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Hunter-Schlichting DN, Vogel RI, Geller MA, Nelson HH. Quantification of low-level human cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus DNAemia by digital PCR. J Virol Methods 2024; 325:114876. [PMID: 38184072 PMCID: PMC11321275 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/31/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Digital PCR (dPCR) can quantify cell-free viral DNA (DNAemia), a biomarker of active viral infection. To accelerate epidemiologic investigation into low-level viral reactivation in chronic disease, we have evaluated the performance of dPCR to detect cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNAemia across platforms and blood matrices. METHODS The droplet-based (BioRad) dPCR platform performance was compared to chip-based (BioMark), and assay validation followed dMIQE guidelines. CMV and EBV DNA reference materials were spiked into known negative plasma and serum samples. In addition, two independent cohorts of ovarian cancer patients were evaluated for viral DNAemia (n = 65 serum and 79 plasma samples). RESULTS The limit of quantification (LOQ) was at or slightly above 100 copies/mL for both instruments: 105-135 copies/mL for droplet-based detection and 100 copies/mL for chip-based detection. DNAemia in serum had a slightly lower LOQ (105-110 copies/mL) compared to plasma (LOQ; 115-135 copies/mL). The variation (CV) coefficients for each assay and machine were less than 5 %. In patient samples, CVs ranged from 4.5 - 7.4 % and were similar for cell-free DNA derived from serum or plasma. There was good correlation between DNAemia measurements in patient samples across dPCR platforms (r > 0.90 for each assay and matrix). CONCLUSION dPCR can quantify low-level herpes virus DNAemia with CVs below 8 %. Our results indicate that using serum-derived cell-free DNA and droplet-based dPCR is optimal for quantitating low-level viral DNAemia; however, plasma and chip-based approaches are acceptable alternatives and suitable for epidemiologic investigation.
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- DeVon N Hunter-Schlichting
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States; Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States; Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
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Vogel RI, Stenzel AE, Lee H, Hunter-Schlichting D, Wesley E, Uppendahl LD, Geller MA, Nelson HH. Prevalence of active cytomegalovirus infection at diagnosis of ovarian cancer and during chemotherapy and subsequent changes in cognitive functioning. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:1057. [PMID: 37923995 PMCID: PMC10623703 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11566-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE One of the most frequently reported effects of cancer and its treatments is cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI). Viral infections may affect inflammation and immune function and therefore may influence patient symptoms, including CRCI. The goal of this study was to describe the prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections at diagnosis, during, and after chemotherapy in individuals with ovarian cancer and explore CMV infection at diagnosis with cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) following chemotherapy. METHODS We recruited adults newly diagnosed with ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer at a single academic cancer center into two prospective studies. In Study 1 (N = 71), participants provided blood samples at diagnosis. In Study 2 (N = 18), participants provided blood samples and completed symptom surveys before, during and after front-line adjuvant chemotherapy. Serum CMV DNA levels were assessed using digital PCR; >100 copies/mL of serum was considered positive for active CMV infection (CMV+). CRCI was measured using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog) questionnaire. Changes in FACT-Cog scores were compared by CMV status at diagnosis using t-tests at each time point. RESULTS At diagnosis, 29.2% were CMV+ (28.2% in Study 1, 33.3% in Study 2). Following three cycles of chemotherapy (Study 2), CMV positivity rose to 60.0% and then back down to 31.3% after chemotherapy. We observed significant differences in CRCI following chemotherapy by CMV status at diagnosis. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that active CMV infection is common among patients undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer and may contribute to symptoms of CRCI.
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- Rachel I Vogel
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 395, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 395, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
- Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 395, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 395, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 395, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Toomey D, Phan TL, Phan T, Hill JA, Zerr DM. Viral Encephalitis after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:636.e1-636.e9. [PMID: 37422195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Viral encephalitis is a rare but serious complication after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The nonspecific early signs and symptoms and rapid progression can make it difficult to diagnose and treat in a timely fashion. To better inform clinical decision making in post-HCT viral encephalitis, a systematic review of prior studies of viral encephalitis was performed, with the goal of characterizing the frequency of various infectious etiologies and their clinical course, including treatments and outcomes. A systematic review of studies of viral encephalitis was performed. Studies were included if they described a cohort of HCT recipients who were tested for at least 1 pathogen. Of 1613 unique articles initially identified, 68 met the inclusion criteria, with a total of 72,423 patients studied. A total of 778 cases of encephalitis were reported (1.1%). Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) (n = 596), Epstein-Barr virus (n = 76), and cytomegalovirus (n = 33) were the most commonly reported causes of encephalitis, and HHV-6 encephalitis tended to occur the earliest, accounting for most cases prior to day +100 post-transplantation. Of 29,671 patients with available transplantation data, encephalitis was diagnosed in 282 of 4707 (6.0%) cord blood transplantation (CBT) recipients, in 372 of 24,664 (1.5%) non-CBT allogeneic HCT recipients, and in 5 of 300 (1.7%) autologous HCT recipients. Of the 282 CBT encephalitis cases, 270 (95.7%) were caused by HHV-6. Overall, 288 (37.0%) of the 778 patients with encephalitis died, and 75 deaths were attributable to encephalitis, with the time between diagnosis and death ranging from 3 to 192 days. Viral encephalitis occurs in approximately 1% of HCT recipients, and HHV-6 is the most common cause. Mortality following encephalitis in HCT recipients is high, indicating an urgent need for advancement in preventive and therapeutic strategies.
