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Hatami-Fard G, Anastasova-Ivanova S. Advancements in Cerebrospinal Fluid Biosensors: Bridging the Gap from Early Diagnosis to the Detection of Rare Diseases. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:3294. [PMID: 38894085 PMCID: PMC11174891 DOI: 10.3390/s24113294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a body fluid that can be used for the diagnosis of various diseases. However, CSF collection requires an invasive and painful procedure called a lumbar puncture (LP). This procedure is applied to any patient with a known risk of central nervous system (CNS) damage or neurodegenerative disease, regardless of their age range. Hence, this can be a very painful procedure, especially in infants and elderly patients. On the other hand, the detection of disease biomarkers in CSF makes diagnoses as accurate as possible. This review aims to explore novel electrochemical biosensing platforms that have impacted biomedical science. Biosensors have emerged as techniques to accelerate the detection of known biomarkers in body fluids such as CSF. Biosensors can be designed and modified in various ways and shapes according to their ultimate applications to detect and quantify biomarkers of interest. This process can also significantly influence the detection and diagnosis of CSF. Hence, it is important to understand the role of this technology in the rapidly progressing field of biomedical science.
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- Ghazal Hatami-Fard
- The Hamlyn Centre, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Mueller JE, Borrow R, Gessner BD. Meningococcal serogroup W135 in the African meningitis belt: epidemiology, immunity and vaccines. Expert Rev Vaccines 2014; 5:319-36. [PMID: 16827617 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.5.3.319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the sub-Saharan African meningitis belt there is a region of hyperendemic and epidemic meningitis stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia. The public health approaches to meningitis epidemics, including those related to vaccine use, have assumed that Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A will cause the most disease. During 2001 and 2002, the first large-scale epidemics of serogroup W135 meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa were reported from Burkina Faso. The occurrence of N. meningitidis W135 epidemics has led to a host of new issues, including the need for improved laboratory diagnostics for identifying serogroups during epidemics, an affordable supply of serogroup W135-containing polysaccharide vaccine for epidemic control where needed, and re-evaluating the long-term strategy of developing a monovalent A conjugate vaccine for the region. This review summarizes the existing data on N. meningitidis W135 epidemiology, immunology and vaccines as they relate to meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Africa South of the Sahara/epidemiology
- Carrier State
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging/epidemiology
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging/immunology
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging/microbiology
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging/prevention & control
- Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control
- Humans
- Infant
- Meningitis, Meningococcal/epidemiology
- Meningitis, Meningococcal/immunology
- Meningitis, Meningococcal/microbiology
- Meningitis, Meningococcal/prevention & control
- Meningococcal Vaccines
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135/classification
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135/isolation & purification
- Seroepidemiologic Studies
- Serotyping/methods
- Vaccination/trends
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- Judith E Mueller
- Agence de Médecine Préventive, 25 du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France.
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Taha MK, Deghmane AE. Impact of changing epidemiology on vaccination strategies in Africa. Future Microbiol 2010; 5:837-9. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb.10.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Institut Pasteur, Invasive Bacterial Infections Unit and National Reference Centre for Meningococci, 28 Rue du Dr Roux 75724 Paris cedex 15, France
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Deutch S, Pedersen LN, Pødenphant L, Olesen R, Schmidt MB, Møller JK, Ostergaard L. Broad-range real time PCR and DNA sequencing for the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 38:27-35. [PMID: 16338835 DOI: 10.1080/00365540500372861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rapid aetiological diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is crucial for the early targeting of antimicrobial and adjuvant therapy. Broad-range polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the 16S rRNA gene allows aetiological diagnosis of bacterial meningitis when applied to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). We assessed the additional diagnostic effect of applying a novel broad-range real time PCR and subsequent DNA sequencing to culture, microscopy, and broad-range conventional PCR on CSF in patients with suspected bacterial meningitis. Broad-range conventional PCR and broad-range real time PCR with subsequent DNA sequencing were applied to 206 CSF specimens collected consecutively from 203 patients aged 6 d to 86 y. Patients' charts were reviewed for clinical information. 17 pathogens were identified by PCR and DNA sequencing or culture. Three specimens were negative by culture but positive by broad-range real time PCR. Three specimens were positive by culture but negative by broad-range real time PCR. Compared with culture, the sensitivity of broad-range real time PCR was 86%, and the specificity 98%. Conventional PCR resulted in a sensitivity of 64% and specificity of 98%. Broad-range real time PCR was generally comparable to culture of CSF and may be a useful supplement, particularly when antimicrobial therapy has been administered. Broad-range real time PCR was more sensitive than broad-range conventional PCR and microscopy.
