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Index 539<br />

T<br />

TaqMan probes, 293–296<br />

target amplification systems, non-PCR<br />

mediated<br />

DNA polymerase, 185<br />

isothermal DNA amplification systems,<br />

191–201<br />

isothermal transcription-based RNA<br />

amplification, 184–191<br />

PCR methods, 201–202<br />

See also roll<strong>in</strong>g-circle amplification; strand<br />

displacement amplification; specific<br />

k<strong>in</strong>ds<br />

TAS. See transcription-based amplification<br />

system<br />

Taxo A disks, 93<br />

Taxo P disks, 93<br />

technology <strong>in</strong>tegration<br />

amplification methods, 478–479<br />

biotech and <strong>in</strong>formation technology <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />

comparisons, 477–478<br />

detection methods, 480–482<br />

Tem-PCR, 474–477<br />

Templex technology, 474–477<br />

theranosis, 472–473<br />

three-way junction (3WJ), 217–219<br />

3SR. See self-susta<strong>in</strong>ed sequence replication<br />

3WJ. See three-way junction<br />

time-resolved fluorescence (TRF), 45, 48, 52<br />

TM Biosciences, 482–483<br />

TMA. See transcription-mediated amplification<br />

Toxoplasma gondii, 297, 309<br />

transcription-based amplification system (TAS),<br />

186, 187<br />

transcription-based ITA techniques, 189<br />

transcription-based ITA technology, 191<br />

transcription-mediated amplification<br />

Chlamydia trachomatis, 359<br />

transcription-mediated amplification (TMA),<br />

158–160, 186–187, 190–191<br />

Trek <strong>Diagnostic</strong>, 394–395<br />

Treponema pallidium<br />

blood screen<strong>in</strong>g, 347<br />

hemagglut<strong>in</strong>ation test, 347<br />

molecular detection methods,<br />

361–362<br />

traditional diagnostic methods,<br />

360–361<br />

See also blood screen<strong>in</strong>g<br />

TRF. See time-resolved fluorescence<br />

Trichomonas, 367–369<br />

probes, 137<br />

rapid antigen tests, 33, 37<br />

triple sugar iron (TSI) agar slant,<br />

101–102<br />

Tropheryma whippelii<br />

16S rRNA, 328<br />

isopsoralens, 311<br />

qualitative real-time amplification,<br />

297<br />

real-time PCR, 297<br />

trypticase soy broth, 94–95<br />

TSI. See triple sugar iron agar slant<br />

TT virus, 347–348<br />

tube coagulase test, 91<br />

two-color dye-swap method, 285<br />

U<br />

urea agar slant, 98–99<br />

urea breath tests, 11–22<br />

antisecretory medications, 16<br />

bleed<strong>in</strong>g peptic ulcers, 16<br />

carbon-13 test, 14–16<br />

carbon-14 test, 13–14<br />

<strong>in</strong>fants-adolescents, 16<br />

ureaplasma, 364–367<br />

V<br />

vancomyc<strong>in</strong> disk test, 91<br />

vancomyc<strong>in</strong>-resistant enterococci (VRE),<br />

514–515<br />

pulsed-field gel electrophoresis,<br />

150–151<br />

variable number tandem repeat (VNTR)<br />

methods, 399, 459, 513<br />

variable number tandem repeat (VNTR)-PCR,<br />

178–179<br />

varicella-zoster virus<br />

rapid antigen tests, 35<br />

reverse transcription PCR, 298<br />

RFLP analysis, 253<br />

Vibrio cholerae<br />

decarboxylase, 102<br />

susceptibility test<strong>in</strong>g, 64<br />

virus-like particles (VLPs), 57<br />

Vitek Systems, 69–70, 107<br />

VLPs. See virus-like particles<br />

VNTR PCR. See variable number tandem<br />

repeat PCR<br />

Voges-Prokaure (VP) test, 98<br />

VP. See Voges-Prokaure test<br />

VRE. See vancomyc<strong>in</strong>-resistant<br />

enterococci<br />

VZV, 38

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