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- Danny Toomey
- 1Day Sooner Research Team, Delaware; HHV-6 Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
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- HHV-6 Foundation, Santa Barbara, California; Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Statistics, University of California, Davis, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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Pereira JG, Leon LAA, de Almeida NAA, Raposo-Vedovi JV, Fontes-Dantas FL, Farinhas JGD, Pereira VCSR, Alves-Leon SV, de Paula VS. Higher frequency of Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) viral DNA simultaneously with low frequency of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viral DNA in a cohort of multiple sclerosis patients from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2023; 76:104747. [PMID: 37267685 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS). The etiology of MS is not well understood, but it's likely one of the genetic and environmental factors. Approximately 85% of patients have relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), while 10-15% have primary progressive MS (PPMS). Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), members of the human Herpesviridae family, are strong candidates for representing the macroenvironmental factors associated with MS) pathogenesis. Antigenic mimicry of EBV involving B-cells has been implicate in MS risk factors and concomitance of EBV and HHV-6 latent infection has been associated to inflammatory MS cascade. To verify the possible role of EBV and HHV-6 as triggering or aggravating factors in RRMS and PPMS, we compare their frequency in blood samples collected from 166 MS patients. The presence of herpes DNA was searched by real-time PCR (qPCR). The frequency of EBV and HHV-6 in MS patients were 1.8% (3/166) and 8.9% (14/166), respectively. Among the positive patients, 100% (3/3) EBV and 85.8% (12/14) HHV-6 are RRMS and 14.4% (2/14) HHV-6 are PPMS. Detection of EBV was 1.2% (2/166) and HHV-6 was 0.6% (1/166) in blood donors. About clinical phenotype of these patients, incomplete multifocal myelitis, and optic neuritis were the main CNS manifestations. These are the first data about concomitant infection of these viruses in MS patients from Brazil. Up to date, our findings confirm a higher prevalence in female with MS and a high frequency of EBV and HHV-6 in RRMS patients.
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- Laboratory of Technological Development in Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Translacional Neurosciences, Biomedical Institute, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro/UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biology, Rio de Janeiro State University, (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology/Reference and Research Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Central Nervous System Idiopathic Demyelinating Inflammatory Diseases, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology/Reference and Research Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Central Nervous System Idiopathic Demyelinating Inflammatory Diseases, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Department of Neurology/Reference and Research Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Central Nervous System Idiopathic Demyelinating Inflammatory Diseases, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Laboratory of Translacional Neurosciences, Biomedical Institute, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro/UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Penner I, Büscher N, Dejung M, Freiwald A, Butter F, Plachter B. Subviral Dense Bodies of Human Cytomegalovirus Induce an Antiviral Type I Interferon Response. Cells 2022; 11:cells11244028. [PMID: 36552792 PMCID: PMC9777239 DOI: 10.3390/cells11244028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Cells infected with the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) produce subviral particles, termed dense bodies (DBs), both in-vitro and in-vivo. They are released from cells, comparable to infectious virions, and are enclosed by a membrane that resembles the viral envelope and mediates the entry into cells. To date, little is known about how the DB uptake influences the gene expression in target cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of DBs on cells, in the absence of a viral infection. (2) Methods: Mass spectrometry, immunoblot analyses, siRNA knockdown, and a CRISPR-CAS9 knockout, were used to investigate the changes in cellular gene expression following a DB exposure; (3) Results: A number of interferon-regulated genes (IRGs) were upregulated after the fibroblasts and endothelial cells were exposed to DBs. This upregulation was dependent on the DB entry and mediated by the type I interferon signaling through the JAK-STAT pathway. The induction of IRGs was mediated by the sensing of the DB-introduced DNA by the pattern recognition receptor cGAS. (4) Conclusions: The induction of a strong type I IFN response by DBs is a unique feature of the HCMV infection. The release of DBs may serve as a danger signal and concomitantly contribute to the induction of a strong, antiviral immune response.
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- Inessa Penner
- Institute for Virology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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Milavec M, Pavšič J, Bogožalec Košir A, Jones GM, O'Sullivan DM, Devonshire AS, Van Heuverswyn F, Karczmarczyk M, Neeb J, Plauth A, Corbisier P, Schimmel H, Kummrow A, Neukammer J, Foy CA, Kammel M, Grunert HP, Zeichhardt H, Huggett JF. The performance of human cytomegalovirus digital PCR reference measurement procedure in seven external quality assessment schemes over four years. Methods 2021; 201:65-73. [PMID: 33812016 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2021.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
A candidate digital PCR (dPCR)-based reference measurement procedure for quantification of human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) was evaluated in 10 viral load comparison schemes (seven external quality assessment (EQA) and three additional training schemes) organized by INSTAND e.V. over four years (between September 2014 and March 2018). Four metrology institutes participated in these schemes using the same extraction method and dPCR measurement procedure for the hCMV specific target sequence of UL54 gene. The calibration independent reference measurement procedure results from the metrology institutes were compared to the results of the clinical diagnostic laboratories applying hCMV qPCR measurement procedures calibrated to reference materials. While the criteria for the acceptable deviation from the target value interval for INSTAND's EQA schemes is from -0.8 log10 to +0.8 log10, the majority of dPCR results were between -0.2 log10 to +0.2 log10. Only 4 out of 45 results exceeded this interval with the maximum deviation of -0.542 log10. In the training schemes containing samples with lower hCMV concentrations, more than half of the results deviated less than ±0.2 log10 from the target value, while more than 95% deviated less than ±0.4 log10 from the target value. Evaluation of intra- and inter-laboratory variation of dPCR results confirmed high reproducibility and trueness of the method. This work demonstrates that dPCR has the potential to act as a calibration independent reference measurement procedure for the value assignment of hCMV calibration and reference materials to support qPCR calibration as well as ultimately for routine hCMV load testing.
