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van de Pol AC, Wolfs TFW, Jansen NJG, van Loon AM, Rossen JWA. Diagnostic value of real-time polymerase chain reaction to detect viruses in young children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit with lower respiratory tract infection. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2006; 10:R61. [PMID: 16611370 PMCID: PMC1550925 DOI: 10.1186/cc4895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2005] [Revised: 02/07/2006] [Accepted: 03/17/2006] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The aetiology of lower respiratory tract infections in young children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is often difficult to establish. However, most infections are believed to be caused by respiratory viruses. A diagnostic study was performed to compare conventional viral tests with the recently developed real-time PCR technique. METHOD Samples from children aged under 5 years presenting to a tertiary PICU suspected of having a lower respiratory tract infection were tested using conventional methods (viral culture and immunofluorescence) and real-time PCR during the winter season from December 2004 to May 2005. Conventional methods were used to check for respiratory syncytial virus, influenzavirus, parainfluenzavirus 1-3, rhinoviruses and adenoviruses. Real-time PCR was used to test for respiratory syncytial virus, influenzavirus, parainfluenzavirus 1-4, rhinoviruses, adenoviruses, human coronaviruses OC43, NL63 and 229E, human metapneumovirus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae. RESULTS A total of 23 patients were included, of whom 11 (48%) were positive for a respiratory virus by conventional methods. Real-time PCR confirmed all of these positive results. In addition, real-time PCR identified 22 more viruses in 11 patients, yielding a total of 22 (96%) patients with a positive sample. More than one virus was detected in eight (35%) children. CONCLUSION Real-time PCR for respiratory viruses was found to be a sensitive and reliable method in PICU patients with lower respiratory tract infection, increasing the diagnostic yield twofold compared to conventional methods.
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- Alma C van de Pol
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Intensive Care, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Blanchard SS, Gerrek M, Siegel C, Czinn SJ. Significant morbidity associated with RSV infection in immunosuppressed children following liver transplantation: case report and discussion regarding need of routine prophylaxis. Pediatr Transplant 2006; 10:826-9. [PMID: 17032430 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00583.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children. In immunocompromised children, RSV infection poses a serious health threat with significantly increased and prolonged virus shedding and the development of severe respiratory disease. We report two patients, eight months and 20 months of age, who were admitted with severe RSV infection two months and 10 months post-transplant respectively. Major risk factors for severe infection is the degree of immunosuppression and the age of the patient (<24 months). Based on the significant morbidity associated with RSV infection in these patients, we recommend randomized trials in larger pediatric solid organ transplant centers to evaluate the use of palivizumab prophylaxis is efficacious to prevent morbidity in patients under the age of 24 months, while we emphasize good hygienic practices to prevent RSV nosocomial infection.
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- Samra S Blanchard
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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van Woensel JBM, Bos AP, Lutter R, Rossen JWA, Schuurman R. Absence of human metapneumovirus co-infection in cases of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection. Pediatr Pulmonol 2006; 41:872-4. [PMID: 16850438 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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It has been suggested that co-infection of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in severe respiratory syncytial (RSV) virus bronchiolitis is very common. To evaluate the epidemiology of hMPV co-infection in children with severe lower respiratory tract infection caused by RSV virus. This was an observational cohort study in which hMPV and RSV viral load was measured by RT-PCR in tracheal specimens from the target population. hMPV could not be detected in any of the 30 mechanically ventilated children with RSV lower respiratory tract infection. Our study suggests that hMPV co-infection is not very common in severe RSV lower respiratory tract infection.
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- J B M van Woensel
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Watzinger F, Ebner K, Lion T. Detection and monitoring of virus infections by real-time PCR. Mol Aspects Med 2006. [PMID: 16481036 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2005.12.00] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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The employment of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques for virus detection and quantification offers the advantages of high sensitivity and reproducibility, combined with an extremely broad dynamic range. A number of qualitative and quantitative PCR virus assays have been described, but commercial PCR kits are available for quantitative analysis of a limited number of clinically important viruses only. In addition to permitting the assessment of viral load at a given time point, quantitative PCR tests offer the possibility of determining the dynamics of virus proliferation, monitoring of the response to treatment and, in viruses displaying persistence in defined cell types, distinction between latent and active infection. Moreover, from a technical point of view, the employment of sequential quantitative PCR assays in virus monitoring helps identifying false positive results caused by inadvertent contamination of samples with traces of viral nucleic acids or PCR products. In this review, we provide a survey of the current state-of-the-art in the application of the real-time PCR technology to virus analysis. Advantages and limitations of the RQ-PCR methodology, and quality control issues related to standardization and validation of diagnostic assays are discussed.
