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Cadena-Mota S, Muñoz-Escalante JC, Martínez-Rodríguez LE, Bernal-Silva S, Tello-Martínez N, de la Torre-Rodríguez I, Hernández-Sánchez PG, Castillo-Martínez F, Escalante-Padrón F, Lima-Rogel V, González-Ortiz AM, Noyola DE. Incidence of congenital and postnatal cytomegalovirus infection during the first year of life in Mexican preterm infants. J Med Virol 2022; 94:3349-3358. [PMID: 35261048 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cytomegalovirus infection occurs commonly during infancy. Postnatal infection in term infants is usually asymptomatic; however, infection in preterm infants can be associated with clinical manifestations during the neonatal period. Nevertheless, few studies to assess the frequency of cytomegalovirus infection in preterm infants have been performed outside of high-income countries. We analyzed the incidence of congenital and postnatal cytomegalovirus infection in a cohort of preterm infants. Cytomegalovirus infection was detected during the neonatal period in four of 178 infants; in three of them the virus was detected during the first three weeks of life and, therefore, congenital infection was confirmed (1.7% incidence). Postnatal infection was detected in 44 (36.4%) of 121 infants who were assessed after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit. Cytomegalovirus infection was significantly associated to duration of breast feeding. In addition, we characterized cytomegalovirus strains detected in infants together with sequences available at GenBank, based on sequences of the UL18 gene. Cytomegalovirus UL18-sequences clustered in five distinct clades (A-E), and sequences obtained from infants in our study were distributed in four of the five clades; 44.4% of these sequences were included in clade E. Breastfeeding duration was shorter in average (5.6 months) in infants with sequences in clade E compared to infants with sequences in the other three clades (8.2 months; P=0.07). In conclusion, we provide information regarding the high incidence of cytomegalovirus infection in preterm infants. Further studies are warranted to assess if cytomegalovirus strain characteristics are associated with the risk of infection acquisition during infancy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Sandra Cadena-Mota
- Microbiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Microbiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Microbiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Microbiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Microbiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Viral and Human Genomics Laboratory, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Microbiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Neonatology Department, Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto", San Luis Potosí, México
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- Pediatrics Department, Hospital del Niño y la Mujer "Dr. Alberto López Hermosa", San Luis Potosí, México
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- Microbiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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Puhakka L, Pati S, Lappalainen M, Lönnqvist T, Niemensivu R, Lindahl P, Nieminen T, Seuri R, Nupponen I, Boppana S, Saxen H. Viral shedding, and distribution of cytomegalovirus glycoprotein H (UL75), glycoprotein B (UL55), and glycoprotein N (UL73) genotypes in congenital cytomegalovirus infection. J Clin Virol 2020; 125:104287. [PMID: 32086150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children with congenital CMV infection (cCMV) shed virus in urine and saliva for prolonged periods of time. Outcome of cCMV varies from asymptomatic infection with no sequelae in most cases, to severe longterm morbidity. The factors associated with asymptomatic cCMV are not well defined. We evaluated the viral shedding in a cohort of infants with cCMV identified on newborn screening. In addition, we describe the distribution of viral genotypes in our cohort of asymptomatic infants and previous cohorts of cCMV children in the literature. METHODS Study population consisted of 40 children with cCMV identified in screening of 19,868 infants, a prevalence of 2/1000. The viral shedding was evaluated at 3 and 18 months of age by real-time CMV-PCR of saliva and plasma, and CMV culture of urine. CMV positive saliva samples were analyzed for genotypes for CMV envelope glycoproteins gB (UL55), and gH (UL75) by genotype specific real-time PCR, and gN (UL73) by cloning and sequencing RESULTS: At 3 months age 40/40 saliva and urine samples, and 19/40 plasma samples were positive for CMV. At 18 months age all urine samples tested (33/33), 9/37 of saliva samples, and 2/34 plasma samples were positive for CMV. The genotype distribution did not differ from the published data CONCLUSIONS: The urinary virus shedding is more persistent than salivary shedding in children with cCMV. The genotype distribution was similar to previous literature and does not explain the low disease burden of cCMV in our population.