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- Mojca Milavec
- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Measurement Laboratory (NML), LGC, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, United Kingdom
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- National Measurement Laboratory (NML), LGC, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, United Kingdom
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- National Measurement Laboratory (NML), LGC, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, United Kingdom
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- Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, Abbestr. 2-12, D-10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, Abbestr. 2-12, D-10587 Berlin, Germany
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Geel, Belgium
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- Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, Abbestr. 2-12, D-10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, Abbestr. 2-12, D-10587 Berlin, Germany
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- National Measurement Laboratory (NML), LGC, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, United Kingdom
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- INSTAND, Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Qualitaetssicherung in medizinischen Laboratorien e.V., Ubierstr.20, D-40223 Düsseldorf, Germany; IQVD GmbH, Institut fuer Qualitaetssicherung in der Virusdiagnostik, Potsdamer Chaussee 80, D-14129 Berlin, Germany
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- GBD Gesellschaft fuer Biotechnologische Diagnostik mbH, Berlin, Potsdamer Chaussee 80, D-14129 Berlin, Germany
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- INSTAND, Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Qualitaetssicherung in medizinischen Laboratorien e.V., Ubierstr.20, D-40223 Düsseldorf, Germany; IQVD GmbH, Institut fuer Qualitaetssicherung in der Virusdiagnostik, Potsdamer Chaussee 80, D-14129 Berlin, Germany; GBD Gesellschaft fuer Biotechnologische Diagnostik mbH, Berlin, Potsdamer Chaussee 80, D-14129 Berlin, Germany
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- National Measurement Laboratory (NML), LGC, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, United Kingdom; School of Biosciences & Medicine, Faculty of Health & Medical Science, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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Sarmento DJDS, Tozetto-Mendoza TR, de Souza ACMF, Maciel R, Paiao H, Lima SH, Cristelli M, Pestana JOMDA, Braz-Silva PH, Gallottini M. Herpesviruses oral shedding and viremia in renal transplant recipients: A longitudinal study. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 22:e13330. [PMID: 32418331 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective was to assess the oral shedding and viremia of human herpesviruses in renal transplant recipients. METHODS This is a cohort study in which the participants were examined in three different periods: the first within 24 hours before renal transplantation and the second and third ones 15-20 and 45-60 days after the transplantation. Mouthwash and blood samples were collected in each period and then submitted to screening for the presence of eight types of human herpesviruses by using multiplex PCR. RESULTS HSV-1 and EBV were more frequent in the saliva after renal transplantation, 15- to 20-day period after the transplant. EBV was found in the saliva of 26 (35.6%) patients before renal transplantation and in 56.2% and 46.6% of them, in the 15- to 20-day and 45- to 60-day periods after the transplant, respectively. High detection rates (75.3%-78.1%) were found for HHV-7 despite the lack of significant variations between the study periods. There was no concordance between herpesviruses oral shedding and viremia. CONCLUSION We concluded that the pattern of excretion of HSV-1 and EBV in saliva is changed immediately after renal transplantation, increasing in the 15- to 20-day period after the transplant surgery. No concordance between herpesviruses oral shedding and viremia was observed.
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- Laboratory of Virology, School of Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Renal Transplantation, Social Institute of Healthcare, Campina Grande, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, School of Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, School of Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Renal Transplantation, Kidney and Hypertension Hospital, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Laboratory of Virology, School of Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Bogožalec Košir A, Cvelbar T, Kammel M, Grunert HP, Zeichhardt H, Milavec M. Digital PCR method for detection and quantification of specific antimicrobial drug-resistance mutations in human cytomegalovirus. J Virol Methods 2020; 281:113864. [PMID: 32380093 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Antimicrobial drug resistance is one of the biggest threats to human health worldwide. Timely detection and quantification of infectious agents and their susceptibility to antimicrobial drugs are crucial for efficient management of resistance to antiviral drugs. In clinical settings, viral drug resistance is most often associated with prolonged treatment of chronic infections, and assessed by genotyping methods; e.g., sequencing and PCR. These approaches have limitations: sequencing can be expensive and does not provide quantification; and qPCR quantification is hampered by a lack of reference materials for standard curves. In recent years, digital PCR has been introduced, which provides absolute quantification without the need for reference materials for standard curves. Using digital PCR, we have developed a rapid, sensitive and accurate method for genotyping and quantification of the most prevalent mutations that cause human cytomegalovirus resistance to ganciclovir.