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- F Watzinger
- Children's Cancer Research Institute, St. Anna Kinderspital, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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The employment of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques for virus detection and quantification offers the advantages of high sensitivity and reproducibility, combined with an extremely broad dynamic range. A number of qualitative and quantitative PCR virus assays have been described, but commercial PCR kits are available for quantitative analysis of a limited number of clinically important viruses only. In addition to permitting the assessment of viral load at a given time point, quantitative PCR tests offer the possibility of determining the dynamics of virus proliferation, monitoring of the response to treatment and, in viruses displaying persistence in defined cell types, distinction between latent and active infection. Moreover, from a technical point of view, the employment of sequential quantitative PCR assays in virus monitoring helps identifying false positive results caused by inadvertent contamination of samples with traces of viral nucleic acids or PCR products. In this review, we provide a survey of the current state-of-the-art in the application of the real-time PCR technology to virus analysis. Advantages and limitations of the RQ-PCR methodology, and quality control issues related to standardization and validation of diagnostic assays are discussed.
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- Corresponding author. Tel.: +43 1 40470 489; fax: +43 1 40470 437.
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Espy MJ, Uhl JR, Sloan LM, Buckwalter SP, Jones MF, Vetter EA, Yao JDC, Wengenack NL, Rosenblatt JE, Cockerill FR, Smith TF. Real-time PCR in clinical microbiology: applications for routine laboratory testing. Clin Microbiol Rev 2006; 19:165-256. [PMID: 16418529 PMCID: PMC1360278 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.19.1.165-256.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 800] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Real-time PCR has revolutionized the way clinical microbiology laboratories diagnose many human microbial infections. This testing method combines PCR chemistry with fluorescent probe detection of amplified product in the same reaction vessel. In general, both PCR and amplified product detection are completed in an hour or less, which is considerably faster than conventional PCR detection methods. Real-time PCR assays provide sensitivity and specificity equivalent to that of conventional PCR combined with Southern blot analysis, and since amplification and detection steps are performed in the same closed vessel, the risk of releasing amplified nucleic acids into the environment is negligible. The combination of excellent sensitivity and specificity, low contamination risk, and speed has made real-time PCR technology an appealing alternative to culture- or immunoassay-based testing methods for diagnosing many infectious diseases. This review focuses on the application of real-time PCR in the clinical microbiology laboratory.
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- M J Espy
- Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Hilton 470, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Oosterheert JJ, van Loon AM, Schuurman R, Hoepelman AIM, Hak E, Thijsen S, Nossent G, Schneider MME, Hustinx WMN, Bonten MJM. Impact of rapid detection of viral and atypical bacterial pathogens by real-time polymerase chain reaction for patients with lower respiratory tract infection. Clin Infect Dis 2005; 41:1438-44. [PMID: 16231254 PMCID: PMC7107964 DOI: 10.1086/497134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2005] [Accepted: 06/30/2005] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Background. Rapid diagnostic tests with a high sensitivity for lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) could lead to improved patient care and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and associated costs. Diagnostic yields, feasibility, and costs of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimens in the routine diagnostic work-up for LRTI were determined. Methods. In a randomized controlled trial, nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimens from patients admitted for antibiotic treatment of LRTI were evaluated by means of real-time PCR for respiratory viruses and atypical pathogens, as well as by conventional diagnostic procedures. Real-time PCR results for patients in the intervention group were reported to the treating physician; results for patients in the control group were not made available. Results. A total of 107 patients (mean age [± standard deviation], 63.6 ± 16.3 years) were included, of whom 55 were allocated to the intervention group. The pathogens detected most frequently were influenza virus (14 patients), Streptococcus pneumoniae (8), coronavirus (6), Staphylococcus aureus (5), and rhinoviruses (5). Real-time PCR increased the diagnostic yield from 23 cases (21% of patients) to 47 cases (43% of patients), compared with conventional diagnostic tests. The detection of viral pathogens by PCR was associated with the winter season, less infiltrates on chest radiographs, lower C-reactive protein levels, and shorter duration of symptoms. Use of real-time PCR results resulted in partial or total cessation of antibiotic treatment for 6 patients (11%; 95% confidence interval, 2–19), but overall antibiotic use was comparable in the intervention group and the control group (median duration of treatment, 10.0 vs. 9.0 days; P = not significant). Use of real-time PCR increased treatment and diagnostic costs with €318.17 per patient. Conclusions. Implementation of real-time PCR for the etiological diagnosis of LRTI increased the diagnostic yield considerably, but it did not reduce antibiotic use or costs.