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- Laura Puhakka
- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Laboratory Services (HUSLAB), Division of Clinical Microbiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
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- Department of Child Neurology, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Radiology, HUS Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Pediatrics and Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Huang Y, Song Q, Guo X, Wang H, Shen H, Wu T, Fu TM, Zhang J. Risk factors associated with the vertical transmission of cytomegalovirus in seropositive pregnant women. Future Virol 2019. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2018-0183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV) is the leading cause of childhood disabilities. More recent data indicates that cCMV following maternal nonprimary infection occurs frequently and can cause similar rates of sequelae as those following maternal primary infection. However, the risks associated with cCMV especially in CMV-seropositive women remain unclear. This review summarizes potential risk factors of cCMV in seropositive women with perspectives on the causal link including sociodemographic factors, virological characteristics, the host immune system, genomics, metabonomics and proteomics. These observations and some new molecular markers, although not yet validated as a reliable tool predictive of cCMV, could be the basis for designing future prospective studies.
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- Yue Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology & Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics & Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Strait Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedicine & Pharmaceutics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology & Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics & Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Strait Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedicine & Pharmaceutics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology & Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics & Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Strait Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedicine & Pharmaceutics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology & Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics & Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Strait Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedicine & Pharmaceutics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment & Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology & Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics & Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Strait Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedicine & Pharmaceutics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Company, Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology & Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics & Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Strait Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedicine & Pharmaceutics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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Stangherlin LM, de Paula FN, Icimoto MY, Ruiz LGP, Nogueira ML, Braz ASK, Juliano L, da Silva MCC. Positively Selected Sites at HCMV gB Furin Processing Region and Their Effects in Cleavage Efficiency. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:934. [PMID: 28588572 PMCID: PMC5441137 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus is a ubiquitous infectious agent that affects mainly immunosuppressed, fetuses, and newborns. The virus has several polymorphic regions, in particular in the envelope glycoproteins. The UL55 gene encodes the glycoprotein B that has a variable region, containing a furin cleavage site and according to the variability different genotypes are characterized. Here we investigated variability and existence of selective pressure on the UL55 variable region containing the furin cleavage site in 213 clinical sequences from patients worldwide. We showed the occurrence of positive selective pressure on gB codons 461 and 462, near the furin cleavage site. Cleavage analysis of synthesized peptides demonstrated that most mutations confer better cleavage by furin, suggesting that evolution is acting in order to increase the efficiency cleavage and supporting the hypothesis that gB processing is important in the host. We also demonstrated that peptides containing sequences, that characterize genotypes gB2 and 3, are differentially cleaved by furin. Our data demonstrate for the first time that variability in the cleavage site is related to degree of gB processing by furin.
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- Lucas M Stangherlin
- Center for Natural Sciences and Humanities, Federal University of ABCSanto André, Brazil
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- Center for Natural Sciences and Humanities, Federal University of ABCSanto André, Brazil.,Pasteur InstituteSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Medical School of São José do Rio PretoSão José do Rio Preto, Brazil
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- Center for Natural Sciences and Humanities, Federal University of ABCSanto André, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Natural Sciences and Humanities, Federal University of ABCSanto André, Brazil
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Kadambari S, Atkinson C, Luck S, Macartney M, Conibear T, Harrison I, Booth C, Sharland M, Griffiths PD. Characterising variation in five genetic loci of cytomegalovirus during treatment for congenital infection. J Med Virol 2016; 89:502-507. [PMID: 27486960 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital infection in humans and a leading cause of sensorineural hearing loss. Ganciclovir (6 mg/kg twice daily for 42 days) has been shown to reduce hearing deterioration and is used in clinical practice. Vaccines and passive administration of antibody are being evaluated in randomized controlled trials in allograft candidates, women of childbearing age, and pregnant women with primary CMV infection. To help define genetic variation in each of the targets of these therapeutic interventions, we amplified and sequenced genes UL97 (site utilised for ganciclovir phosphorylation), UL55 (glycoprotein B (gB) vaccine target) and UL128, UL130, and UL131a (specific monoclonal antibody targets). Serial blood, saliva, and urine samples (total 120) obtained from nine infants with symptomatic congenital CMV treated with 42 days' ganciclovir were analyzed. All samples tested were UL97 wild type at baseline and none developed mutations during treatment, showing no selection of resistance. The prevalences of UL55 genotypes were 28% gB1, 22% gB2, 1% gB3, and mixed in 20% samples. No mutations were noted in UL128-131a. Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that sequences with variations were found in multiple body sites of individual patients, so there was no evidence of body site compartmentalization of particular strains of CMV. The significance of these results for changes in diagnostic practices and therapeutic interventions against CMV are discussed. J. Med. Virol. 89:502-507, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Seilesh Kadambari
- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Virology, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, United Kingdom.,Centre for Virology, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Virology, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Virology, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Virology, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, United Kingdom.,European Reference Laboratory Network for Human Influenza, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Virology, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Virology, University College London Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, United Kingdom
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Görzer I, Trajanoski S, Popow-Kraupp T, Puchhammer-Stöckl E. Analysis of human cytomegalovirus strain populations in urine samples of newborns by ultra deep sequencing. J Clin Virol 2015; 73:101-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Brañas P, Blázquez-Gamero D, Galindo A, Prieto C, Olabarrieta I, Cuadrado I, Folgueira L. Cytomegalovirus Genotype Distribution Among Congenitally and Postnatally Infected Patients: Association of Particular Glycoprotein (g)B and gN Types With Symptomatic Disease. Open Forum Infect Dis 2015; 2:ofv151. [PMID: 26613094 PMCID: PMC4653958 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background. Human cytomegalovirus is a leading cause of congenital infection, and there are limited data on prognosis markers in disease development. We aimed to study 3 virology targets (glycoprotein [g]B, gN, and UL144) to assess their correlation with congenital infection and various organ system involvement. Methods. Forty-eight congenital cases and 58 postnatally infected children were included (2003–2014). Genotyping for the 3 targets and distribution among the cohorts were investigated, and the relationship between the gB, gN, and UL144 types with clinical manifestations in congenital infection was also studied. Results. All of the genotypes were similarly represented among cohorts, and the most prevalent were the UL144B, gB1, and gN1 genotypes. The gB2 genotype was associated with abnormal image findings by ultrasound and/or magnetic resonance in congenital infection (odds ratio [OR], 6.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1–34.3; P = .036); the gN1 genotype was associated with an elevated risk of developing neurological disorders (OR, 7.0; 95% CI, 1.1–45.9; P = .043). Both gN1 and gB2 were independent factors for symptomatic infection. Statistical analyses showed no association between any UL144 genotype and disease severity. Conclusions. All of the genotypes can be involved in congenital infection, although the gB2 and gN1 genotypes might be associated with a more serious illness.
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- Patricia Brañas
- Department of Clinical Microbiology ; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica "i+12"
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology ; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica "i+12"
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- Department of Pediatrics , Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa , Leganés
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- Department of Pediatrics , Hospital Universitario de Getafe , Madrid , Spain
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology ; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica "i+12"
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Strain Variation and Disease Severity in Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: In Search of a Viral Marker. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2015; 29:401-14. [PMID: 26154664 DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The wide spectrum of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and known differences in the biology and in vitro growth of CMV strains continue to drive studies in search for specific viral genetic determinants that may predict severity of congenital CMV disease. Several CMV genes have been studied in detail in congenitally infected children, but the complexity of the viral genome and differences in the definition of symptomatic disease versus asymptomatic CMV infection continue to raise questions related to what constitutes a pathogenic CMV strain.
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Sahiner F, Cekmez F, Cetinkaya M, Kaya G, Kalayci T, Gunes O, Sener K, Yapar M, Tunc T, Ecemis T, Cekmez Y, Kubar A. Congenital cytomegalovirus infections and glycoprotein B genotypes in live-born infants: a prevalence study in Turkey. Infect Dis (Lond) 2015; 47:465-71. [PMID: 25742190 DOI: 10.3109/23744235.2015.1018316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are the leading cause of infectious hearing loss and central nervous system disease among children worldwide. In this study, we aimed to determine the birth prevalence of congenital CMV infection in live-born infants in Turkey. METHODS In total, 944 consecutive live-born infants born from 926 pregnant women were included in this study. CMV-DNA was investigated in saliva samples of all newborns within the first 3 days after birth using TaqMan-based real-time PCR. RESULTS The birth prevalence of congenital CMV infection in live-born infants was 1.91% (18/944), and all congenitally infected infants were asymptomatic at birth. The prevalence of congenital CMV infection was 16.7% (3/18) in twin pregnancies and 1.32% (12/908) in single pregnancies (p = 0.002). Genotyping analysis showed glycoprotein B-1 (gB1) to be the most frequently detected genotype at 83.3%. CONCLUSION The study results suggest that the majority of congenital CMV infection in Turkey occurs following nonprimary maternal infection. We believe that congenital CMV infection and its long-term effects have been underestimated in our country, as infected infants are usually asymptomatic at birth.
