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It is characterized by large tumorous lesions in the subcutaneous tissue which hinder the patients in their daily activities. The disease can be caused by either bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma), and treatment depends on the entity. 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Higher LODs were obtained in the multiplexes. The sensitivity and specificity were both 100% for most combinations, although some cross-reactivity with the\n                      <jats:italic>Actinomadura<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Streptomyces<\/jats:italic>\n                      genus probes was noted, mainly with non-mycetoma causative agents.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The developed qPCR meets the requirements set in the Target Product Profile from the World Health Organisation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this study a qPCR is developed which can differentiate actinomycetoma from eumycetoma and identify actinomycetoma causative agents to the genus level. This qPCR adheres to the minimal requirements set in the Target Product Profile for a mycetoma diagnostic test by the World Health Organisation. When the qPCR is used on mycetoma grain it reduces the time to identification to only a few hours. 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