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- Jan Jelrik Oosterheert
- Division of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Virology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Eijkman Winkler Institute for Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Inflammation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Virology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Eijkman Winkler Institute for Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Inflammation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Eijkman Winkler Institute for Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Inflammation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Medical Microbiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Eijkman Winkler Institute for Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Inflammation, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Reprints or correspondence: Prof. M. J. M. Bonten, Dept. of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center, Rm. F02 126, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands ()
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Gunson RN, Collins TC, Carman WF. Real-time RT-PCR detection of 12 respiratory viral infections in four triplex reactions. J Clin Virol 2005; 33:341-4. [PMID: 15927526 PMCID: PMC7108440 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2004] [Accepted: 11/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- R N Gunson
- West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 OYN, UK.
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Martino R, Porras RP, Rabella N, Williams JV, Rámila E, Margall N, Labeaga R, Crowe JE, Coll P, Sierra J. Prospective study of the incidence, clinical features, and outcome of symptomatic upper and lower respiratory tract infections by respiratory viruses in adult recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplants for hematologic malignancies. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2005; 11:781-96. [PMID: 16182179 PMCID: PMC3347977 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2005.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2005] [Accepted: 07/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Respiratory viruses (RVs) are known to be major causes of morbidity and mortality in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs), but prospective long-term studies are lacking. We prospectively screened all adult HSCT recipients (172 allogeneic [alloHSCT] and 240 autologous [autoHSCT]) who underwent transplantation during a 4-year period (1999 to 2003) for the development of a first episode of symptomatic upper respiratory tract infections and/or lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) by an RV. RVs studied were influenza A and B viruses (n=39), human respiratory syncytial virus (n=19), human adenoviruses (n=11), human parainfluenza viruses 1 to 3 (n=8), human enteroviruses (n=5), human rhinoviruses (n=3), and the recently discovered human metapneumoviruses (n=19). During the study, 51 and 32 cases of RV symptomatic infections were identified of alloHSCT and autoHSCT recipients (2-year incidence, 29% and 14%, respectively). Risk factors for progression of upper respiratory tract infection to LRTI included severe (<0.2x10(9)/L) and moderate (<0.2x10(9)/L) lymphocytopenia in alloHSCT (P=.02) and autoHSCT (P=.03). Death from LRTI was attributed to an RV in 8 alloHSCT recipients. Symptomatic RV had no effect on 2-year outcomes, with the possible exception of influenza A and B virus infections in autoHSCT: these were associated with nonrelapse mortality (P=.02). In conclusion, this prospective trial allows an estimation of the minimum incidence of a first RV infection in adult HSCT recipients and identifies risk factors for acquisition of an RV infection and progression to LRTI; this should aid in the design of future studies. In addition, human metapneumovirus should be added to the potentially serious causes of RV infections in HSCT.