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- Alexandra Bogožalec Košir
- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna Pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- INSTAND, Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Qualitätssicherung in Medizinischen Laboratorien e.V. Ubierstr.20, 40223 Düsseldorf, Germany; IQVD GmbH, Institut Für Qualitätssicherung in Der Virusdiagnostik, Potsdamer Chaussee 80, 14129 Berlin, Germany
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- GBD Gesellschaft Für Biotechnologische Diagnostik mbH, Potsdamer Chaussee 80, 14129 Berlin, Germany
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- INSTAND, Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Qualitätssicherung in Medizinischen Laboratorien e.V. Ubierstr.20, 40223 Düsseldorf, Germany; IQVD GmbH, Institut Für Qualitätssicherung in Der Virusdiagnostik, Potsdamer Chaussee 80, 14129 Berlin, Germany; GBD Gesellschaft Für Biotechnologische Diagnostik mbH, Potsdamer Chaussee 80, 14129 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna Pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Raposo JV, Alves ADR, Dos Santos da Silva A, Dos Santos DC, Melgaço JG, Moreira OC, Pinto MA, de Paula VS. Multiplex qPCR facilitates identification of betaherpesviruses in patients with acute liver failure of unknown etiology. BMC Infect Dis 2019; 19:773. [PMID: 31484497 PMCID: PMC6727340 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4309-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background The etiology of acute liver failure (ALF) is often unknown and reported to be associated with herpesviruses in a number of cases. In this study, we examined for betaherpesviruses infections in patients with ALF of unknown etiology using a multiplex qPCR to Betaherpesviruses subfamily. Methods Liver explant and serum samples from 27 patients with ALF of unknown etiology were analyzed with the aid of multiplex qPCR to identify betaherpesviruses. All positive samples were sequenced to confirm herpes infection and liver enzyme levels evaluated. Results Betaherpesviruses infection was effectively detected using multiplex qPCR. Six (22%) HHV-6, one (3%) HCMV and two (7%) dual infections (one with HHV-7/HHV-6, and the other with HHV-7/ HCMV). Interestingly, HHV-7 was only detected in the presence of other betaherpesviruses. Sequencing information confirmed betaherpesviruses infection. High hepatic enzyme levels and INR values> 1.5 were determined in all betaherpesvirus-positive patients. Conclusions Multiplex qPCR facilitated efficient quantification, indicating that differentiation between betaherpesviruses is possible with the sole use of real-time PCR. Liver explant and serum samples were positive for some betaherpesviruses, and coinfection of HHV-7 with HHV-6 and HCMV was additionally detected. Based on these results, we propose that ALF patients should be screened for the presence of betaherpesviruses.
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- Jéssica Vasques Raposo
- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute / Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Development in Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute / Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Development in Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute / Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Endemic Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Institute / Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Development in Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute / Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute / Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. .,Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, IOC - Av. Brasil 4365-Manguinhos, Pav. Helio e Peggy Pereira B10, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360, Brazil.
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The N Terminus of Human Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein O Is Important for Binding to the Cellular Receptor PDGFRα. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.00138-19. [PMID: 30894468 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00138-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) glycoprotein complex gH/gL/gO is required for the infection of cells by cell-free virions. It was recently shown that entry into fibroblasts depends on the interaction of gO with the platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα). This interaction can be blocked with soluble PDGFRα-Fc, which binds to HCMV virions and inhibits entry. The aim of this study was to identify parts of gO that contribute to PDGFRα binding. In a systematic mutational approach, we targeted potential interaction sites by exchanging conserved clusters of charged amino acids of gO with alanines. To screen for impaired interaction with PDGFRα, virus mutants were tested for sensitivity to inhibition by soluble PDGFRα-Fc. Two mutants with mutations within the N terminus of gO (amino acids 56 to 61 and 117 to 121) were partially resistant to neutralization. To validate whether these mutations impair interaction with PDGFRα-Fc, we compared binding of PDGFRα-Fc to mutant and wild-type virions via quantitative immunofluorescence analysis. PDGFRα-Fc staining intensities were reduced by 30% to 60% with mutant virus particles compared to wild-type particles. In concordance with the reduced binding to the soluble receptor, virus penetration into fibroblasts, which relies on binding to the cellular PDGFRα, was also reduced. In contrast, PDGFRα-independent penetration into endothelial cells was unaltered, demonstrating that the phenotypes of the gO mutant viruses were specific for the interaction with PDGFRα. In conclusion, the mutational screening of gO revealed that the N terminus of gO contributes to efficient spread in fibroblasts by promoting the interaction of virions with its cellular receptor.IMPORTANCE The human cytomegalovirus is a highly prevalent pathogen that can cause severe disease in immunocompromised hosts. Currently used drugs successfully target the viral replication within the host cell, but their use is restricted due to side effects and the development of resistance. An alternative approach is the inhibition of virus entry, for which understanding the details of the initial virus-cell interaction is desirable. As binding of the viral gH/gL/gO complex to the cellular PDGFRα drives infection of fibroblasts, this is a potential target for inhibition of infection. Our mutational mapping approach suggests the N terminus as the receptor binding portion of the protein. The respective mutants were partially resistant to inhibition by PDGFRα-Fc but also attenuated for infection of fibroblasts, indicating that such mutations have little if any benefit for the virus. These findings highlight the potential of targeting the interaction of gH/gL/gO with PDGFRα for therapeutic inhibition of HCMV.
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Carne S, Smit E, Price N, Paul J, Guiver M, Tedder R. Human Herpes-8 virus copy to cell ratio: A diagnostic tool in primary effusion lymphoma. J Clin Virol 2019; 116:7-10. [PMID: 30991238 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2019.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a serious sequel to Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV8) infection in the immunosuppressed host. Usually requiring a cytological diagnosis, body cavity effusions are often referred for investigation for possible PEL. Although absence of HHV8 effectively refutes this, the presence of HHV8 DNA, though indicative is not diagnostic. Referred effusion and plasma samples from 10 patients with HHV8-related pleural and pericardial effusions were submitted for quantitative investigations. HHV8 DNA and human DNA from unseparated effusion extracts have been quantified allowing estimation of virus-to-cell ratios in effusion fluid. These ratios varied widely between 0.003 and 700. Five fluids had in excess of 106 HHV-8 DNA genome equivalents per ML (GEq/ML), ranging between 18 and 300 million GEq/ML. Four of these five effusions were from patients with cytologically proven PEL and had virus to cell (V:C) ratios between 100 and 700 to 1. The remaining high load effusion exhibited a ratio of 1.6 to 1 and came from a patient with extensive thoracic Kaposi's sarcoma. Five effusion fluids with low viral loads exhibited virus to cell ratios between 0.003 and 0.5. High effusion HHV8 load, though supportive of a diagnosis of PEL is less accurate than using virus to cell ratios.