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- Susanna Deutch
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Unit Q, Skejby Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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Boisier P, Elhaj Mahamane A, Amadou Hamidou A, Sidikou F, Djibo S, Nato F, Chanteau S. Field evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for meningococcal meningitis in Niger. Trop Med Int Health 2009; 14:111-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02192.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Deutch S, Møller JK, Ostergaard L. Combined assay for two-hour identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis and concomitant detection of 16S ribosomal DNA in cerebrospinal fluid by real-time PCR. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 40:607-14. [PMID: 18979598 DOI: 10.1080/00365540801914833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The main object was to examine the diagnostic performance of a novel combination of a specific real-time PCR (combined real-time PCR) for immediate and simultaneous detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis and of a real-time PCR of the 16S rRNA gene (16S DNA). During 12 months, 1015 routine CSF samples were consecutively collected from patients in the County of Aarhus, Denmark. The samples were cultured, examined by microscopy, and, in parallel, CSF DNA was automatically purified and subjected to real-time PCR. Melting curve analysis discriminated between the 2 specific pathogens and 16S DNA positive samples were sequenced. Clinical data were extracted from patients having positive samples. Clinically, 35 of 46 (76%) patients with positive samples had bacterial meningitis. 18 of these 35 patients had a concomitant culture and real-time PCR-positive sample. The remaining 17 patients were either culture positive (n =7) or real-time PCR-positive (n = 10). The aetiology of bacterial meningitis was revealed by microscopy in 18/35 (51.4%), culture in 24/35 (68.6%) and combined real-time PCR in 27/35 (77.1%) patients, respectively. In conclusion, the combined real-time PCR strategy is superior to microscopy and a valuable supplement to routine culture to establish the aetiology of bacterial meningitis.
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- Susanna Deutch
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark.
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Laboratory-based surveillance for patients with acute meningitis in Sudan, 2004–2005. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2008; 28:429-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0643-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 10/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nathan N, Rose AM, Legros D, Tiendrebeogo SR, Bachy C, Bjørløw E, Firmenich P, Guerin PJ, Caugant DA. Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002. Emerg Infect Dis 2007; 13:920-3. [PMID: 17553237 PMCID: PMC2792856 DOI: 10.3201/eid1306.060940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In 2002, the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in Burkina Faso. The highest attack rate was in children <5 years of age. We describe cases from 1 district and evaluate the performance of the Pastorex test, which had good sensitivity (84%) and specificity (89%) compared with culture or PCR.
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- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training, Oslo, Norway
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
- World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Meningococci, Oslo, Norway
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Taha MK, Fox A. Quality assessed nonculture techniques for detection and typing of meningococci. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2007; 31:37-42. [PMID: 17233634 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2006.00054.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PCR protocols are increasingly used in laboratories worldwide for the diagnosis and confirmation of invasive meningococcal infection. Protocols are now available for the identification of Neisseria meningitidis, for genogrouping, susceptibility to antibiotics and genotyping of the corresponding isolates. The implementation of quality assurance (QA) schemes and standardization of protocols are required. Diagnostic and confirmatory PCRs should perform consistently in clinical and reference microbiology laboratories. General QA schemes address the issues of sample preparation, PCR laboratory environment, equipment and validation of protocols. Moreover, external QA interlaboratory studies are essential. The European Monitoring Group on Meningococci has provided a good forum to conduct such studies through the development and distribution of samples and protocols for nonculture detection and typing of N. meningitidis.
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- Muhamed-Kheir Taha
- Neisseria Unit and National Reference Center for Meningococci, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
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Norheim G, Rosenqvist E, Aseffa A, Yassin MA, Mengistu G, Kassu A, Fikremariam D, Tamire W, Høiby EA, Alebel T, Berhanu D, Merid Y, Harboe M, Caugant DA. Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis isolates from recent outbreaks in Ethiopia and comparison with those recovered during the epidemic of 1988 to 1989. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:861-71. [PMID: 16517868 PMCID: PMC1393097 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.44.3.861-871.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2005] [Revised: 09/16/2005] [Accepted: 11/18/2005] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The objectives of this study were to collect and characterize epidemic meningococcal isolates from Ethiopia from 2002 to 2003 and to compare them to 21 strains recovered during the previous large epidemic of 1988 to 1989. Ninety-five patients in all age groups with clinical signs of meningitis and a turbid cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample were included in the study of isolates from 2002 to 2003. Seventy-one patients (74.7%) were confirmed as having Neisseria meningitidis either by culture (n = 40) or by porA PCR (n = 31) of their CSF. The overall case fatality rate (CFR) was 11.6%; the N. meningitidis-specific CFR was 4.2%. All 40 strains were fully susceptible to all antibiotics tested except sulfonamide, were serotyped as A:4/21:P1.20,9, and belonged to sequence type 7 (ST-7). The strains from 1988 to 1989 were also equally susceptible and were characterized as A:4/21:P1.20,9, but they belonged to ST-5. Antigenic characterization of the strains revealed differences in the repertoire of lipooligosaccharides and Opa proteins between the old and the recent strains. PCR analysis of the nine lgt genes revealed the presence of the lgtAHFG genes in both old and recent strains; lgtB was present in only some of the strains, but no correlation with sequence type was observed. Further analysis showed that in addition to their pgm alleles, the Ethiopian ST-5 and ST-7 strains also differed in their tbpB, opa, fetA, and lgtA genes. The occurrence of new antigenic structures in strains sharing the same serogroup, PorA, and PorB may help explain the replacement of ST-5 by ST-7 in the African meningitis belt.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- Disease Outbreaks/history