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- Rodrigo Martino
- Department of Clinical Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
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van Kraaij MGJ, van Elden LJR, van Loon AM, Hendriksen KAW, Laterveer L, Dekker AW, Nijhuis M. Frequent detection of respiratory viruses in adult recipients of stem cell transplants with the use of real-time polymerase chain reaction, compared with viral culture. Clin Infect Dis 2005; 40:662-9. [PMID: 15714410 PMCID: PMC7107843 DOI: 10.1086/427801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2004] [Accepted: 10/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background. Respiratory virus infections have been recognized as important causes of severe pneumonia in patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation (SCT). Reported incidences of respiratory virus infection in adult SCT recipients vary in the literature from 3.5% to 36% when determined by viral culture. However, a more sensitive method to assess the presence of respiratory viruses in the lower airways may be important for delineation of the true incidence of respiratory virus—associated pneumonia and may be essential for guidance on implementation of antiviral therapy and prevention or limitation of nosocomial spread of infection with respiratory viruses. Methods. To determine the incidence and severity of respiratory tract illness (RTI) and to assess the diagnostic value of real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) versus viral culture, 72 SCT recipients were monitored during a 6-month period. Results. A respiratory virus was detected in 21% of episodes of RTI by viral culture and in 63% of RTI episodes by real-time RT-PCR (P < .0001). In lower respiratory tract illness, real-time RT-PCR was much more sensitive than viral culture for detection of respiratory virus (73% vs. 9%; P = .008). The mortality rate for patients with respiratory virus—associated lower respiratory tract illness (25%) was similar to rates reported elsewhere. Respiratory viruses (predominantly rhinovirus) were detected by real-time RT-PCR in 9% of samples obtained from symptom-free SCT recipients at predetermined times by real-time RT-PCR and by viral culture in 1% (P < .0001), indicating that asymptomatic shedding of respiratory viruses also occurs. Conclusion. We conclude that, although asymptomatic shedding of respiratory virus occurs, respiratory viruses are frequent causes of RTI in SCT recipients.
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- Departments of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Hematology and University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Hematology and University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Virology, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Reprints or correspondence: Monique Nijhuis, Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, Dept. of Virology G04.614, University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands ()
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Kuypers J, Wright N, Morrow R. Evaluation of quantitative and type-specific real-time RT-PCR assays for detection of respiratory syncytial virus in respiratory specimens from children. J Clin Virol 2004; 31:123-9. [PMID: 15364268 PMCID: PMC7128826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2004] [Revised: 03/23/2004] [Accepted: 03/31/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of lower respiratory tract morbidity in young children and immunosuppressed patients. OBJECTIVES To rapidly and accurately quantify and subtype RSV in respiratory samples, we developed and evaluated two real-time RT-PCR assays. STUDY DESIGN A quantitative assay was designed using primers for a consensus region of the matrix protein gene and a subtype-specific assay for RSV-A and RSV-B detection was designed using primers for the polymerase gene. Quantitative RSV RT-PCR results of pediatric nasal wash samples submitted to the University of Washington Virology Laboratory from December 2002, through May 2003, were compared to those of an indirect fluorescent antibody RSV antigen detection assay (FA). RESULTS Specificity of the RT-PCR assay was high, with no amplification of eleven common respiratory viruses and eight herpes viruses. Among 751 samples, RSV was detected in 267 (35.6%) by FA and in 286 (38.1%) by RT-PCR. Median RSV copy number in nasal wash samples that were positive by both FA and RT-PCR was 2.5 x 10(7) copies/mL versus a median of 3.0 x 10(4) copies/mL for samples positive by RT-PCR only (P < 0.001). The detection and quantity of RSV in respiratory specimens was associated with younger age, but not with gender or hospitalization. Among positive samples from this Seattle cohort, 52% were subtype A and 48% were subtype B. Both subtypes were detected with similar viral loads among all patient groups (stratified by age, gender, and hospitalization), and throughout the specimen collection period. CONCLUSIONS These real-time RT-PCR assays provide a rapid, specific, and highly sensitive alternative for detecting, quantifying, and subtyping RSV in clinical specimens.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Antigens, Viral/analysis
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Primers/genetics
- Female
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect/methods
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect/statistics & numerical data
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- RNA, Viral/isolation & purification
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/diagnosis
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/virology
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human/classification
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human/genetics
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human/immunology
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human/isolation & purification
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/statistics & numerical data
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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- Jane Kuypers
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, CHRMC, 4800 Sand Point Way N.E., Virology Office, G-815, 8G-3, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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Dewhurst-Maridor G, Simonet V, Bornand JE, Nicod LP, Pache JC. Development of a quantitative TaqMan RT-PCR for respiratory syncytial virus. J Virol Methods 2004; 120:41-9. [PMID: 15234808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2002] [Revised: 03/23/2004] [Accepted: 03/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a ubiquitous RNA virus of the family Paramyxoviridae that may interfere with graft tolerance and with other interstitial lung diseases. The low viral titre observed in the immunodeficient transplanted patients requires a highly sensitive detection method. Although different tests already exist for the detection of RSV, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has been shown to have the best sensitivity. In this study, a SYBR Green assay was established for the detection of RSV A and RSV B in a common screening test, and two quantitative TaqMan RT-PCRs were developed to quantify both RSV subgroups separately. Standard dilutions obtained from RSV cell infections were included in each test, and the assay was normalised using a housekeeping gene. RSV was found in 16% of the transplanted patients tested. The quantitative TaqMan assay is fast, reproducible, specific and very sensitive, and could facilitate considerably the detection of RSV virus. This would in-turn facilitate studies on the role of RSV in graft rejection.