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- Simon Carne
- Virus Reference Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Ave, London, NW9 5HT, United Kingdom.
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- Public Health Laboratory Birmingham, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS, United Kingdom.
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- Wales Specialist Virology Centre, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Microbiology, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, OL1 2JH, United Kingdom.
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- Public Health Laboratory, Manchester, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom.
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- Virus Reference Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Ave, London, NW9 5HT, United Kingdom.
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Tan SK, Shen P, Lefterova MI, Sahoo MK, Fung E, Odegaard JI, Davis RW, Pinsky BA, Scharfe C. Transplant Virus Detection Using Multiplex Targeted Sequencing. J Appl Lab Med 2017; 2:757-769. [PMID: 31245786 DOI: 10.1373/jalm.2017.024521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background Viral infections are a major cause of complications and death in solid organ and hematopoietic cell transplantation. Methods We developed a multiplex viral sequencing assay (mVseq) to simultaneously detect 20 transplant-relevant DNA viruses from small clinical samples. The assay uses a single-tube multiplex PCR to amplify highly conserved virus genomic regions without the need for previous virus enrichment or host nucleic acid subtraction. Multiplex sample sequencing was performed using Illumina MiSeq, and reads were aligned to a database of target sequences. Analytical and clinical performance was evaluated using reference viruses spiked into human plasma, as well as patient plasma and nonplasma samples, including bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, and tissue from immunocompromised transplant recipients. Results For the virus spike-in samples, mVseq's analytical sensitivity and dynamic range were similar to quantitative PCR (qPCR). In clinical specimens, mVseq showed substantial agreement with single-target qPCR (92%; k statistic, 0.77; 259 of 282 viral tests); however, clinical sensitivity was reduced (81%), ranging from 62% to 100% for specific viruses. In 12 of the 47 patients tested, mVseq identified previously unknown BK virus, human herpesvirus-7, and Epstein-Barr virus infections that were confirmed by qPCR. Conclusions Our results reveal factors that can influence clinical sensitivity, such as high levels of host DNA background and loss of detection in coinfections when 1 virus was at much higher concentration than the others. The mVseq assay is flexible and scalable to incorporate RNA viruses, emerging viruses of interest, and other pathogens important in transplant recipients.
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- Susanna K Tan
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Stanford Genome Technology Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Stanford Genome Technology Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Stanford Genome Technology Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.,Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Inter-laboratory assessment of different digital PCR platforms for quantification of human cytomegalovirus DNA. Anal Bioanal Chem 2017; 409:2601-2614. [PMID: 28124757 PMCID: PMC5359388 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0206-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is an important tool in pathogen detection. However, the use of different qPCR components, calibration materials and DNA extraction methods reduces comparability between laboratories, which can result in false diagnosis and discrepancies in patient care. The wider establishment of a metrological framework for nucleic acid tests could improve the degree of standardisation of pathogen detection and the quantification methods applied in the clinical context. To achieve this, accurate methods need to be developed and implemented as reference measurement procedures, and to facilitate characterisation of suitable certified reference materials. Digital PCR (dPCR) has already been used for pathogen quantification by analysing nucleic acids. Although dPCR has the potential to provide robust and accurate quantification of nucleic acids, further assessment of its actual performance characteristics is needed before it can be implemented in a metrological framework, and to allow adequate estimation of measurement uncertainties. Here, four laboratories demonstrated reproducibility (expanded measurement uncertainties below 15%) of dPCR for quantification of DNA from human cytomegalovirus, with no calibration to a common reference material. Using whole-virus material and extracted DNA, an intermediate precision (coefficients of variation below 25%) between three consecutive experiments was noted. Furthermore, discrepancies in estimated mean DNA copy number concentrations between laboratories were less than twofold, with DNA extraction as the main source of variability. These data demonstrate that dPCR offers a repeatable and reproducible method for quantification of viral DNA, and due to its satisfactory performance should be considered as candidate for reference methods for implementation in a metrological framework.