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- Fatih Sahiner
- From the Division of Medical Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy , Ankara , Turkey
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Slavov SN, Kashima S, Wagatsuma VMD, Silva-Pinto AC, Martinez EZ, Favarin MDC, Covas DT. Glycoprotein B genotyping of human cytomegalovirus strains isolated from Brazilian patients with sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia major. Viral Immunol 2014; 28:123-9. [PMID: 25420197 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2014.0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The role of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in individuals with hemoglobinopathies is unclear. Our objective was to examine the molecular and genotypic characteristics of HCMV in patients with sickle cell disease, beta-thalassemia major, and volunteer blood donors by viral load quantitation, glycoprotein B (gB) genotyping, and phylogenetic analysis. The patients with sickle cell disease demonstrated the highest HCMV DNA prevalence (13.8%), followed by the patients with beta-thalassemia major (7.6%), and the blood donors (3%). The infection was characterized by a low mean viral load (3.8×10(3) copies/mL), but infections with higher copy numbers were also observed. Genotype gB2 was detected in the majority of cases (90.9%), followed by genotype gB1 (9.1%). No gB3/gB4 genotype was detected. No statistical significance was observed between HCMV DNAemia/gB genotype and hematological alterations or severity of the disease. The high number of sickle cell disease patients with HCMV DNAemia could be due to their partial immune dysfunction (multiple transfusions, spleen dysfunction, hydroxyurea treatment). The extensive HCMV gB2 prevalence in patients with hemoglobinopathies is probably due to HCMV epidemiologic characteristics in the examined region, and can be important during the clinical management of these patients.
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- Svetoslav N Slavov
- 1 Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Mixed infections with distinct cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B genotypes in Polish pregnant women, fetuses, and newborns. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 34:585-91. [PMID: 25348608 PMCID: PMC4356880 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2266-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The purpose of this investigation was to describe a distribution of cytomegalovirus (CMV) single and multiple genotypes among infected pregnant women, their fetuses, and newborns coming from Central Poland, as well as congenital cytomegaly outcome. The study involved 278 CMV-seropositive pregnant women, of whom 192 were tested for viral DNAemia. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genotyping was performed for 18 of 34 pregnant women carrying the viral DNA and for 12 of their 15 offspring with confirmed HCMV infections. Anti-HCMV antibodies levels were assessed by chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) and enzyme-linked fluorescence assay (ELFA) tests. Viral DNA loads and genotypes were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for the UL55 gene. In the pregnant women, we identified HCMV gB1, gB2, gB3, and gB4 genotypes. Single gB2, gB3, or gB4 genotypes were observed in 14 (77.8 %) women, while multiple gB1–gB2 or gB2–gB3 genotypes were observed in four (22.2 %). Maternal HCMV genotypes determined the genotypes identified in their fetuses and newborns (p ≤ 0.050). Half of them were infected with single HCMV gB1, gB2, or gB3 genotypes and the other half with multiple gB1–gB2 or gB2–gB3 genotypes. Single and multiple genotypes were observed in both asymptomatic and symptomatic congenital cytomegaly, although no gB3 genotype was identified among asymptomatic cases. In Central Poland, infections with single and multiple HCMV strains occur in pregnant women, as well as in their fetuses and neonates, with both asymptomatic and symptomatic infections. HCMV infections identified in mothers seem to be associated with the viral genotypes in their children.