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- G Dewhurst-Maridor
- Division of Clinical Pathology, CMU, Michel-Servet 1, Ch-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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O'Shea MK, Cane PA. Development of a highly sensitive semi-quantitative real-time PCR and molecular beacon probe assay for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus. J Virol Methods 2004; 118:101-10. [PMID: 15081605 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2003] [Revised: 01/23/2004] [Accepted: 01/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Molecular beacons are a novel class of oligonucleotide probe capable of reporting the accumulation of target amplicon during real-time PCR by the emission of a fluorescent signal. A novel assay for the detection and estimation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) nucleic acid in clinical specimens based on real-time PCR utilising such a probe was developed. The probe consisted of two short arm sequences and a central loop sequence complementary to a region of the N gene (the target amplicon). The probe was characterised and a semi-quantitative nested real-time PCR using a LightCycler instrument was optimised. Standard curves were generated using cycle threshold (C(t)) values calculated from several assays over a range of logarithmic RSV titres. Linear coefficient correlations were close to one ( r(2) = 0.998) and the detection limit of the optimised assay was reproducibly shown to be 1 x 10 (-4) pfu/ml. The intra-assay coefficient of variation (CV) of C(t) values of the optimal assay was 0.8% and the CV of quantification data was 6.6%. The interassay CV of C(t) values was 2.0% and the quantification CV was 6.7%. The validity of the assay for the detection of RSV in clinical specimens was assessed by analysing ten specimens previously assayed in a different laboratory. Real-time PCR analysis was completely consistent with the results of prior analysis. The rapidity, sensitivity and specificity of the assay should greatly facilitate epidemiological studies, particularly in adults as existing methods perform better on clinical specimens from children.
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- Matthew K O'Shea
- Division of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, UK
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Wingard JR, Nichols WG, McDonald GB. Supportive care. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2004; 2004:372-389. [PMID: 15561693 DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2004.1.372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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To optimize treatment outcomes for hematologic malignancies, minimizing the consequences of treatment complications requires as much skill as the choice of the treatment itself. Myelosuppression and immunosuppression are frequent complications and have potentially serious infectious consequences. Invasive fungal infections and infections from respiratory viruses are increasing in frequency and have life-threatening potential. Damage to vital organs, especially the liver, is another important concern. In this chapter, the scope of invasive fungal and respiratory viral infections, recent insights into the pathogenesis of hepatic sinusoidal injury, and recent developments that impact prevention and treatment approaches for these complications are described. In Section I, Dr. John Wingard describes the advantages and disadvantages of various treatment options for invasive infections by the two chief fungal pathogens, Candida and Aspergillus. Adjunctive therapies and practical considerations that clinicians should weigh in choosing one or another of the various agents are discussed. The studies that have evaluated antifungal prophylaxis and empirical treatment strategies are reviewed. Finally, new approaches such as combination therapy, new diagnostics, and efforts to bolster host immunity are considered. In Section II, Dr. W. Garrett Nichols describes the epidemiology of community-acquired respiratory viruses (CRV) in patients with hematologic malignancies. Risk factors, clinical syndromes, and possible indirect effects of CRV infections are discussed. Treatment and prevention options are reviewed. In Section III, Dr. George McDonald describes sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (once known as hepatic veno-occlusive disease). Recent insights into pathogenesis are described. Diagnostic criteria and the advantages and disadvantages of various diagnostic methods are reviewed and prognosis is considered. Prevention and treatment options are discussed.
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