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A Luciferase Gene Driven by an Alphaherpesviral Promoter Also Responds to Immediate Early Antigens of the Betaherpesvirus HCMV, Allowing Comparative Analyses of Different Human Herpesviruses in One Reporter Cell Line. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169580. [PMID: 28060895 PMCID: PMC5217978 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Widely used methods for quantification of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in cell culture such as immunoblotting or plaque reduction assays are generally restricted to low throughput and require time-consuming evaluation. Up to now, only few HCMV reporter cell lines have been generated to overcome these restrictions and they are afflicted with other limitations because permanently expandable cell lines are normally not fully permissive to HCMV. In this work, a previously existing epithelial cell line hosting a luciferase gene under control of a Varicella-zoster virus promoter was adopted to investigate HCMV infection. The cells were susceptible to different HCMV strains at infection efficiencies that corresponded to their respective degree of epithelial cell tropism. Expression of early and late viral antigens, formation of nuclear inclusions, release of infectious virus progeny, and focal growth indicated productive viral replication. However, viral release and spread occurred at lower levels than in primary cell lines which appears to be due to a malfunction of virion morphogenesis during the nuclear stage. Expression of the luciferase reporter gene was specifically induced in HCMV infected cultures as a function of the virus dose and dependent on viral immediate early gene expression. The level of reporter activity accurately reflected infection efficiencies as determined by viral antigen immunostaining, and hence could discriminate the cell tropism of the tested virus strains. As proof-of-principle, we demonstrate that this cell line is applicable to evaluate drug resistance of clinical HCMV isolates and the neutralization capacity of human sera, and that it allows comparative and simultaneous analysis of HCMV and human herpes simplex virus type 1. In summary, the permanent epithelial reporter cell line allows robust, rapid and objective quantitation of HCMV infection and it will be particularly useful in higher throughput analyses as well as in comparative analyses of different human herpesviruses.
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Smith TT, Whitley RJ. Herpesviruses. Infect Dis (Lond) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7020-6285-8.00166-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Assessment of the real-time PCR and different digital PCR platforms for DNA quantification. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 408:107-21. [PMID: 26521179 PMCID: PMC4706846 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9107-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Digital PCR (dPCR) is beginning to supersede real-time PCR (qPCR) for quantification of nucleic acids in many different applications. Several analytical properties of the two most commonly used dPCR platforms, namely the QX100 system (Bio-Rad) and the 12.765 array of the Biomark system (Fluidigm), have already been evaluated and compared with those of qPCR. However, to the best of our knowledge, direct comparison between the three of these platforms using the same DNA material has not been done, and the 37 K array on the Biomark system has also not been evaluated in terms of linearity, analytical sensitivity and limit of quantification. Here, a first assessment of qPCR, the QX100 system and both arrays of the Biomark system was performed with plasmid and genomic DNA from human cytomegalovirus. With use of PCR components that alter the efficiency of qPCR, each dPCR platform demonstrated consistent copy-number estimations, which indicates the high resilience of dPCR. Two approaches, one considering the total reaction volume and the other considering the effective reaction size, were used to assess linearity, analytical sensitivity and variability. When the total reaction volume was considered, the best performance was observed with qPCR, followed by the QX100 system and the Biomark system. In contrast, when the effective reaction size was considered, all three platforms showed almost equal limits of detection and variability. Although dPCR might not always be more appropriate than qPCR for quantification of low copy numbers, dPCR is a suitable method for robust and reproducible quantification of viral DNA, and a promising technology for the higher-order reference measurement method.
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Pavšič J, Žel J, Milavec M. Digital PCR for direct quantification of viruses without DNA extraction. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 408:67-75. [PMID: 26483186 PMCID: PMC4706837 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9109-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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DNA extraction before amplification is considered an essential step for quantification of viral DNA using real-time PCR (qPCR). However, this can directly affect the final measurements due to variable DNA yields and removal of inhibitors, which leads to increased inter-laboratory variability of qPCR measurements and reduced agreement on viral loads. Digital PCR (dPCR) might be an advantageous methodology for the measurement of virus concentrations, as it does not depend on any calibration material and it has higher tolerance to inhibitors. DNA quantification without an extraction step (i.e. direct quantification) was performed here using dPCR and two different human cytomegalovirus whole-virus materials. Two dPCR platforms were used for this direct quantification of the viral DNA, and these were compared with quantification of the extracted viral DNA in terms of yield and variability. Direct quantification of both whole-virus materials present in simple matrices like cell lysate or Tris-HCl buffer provided repeatable measurements of virus concentrations that were probably in closer agreement with the actual viral load than when estimated through quantification of the extracted DNA. Direct dPCR quantification of other viruses, reference materials and clinically relevant matrices is now needed to show the full versatility of this very promising and cost-efficient development in virus quantification.
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- Jernej Pavšič
- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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A permanently growing human endothelial cell line supports productive infection with human cytomegalovirus under conditional cell growth arrest. Biotechniques 2015; 59:127-36. [PMID: 26345505 DOI: 10.2144/000114326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Infection of vascular endothelial cells (ECs) is assumed to contribute to dissemination of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Investigation of virus-host interactions in ECs such as human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) is limited due to the low maximal passage numbers of these primary cells. We tested a conditionally immortalized EC line (HEC-LTT) and a permanent cell line (EA.hy926) for their susceptibility to HCMV infection. Both cell lines resembled HUVECs in that they allowed for entry and immediate early protein expression of highly endotheliotropic HCMV strains but not of poorly endotheliotropic strains, rendering them suitable for analysis of the viral entry mechanism in ECs. The late phase of viral replication and release, however, was supported by growth-controlled HEC-LTT cells but not by EA.hy926 cells. HEC-LTT cells support both the early and late phase of viral replication and release infectious progeny virus at titers comparable to primary HUVECs; thus, the HEC-LTT cell line is a cell culture model representing the full viral replicative cycle of HCMV in ECs. The implementation of permanent HEC-LTT and EA.hy926 cell lines in HCMV research will facilitate long-term approaches that are not feasible in primary HUVECs.