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Mohamed HT, El-Shinawi M, Nouh MA, Bashtar AR, Elsayed ET, Schneider RJ, Mohamed MM. Inflammatory breast cancer: high incidence of detection of mixed human cytomegalovirus genotypes associated with disease pathogenesis. Front Oncol 2014; 4:246. [PMID: 25309872 PMCID: PMC4160966 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a highly metastatic, aggressive, and fatal form of breast cancer. Patients presenting with IBC are characterized by a high number of axillary lymph node metastases. Recently, we found that IBC carcinoma tissues contain significantly higher levels of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) DNA compared to other breast cancer tissues that may regulate cell signaling pathways. In fact, HCMV pathogenesis and clinical outcome can be statistically associated with multiple HCMV genotypes within IBC. Thus, in the present study, we established the incidence and types of HCMV genotypes present in carcinoma tissues of infected non-IBC versus IBC patients. We also assessed the correlation between detection of mixed genotypes of HCMV and disease progression. Genotyping of HCMV in carcinoma tissues revealed that glycoprotein B (gB)-1 and glycoprotein N (gN)-1 were the most prevalent HCMV genotypes in both non-IBC and IBC patients with no significant difference between patients groups. IBC carcinoma tissues, however, showed statistically significant higher incidence of detection of the gN-3b genotype compared to non-IBC patients. The incidence of detection of mixed genotypes of gB showed that gB-1 + gB-3 was statistically significantly higher in IBC than non-IBC patients. Similarly, the incidence of detection of mixed genotypes of gN showed that gN-1 + gN-3b and gN-3 + gN-4b/c were statistically significant higher in the carcinoma tissues of IBC than non-IBC. Mixed presence of different HCMV genotypes was found to be significantly correlated with the number of metastatic lymph nodes in non-IBC but not in IBC patients. In IBC, detection of mixed HCMV different genotypes significantly correlates with lymphovascular invasion and formation of dermal lymphatic emboli, which was not found in non-IBC patients.
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University , Cairo , Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University , Giza , Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, New York University , New York, NY , USA
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Molecular and biological characterization of a new isolate of guinea pig cytomegalovirus. Viruses 2014; 6:448-75. [PMID: 24473341 PMCID: PMC3939465 DOI: 10.3390/v6020448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Development of a vaccine against congenital infection with human cytomegalovirus is complicated by the issue of re-infection, with subsequent vertical transmission, in women with pre-conception immunity to the virus. The study of experimental therapeutic prevention of re-infection would ideally be undertaken in a small animal model, such as the guinea pig cytomegalovirus (GPCMV) model, prior to human clinical trials. However, the ability to model re-infection in the GPCMV model has been limited by availability of only one strain of virus, the 22122 strain, isolated in 1957. In this report, we describe the isolation of a new GPCMV strain, the CIDMTR strain. This strain demonstrated morphological characteristics of a typical Herpesvirinae by electron microscopy. Illumina and PacBio sequencing demonstrated a genome of 232,778 nt. Novel open reading frames ORFs not found in reference strain 22122 included an additional MHC Class I homolog near the right genome terminus. The CIDMTR strain was capable of dissemination in immune compromised guinea pigs, and was found to be capable of congenital transmission in GPCMV-immune dams previously infected with salivary gland‑adapted strain 22122 virus. The availability of a new GPCMV strain should facilitate study of re-infection in this small animal model.
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dos Santos CJ, Stangherlin LM, Figueiredo EG, Corrêa C, Teixeira MJ, da Silva MCC. High prevalence of HCMV and viral load in tumor tissues and peripheral blood of glioblastoma multiforme patients. J Med Virol 2013; 86:1953-61. [PMID: 24173908 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme is the most prevalent and malignant tumor of the central nervous system. In the last few years, accumulating evidence has suggested an association between human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection and glioblastoma multiforme. In this study, tumor tissues and peripheral blood of patients with glioblastoma multiforme were examined for the presence of HCMV DNA. Twenty-two fresh surgical brain specimens and 20 peripheral blood samples were analyzed by real-time PCR (qPCR) and hemi-nested PCR (nPCR) for the presence of pp65 and (glycoprotein B) gB viral genomic regions, respectively. HCMV DNA was detected in the majority of the tumor samples analyzed (95% by qPCR and 91% by nPCR). About half of the patients with tumors positive for HCMV also had detectable viral DNA in their peripheral blood (47% by qPCR and 61% by nPCR). Genome copy numbers were determined and in the majority of the tumor samples cellular DNA outnumbers viral DNA (average of 1 infected cell in 33 cells). The gB genotypes were determined in HCMV-positive samples and gB2 was the most prevalent genotype in the tumor and blood samples. The results show a high prevalence of HCMV in glioblastoma multiforme samples reinforcing a possible association between HCMV infection and tumor development.
