Abstract
Objective: To compare the value of leptospiral DNA extraction procedures from clinical samples for the early diagnosis of leptospirosis. Methods: Three DNA extraction procedures were applied for microbiological analysis, results of QIAmp DNA mini kit (QIAGEN, Germany), CLART HPV kit (GENOMICA, Spain) and Chelex-100 assay were compared concerning extraction efficiency, DNA purity and DNA suitability for amplification by specific polymerase chain reaction for pathogenic leptospires from blood, plasma and serum artificially infected. Results: The comparison of extraction methods highlighted the efficiency of Chelex-100 and QIAmp DNA mini kit. Chelex-100 achieved the isolation of the highest concentration of leptospiral DNA from the culture and the spiked samples, with acceptable purities and without inhibitors to PCR. Conclusions: Chelex-100 assay is a rapid and effective approach for DNA isolation in clinical samples having pathogenic leptospires and it could be useful in the early diagnosis of leptospirosis.
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