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Nefzi F, Ben Salem NA, Khelif A, Feki S, Aouni M, Gautheret-Dejean A. Quantitative analysis of human herpesvirus-6 and human cytomegalovirus in blood and saliva from patients with acute leukemia. J Med Virol 2014; 87:451-60. [PMID: 25163462 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) DNAs were quantified by real-time PCR assays in blood and saliva obtained from 50 patients with acute leukemia at the time of diagnosis (50 of each matrix), aplasia (65 of each matrix), remission (55 of each matrix), and relapse (20 of each matrix) to evaluate which biological matrix was more suitable to identify a viral reactivation, search for a possible link between HHV-6 and HCMV reactivations, and evaluate the relations between viral loads and count of different leukocyte types in blood. The median HHV-6 loads were 136; 219; 226, and 75 copies/million cells in blood at diagnosis, aplasia, remission and relapse, respectively. The HCMV loads were 193 and 317 copies/million cells in blood at diagnosis and remission. In the saliva samples, the HHV-6 loads were 22,165; 15,238; 30,214, and 17,454 copies/million cells at diagnosis, aplasia, remission, and relapse, respectively. The HCMV loads were 8,991; 1,461; 2,980, and 4,283 copies/million cells at diagnosis, aplasia, remission, and relapse, respectively. The HHV-6 load in the blood was correlated to the counts of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (R(2) = 0.5; P < 0.0001) and lymphocytes (R(2) = 0.4; P = 0.001) and was not correlated to the monocyte counts (R(2) = 0.07; P = 0.7). Saliva appears to be a more sensitive biological matrix than whole blood in the detection of HHV-6 or HCMV reactivations. The HHV-6 and HCMV reactivations were linked only in saliva.
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- Faten Nefzi
- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Biological Agents, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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Stoelben S, Arns W, Renders L, Hummel J, Mühlfeld A, Stangl M, Fischereder M, Gwinner W, Suwelack B, Witzke O, Dürr M, Beelen DW, Michel D, Lischka P, Zimmermann H, Rübsamen-Schaeff H, Budde K. Preemptive treatment of Cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipients with letermovir: results of a Phase 2a study. Transpl Int 2014; 27:77-86. [PMID: 24164420 DOI: 10.1111/tri.12225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 05/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant recipients. Letermovir (AIC246), is a novel anti-HCMV drug in development, acting via a novel mechanism of action. In this proof-of-concept trial with first administration of letermovir to patients, 27 transplant recipients with active CMV replication were randomly assigned to a 14-day oral treatment regimen of either letermovir 40 mg twice a day, letermovir 80 mg once a day, or local standard of care (SOC) in a multicenter, open-label trial. Efficacy, safety, and limited pharmacokinetic parameters were assessed. All groups had a statistically significant decrease in CMV-DNA copy number from baseline (40 mg BID: P = 0.031; 80 mg QD: P = 0.018; SOC: P = 0.001), and comparison of viral load reduction between treatment groups showed no statistically significant differences. Viral clearance was achieved for 6 of 12 patients (50%) in the letermovir groups versus two of seven SOC patients (28.6%). Letermovir treatment was generally well tolerated, no patient developed CMV disease during the trial. Both letermovir treatment regimens resulted in equally high trough level plasma concentrations. The efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics observed in these viremic transplant recipients indicate that letermovir is a promising new anti-CMV drug.
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de Paula VS, Perse da Silva A, Michel D, Melgaço JG, Vieira YR, dos Santos DC, Carvalho Viana de Araújo C, Pacheco-Moreira LF, Pelajo-Machado M, do Nascimento CM, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Alves Pinto M. Acute liver failure in an immunocompetent patient. J Clin Virol 2014; 60:1-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Haynes RJ, Kline MC, Toman B, Scott C, Wallace P, Butler JM, Holden MJ. Standard reference material 2366 for measurement of human cytomegalovirus DNA. J Mol Diagn 2013; 15:177-85. [PMID: 23321018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2012.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Revised: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus (CMV), classified as human herpesvirus 5, is ubiquitous in human populations. Infection generally causes little illness in healthy individuals, but can cause life-threatening disease in those who are immunocompromised or in newborns through complications arising from congenital CMV infection. An important aspect in diagnosis and treatment is to track circulating viral load with molecular methods, particularly with quantitative PCR. Standardization is vital, because of interlaboratory variability (due in part to the variety of assays and calibrants). Toward that end, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology produced a Standard Reference Material 2366 appropriate for establishing metrological traceability of assay calibrants. This standard is composed of CMV DNA (Towne(Δ147) bacterial artificial chromosome DNA). Regions of the CMV DNA that are commonly used as targets for PCR assays were sequenced. Digital PCR was used to quantify the DNA, with concentration expressed as copies per microliter. The materials were tested for homogeneity and stability. An interlaboratory study was conducted by Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics (Glasgow, UK), in which one component of SRM 2366 was included for analysis by participants in a CMV external quality assessment and proficiency testing program.