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de Vries JJC, Vesseur A, Rotteveel LJC, Korver AMH, Rusman LG, Wessels E, Kroes ACM, Mylanus EA, Oudesluys-Murphy AM, Frijns JHM, Vossen ACTM. Cytomegalovirus DNA detection in dried blood spots and perilymphatic fluids from pediatric and adult cochlear implant recipients with prelingual deafness. J Clin Virol 2012; 56:113-7. [PMID: 23141930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading cause of non-genetic congenital hearing loss. The contribution of congenital CMV to prelingual deafness and the pathophysiology is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE (1) To analyze the prevalence of congenital CMV among cochlear implant (CI) recipients with prelingual deafness. (2) To genotype CMV present in dried blood spots (DBS) and in the inner ear years after birth. STUDY DESIGN Children and adults with prelingual deafness who received a CI in 2010-2011 were included prospectively. Perilymphatic fluids were collected during CI surgery and, in the pediatric cases, DBS were retrieved for CMV DNA detection. Furthermore, a cohort of children with prelingual deafness who received a CI between 2003 and 2008 were included retrospectively. CMV detection in DBS and perilymph was followed by gB and gH genotyping. RESULTS Seventysix pediatric CI recipients were included. Seventy DBS were tested for CMV DNA, resulting in a prevalence of congenital CMV of 14% (10/70). Perilymphatic fluid was available from 29 pediatric CI recipients. One perilymph fluid, of a 21-month old girl with congenital CMV, asymptomatic at birth, was CMV DNA positive. The CMV strain in the perilymph was genotypically identical to the strain present in her DBS (gB1/gH2). Perilymph samples from 21 adult CI recipients were CMV DNA negative. CONCLUSIONS Our study stresses the important contribution of congenital CMV among pediatric CI recipients. Furthermore, our genotyping data support the hypothesis that CMV-related hearing loss is associated with ongoing viral replication in the inner ear up to years after birth.
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- Jutte J C de Vries
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Rapid genotyping of cytomegalovirus in dried blood spots by multiplex real-time PCR assays targeting the envelope glycoprotein gB and gH genes. J Clin Microbiol 2011; 50:232-7. [PMID: 22116158 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.05253-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Genotyping of cytomegalovirus (CMV) is useful to examine potential differences in the pathogenicity of strains and to demonstrate coinfection with multiple strains involved in CMV disease in adults and congenitally infected newborns. Studies on genotyping of CMV in dried blood spots (DBS) are rare and have been hampered by the small amount of dried blood available. In this study, two multiplex real-time PCR assays for rapid gB and gH genotyping of CMV in DBS were developed. Validation of the assays with 39 CMV-positive plasma samples of transplant recipients and 21 urine specimens of congenitally infected newborns was successful in genotyping 100% of the samples, with gB1 and gB3 being the most prevalent genotypes. Multiple gB and gH genotypes were detected in 36% and 33% of the plasma samples, respectively. One urine sample from a newborn with symptomatic congenital CMV was positive for gB1 and gB2. DBS of congenitally infected newborns (n = 41) were tested using 9 μl of dried blood, and genotypes were detected in 81% (gB) and 73% (gH) of the samples, with gB3 being the most prevalent genotype. No clear association of specific genotypes with clinical outcome was observed. In conclusion, the CMV gB and gH PCR assays were found to be rapid, sensitive for detecting mixed infections, and suitable for direct usage on DBS. These assays are efficient tools for genotyping of CMV in DBS of congenitally infected newborns.
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Paradowska E, Studzińska M, Nowakowska D, Wilczyński J, Rycel M, Suski P, Gaj Z, Kaczmarek B, Zbróg Z, Leśnikowski ZJ. Distribution of UL144, US28 and UL55 genotypes in Polish newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus infections. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2011; 31:1335-45. [PMID: 22048843 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1447-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common congenital infection. HCMV strains display genetic variability in different regions. Distribution of HCMV genotypes in the population of congenitally infected newborns from Central Poland and viral load in newborns' blood is described and discussed. HCMV isolates were analysed by sequencing at three sites on the genome: the UL144 tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα)-like receptor gene, the US28 beta-chemokine receptor gene and the UL55 envelope glycoprotein B (gB) gene. The newborns' blood was examined for HCMV DNA with a nested (UL144, UL55) or heminested (US28) polymerase chain reaction, and the genotypes were determined by sequence analysis. HCMV DNA was detectable in 25 out of 55 examined newborns born by HCMV-infected mothers (45.5%). The blood viral load in mother-infant pairs was determined. Most of the newborns had identical virus genotype, gB2 (96%), UL144 B1 (88%) and US28 A2 (84%). These genotypes were detected in all newborns with asymptomatic congenital infection. The occurrence of UL144 B1 or US28 A2 genotypes in the babies examined was significant in comparison to other genotypes (p=0.0002 and p=0.040 respectively). There was no association between specific gB subtypes in all patients groups (p=0.463). There was no correlation between HCMV genotypes and the outcome.
