contamination and a fluorescence normalizer
• The automatic format of the assay can be used on GENEQUALITY® platform
• Easy interpretation of results with AB Genius Report software

Kit content

The kit includes:

• Ready-to-use reagents for Real-Time PCR
• Internal control
• Positive control

Further Information

Toxoplasma gondii is a pathogen that infects the central nervous system. T. gondii infects approximately one-third of the world population, making it one of the most widespread parasitic organisms.
Cats and other felidae serve as the definite host producing oocysts, an environmentally resistant life cycle stage found in the feces of these animals. Transmission occurs predominantly via ingestion of tissue cysts, ingestion of oocysts from contaminated food or water, or congenital transmission.
Infection during pregnancy can result in congenital infection with severe neurological sequel for the new-born.
In immunocompromised individuals, reactivation of latent neurological foci can result in encephalitis. Immunocompetent individuals infected with T. gondii maintain the infection for life, but are typically asymptomatic. Recent studies, however, have suggested that these presumed asymptomatic infections may actually affect behaviour and other physiological processes.

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