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- Ross J Haynes
- Applied Genetics Group, Biomolecular Measurement Division, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
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Relationship between beta-herpesviruses reactivation and development of complications after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. J Med Virol 2012; 84:1953-60. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Karlsson T, Mannonen L, Loginov R, Lappalainen M, Höckerstedt K, Lautenschlager I. Development of a new quantitative real-time HHV-6-PCR and monitoring of HHV-6 DNAaemia after liver transplantation. J Virol Methods 2012; 181:25-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Revised: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Thäder-Voigt A, Jacobs E, Lehmann W, Bandt D. Development of a microwell adapted immunoblot system with recombinant antigens for distinguishing human herpesvirus (HHV)6A and HHV6B and detection of human cytomegalovirus. Clin Chem Lab Med 2011; 49:1891-8. [PMID: 21756162 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2011.666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and the human herpesvirus 6 (HHV6) are widely distributed in the human population. The variants A and B of HHV6 are closely related to each other and cannot be distinguished by common serological methods like enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or immunofluorescence test (IFT). The aim of this study was to develop a microwell-adapted blot system for specificity detection of human cytomegalovirus and human herpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV6A, HHV6B) that combines the advantages of ELISA (automation and multiplex detection) and immunoblotting (antigen-specific antibody detection with high specificity). METHODS Ten HCMV, five HHV6A and five HHV6B antigens were expressed as fusion proteins and tested with sera of children (n=30), of healthy young adults (n=30) and of older adults (n=30) in a newly developed microblot system. RESULTS Sensitivity and specificity of HCMV and HHV6 microblots were comparable to commercially available[ELISA, IFT and to line assay tests. The advantage of the HHV6 microblot is the possibility of distinguishing between HHV6A-monovalent sera, HHV6B-monovalent sera and HHV6A/B-polyvalent sera. Most sera of children younger than 2 years showed only HHV6B antigen positivity, while most sera of adults and children aged over 2 years reacted with HHV6A and B proteins, although predominance for HHV6B was observed. CONCLUSIONS The authors were able to detect HCMV positive sera and to distinguish between HHV6A-monovalent sera, HHV6B-monovalent sera and HHVA/B-polyvalent sera with the new developed microblot system. Predominance of HHV6B was observed in sera of children and adults.
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- Andrea Thäder-Voigt
- Institute of Virology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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In routine molecular diagnostics, detection of herpesviruses has made a major impact. Infection with herpesviruses is indicated by demonstrating the presence of the virus in selected specimens. Rapid and reliable detection of herpesvirus DNA helps to decrease the lethality as well as the sequelae of herpesvirus infection in patients at risk. This chapter discusses specimen types and both laboratory-developed and commercially available assays useful for molecular detection of herpesviruses. To meet the need for reliable laboratory results, it is advisable to employ maximum automated and standardized kits based on reagents and standards of reproducible high quality. In the routine diagnostic laboratory, introduction of IVD/CE and/or FDA-labeled tests is preferred.
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- Harald H Kessler
- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, IHMEM, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Klapper PE, van Loon AM. Herpesviruses. Infect Dis (Lond) 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-04579-7.00155-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fluorescence-based assay for phenotypic characterization of human cytomegalovirus polymerase mutations regarding drug susceptibility and viral replicative fitness. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009; 53:3752-61. [PMID: 19546362 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00165-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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One essential prerequisite for genotypic drug susceptibility testing of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the phenotypic characterization of mutations identified in the viral protein kinase gene UL97 and the viral DNA polymerase gene UL54 regarding their quantitative impact on drug susceptibility. We developed a new method for phenotypic characterization of UL54 mutations with regard to polymerase activity, viral replication, and drug susceptibility. To determine the most suitable viral indicator gene, enhanced green fluorescence protein was C-terminally fused to the HCMV early-late protein UL83 (pp65) or the late proteins UL32 (pp150) and UL99 (pp28), resulting in reporter viruses vTB65g, vTB150g, and vTB28g. vTB65g proved to be superior to the other constructs due to its favorable signal-to-noise ratio and was therefore used to establish the optimum conditions for our assay. The UL54 E756K and D413E mutations were introduced into vTB65g by markerless bacterial artificial chromosome mutagenesis, resulting in virus strains vE756Kg and vD413Eg. The drug susceptibility phenotypes of vE756Kg and vD413Eg were comparable to those previously reported. Furthermore, we found a reduced replicative fitness of vE756Kg by measuring fluorescence intensity as well as by conventional virus growth kinetics. Decreased fluorescence signals of vE756Kg- and vD413Eg-infected cells at late times of infection suggested a reduced polymerase activity, which was confirmed by real-time PCR quantification of the newly synthesized viral DNAs. This new fluorescence-based assay is a highly reproducible method for the phenotypic characterization of mutations potentially influencing drug susceptibility, viral replicative fitness, and polymerase activity of HCMV after marker transfer.
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Müller R, Ditzen A, Hille K, Stichling M, Ehricht R, Illmer T, Ehninger G, Rohayem J. Detection of herpesvirus and adenovirus co-infections with diagnostic DNA-microarrays. J Virol Methods 2009; 155:161-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Revised: 10/08/2008] [Accepted: 10/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Evaluation of an automated extraction system in combination with Affigene® CMV Trender for CMV DNA quantitative determination: Comparison with nested PCR and pp65 antigen test. J Virol Methods 2008; 151:61-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2007] [Revised: 03/13/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pöhlmann C, Schetelig J, Reuner U, Bornhäuser M, Illmer T, Kiani A, Ehninger G, Jacobs E, Rohayem J. Cidofovir and foscarnet for treatment of human herpesvirus 6 encephalitis in a neutropenic stem cell transplant recipient. Clin Infect Dis 2007; 44:e118-20. [PMID: 17516391 DOI: 10.1086/518282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2007] [Accepted: 02/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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We report a stem cell transplant recipient who developed human herpesvirus 6 encephalitis. Human herpesvirus 6 load indicated massive intrathecal viral replication. Administration of cidofovir followed by foscarnet was associated with total clearance of human herpesvirus 6 infection. Cidofovir and foscarnet combination therapy may be beneficial for reducing mortality of (neutropenic) stem cell transplant recipients with human herpesvirus 6 encephalitis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christoph Pöhlmann
- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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