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- E Paradowska
- Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Biological Chemistry, Lodowa 106, 93-232, Lodz, Poland.
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Prevalence and implications of multiple-strain infections. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2011; 11:868-78. [DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(11)70241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Puchhammer-Stöckl E, Görzer I. Human cytomegalovirus: an enormous variety of strains and their possible clinical significance in the human host. Future Virol 2011. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl.10.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) does not exist as one defined virus genotype, but as a variety of different strains. Several studies have investigated the significance of specific viral genotypes for the clinical course of HCMV infection. Upon reinfection, patients may acquire additional HCMV strains, and infections with a mixture of HCMV strains appear to be quite common. The analysis of such mixed infections has become increasingly important, not only for investigating the clinical implications of mixed-genotype infections, but also for understanding the pathogenesis of subsequent reinfections with HCMV strains, and this is also of importance for HCMV vaccine development. This article summarizes the clinical implications of infection with individual HCMV genotypes and focuses on infection with mixed populations of HCMV strains.
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- Department of Virology, Medical University Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, A-1095 Vienna, Austria
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Wu KG, Hung MC, Chang YT, Chen CJ, Yang SP, Liu CY, Ho DMT, Chan YJ. Occurrence of human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B genotypes in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed Taiwanese patients. Intervirology 2011; 54:196-201. [PMID: 21242663 DOI: 10.1159/000322382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2009] [Accepted: 10/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the differences of genotypic distributions among isolates between immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients in a Taiwanese population. METHODS Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) isolates from 76 patients with adequate chart data were analyzed. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used to define gB genotypes which include gB1 to gB4. The clinical data of the 76 patients were retrospectively collected by chart review and classified into an immunosuppressed (n = 32) or immunocompetent (n = 44) group. RESULTS Among the 32 immunosuppressed patients, the most commonly identified HCMV genotypes were gB1 (27/32, 84.3%) and gB3 (4/32, 12.5%). 59.1% (26/44) of the immunocompetent patients were infected by gB1 while 38.6% (17/44) of them were infected by gB3. The frequency of gB1 infection in the immunosuppressed group was significantly higher than that in the immunocompetent group (p = 0.025). However, there was no statistically significant difference between gB1 and gB3 distributions by clinical diagnosis within each group. CONCLUSIONS Only gB1 and gB3 genotypes were identified in this Taiwanese population. Although there is no significant difference between clinical diagnosis and gB genotyping, gB1 infection is significantly more predominant in immunosuppressed patients.
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- Keh-Gong Wu
- Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC. yjchan @ vghtpe.gov.tw
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Qian HL, Cai T, Jin HM. Human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein genotypes in the genital tract tissue of tubal pregnancy patients. J Int Med Res 2009; 37:385-91. [PMID: 19383232 DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study investigated human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) glycoprotein genotypes in the genital tract tissue of 125 tubal pregnancy patients. The HCMV glycoprotein-B N-terminus (gBn, 54 - 485 NT), gB endoprotease cleavage site (gBclv, 1284 - 1600 NT) and glycoproteinH (gH, -58 - 213 NT) gene fragments were amplified by nested polymerase chain reaction and sequenced to identify gB and gH genotypes. Of 16 gBn-positive samples, four were gBn1, one was gBn2 and 11 were the gBn3 genotype. Of 13 positive gBclv samples, seven were gBclv1, two were gBclv2 and four were the gBclv3 genotype. Of 20 positive gH samples, 10 were gH1, six were gH2 and four were a combined gH1/gH2 genotype. In 10 of the samples that were positive for the gBn and gBclv genotypes, the gBn and gBclv genotypes were not consistent (four were gBclv1-gBn3). This study showed that: (i) HCMV infection with the gB1 - gB3 glycoprotein genotypes is present in tubal pregnancy; (ii) the gBclv and gBn genotypes are not strictly consistent; and (iii) intragenetic variability within the gB gene due to homologous recombination occurs frequently.
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- H-L Qian
- Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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