- Ethiopia/epidemiology
- Female
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genotype
- History, 20th Century
- History, 21st Century
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Meningitis, Meningococcal/epidemiology
- Meningitis, Meningococcal/history
- Meningitis, Meningococcal/microbiology
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A/classification
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A/genetics
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A/isolation & purification
- Phenotype
- Serotyping
- Time Factors
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Affiliation(s)
- Gunnstein Norheim
- Division of Infectious Disease Control, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404, Nydalen, NO-0403 Oslo, Norway
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Mazuchowski EL, Meier PA. The modern autopsy: what to do if infection is suspected. Arch Med Res 2006; 36:713-23. [PMID: 16216653 PMCID: PMC7119072 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2005] [Accepted: 04/12/2005] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Deaths due to infectious diseases are common worldwide. The autopsy, although less frequently performed than previously, is important to our understanding of disease pathogenesis. The autopsy also provides critical information regarding potential disease outbreaks. To optimize the benefits of an autopsy, the pathologist should approach the autopsy with a well-constructed differential diagnosis that provides the framework for appropriate selection of diagnostic specimens and tests. Standard microbiologic cultures, although necessary and important, are often insufficient and must be supplemented by newer molecular methodologies.
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- Clinical Microbiology and Hematology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas
- Address reprint requests to: Patricia A. Meier, M.D., M.S., Staff Pathologist, Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology, Medical Director, Hematology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, 2200 Bergquist Dr. Suite 1, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300.
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Djibo S, Njanpop Lafourcade BM, Boisier P, Moussa A, Kobo G, Sidikou F, Hien A, Bieboure G, Aguilera JF, Parent du Chatelet I, Gessner BD, Chanteau S. Evaluation of the Pastorex meningitis kit for the rapid identification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A and W135. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2006; 100:573-8. [PMID: 16406096 DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2005] [Revised: 10/03/2005] [Accepted: 10/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The recent emergence of Neisseria meningitidis W135 as a cause of epidemic bacterial meningitis and the availability of a trivalent ACW135 vaccine have created a need for accurate and timely meningococcal serogroup determination for organization of epidemic vaccine response. The sensitivity and specificity of the Pastorex meningitis kit (Bio-Rad) to identify serogroups A and W135 in the African meningitis belt was assessed using PCR testing as the gold standard. The sensitivity and specificity for serogroups A and W135 were 87 and 85%, respectively, while the specificities were 93 and 97%. The positive and negative likelihood ratios for A were 12 and 0.14 and for W135 were 33 and 0.16. The positive and negative predictive values, computed to simulate an epidemic of meningococcal meningitis with an estimated 70% prevalence of N. meningitidis among suspected cases, were 97% and 75% for A and 99% and 73% for W135. In remote locations of the African meningitis belt, latex agglutination is the only currently available test that can rapidly determine meningococcal serogroup. This study showed that latex agglutination performs well and could be used during the epidemic season to determine appropriate vaccine response.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antigens, Bacterial/cerebrospinal fluid
- Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
- Burkina Faso
- Humans
- Latex Fixation Tests/methods
- Latex Fixation Tests/standards
- Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis
- Meningitis, Bacterial/prevention & control
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A/immunology
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A/isolation & purification
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135/immunology
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135/isolation & purification
- Niger
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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- S Djibo
- Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES), Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur, BP 10887, Niamey, Niger
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Liu Y, Han JX, Huang HY, Zhu B. Development and evaluation of 16S rDNA microarray for detecting bacterial pathogens in cerebrospinal fluid. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2005; 230:587-91. [PMID: 16118409 DOI: 10.1177/153537020523000810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The rapid identification of bacteria in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is very important for patient management and antimicrobial therapies. We developed a 16S DNA microarray-based method that targets 16S rDNA and can directly detect bacteria from CSF without cultivation. Universal primers and specific probes were designed from the 16S rDNA sequence data retrieved directly from the GenBank database. The specificity of the assay is obtained through a combination of microarray hybridization and enzymatic labeling of the constructed specific probes. Cultivation-dependent assays were used as reference methods in the development and evaluation of the method. With the exception of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Proteus mirabilis, forty-five positive blood culture media were successfully differentiated. When this procedure was applied directly to 100 CSF specimens, 29 specimens from 16 patients were positive by bacterial culture and 3 culture-positive CSF specimens produced no hybridized signals. The remaining 26 specimens were correctly identified, including one with mixed infection. The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the assay can be increased further by designing more oligonucleotides for the microarray. This method is versatile and makes it possible to detect more bacteria in a single assay and discriminate different bacterial genera.
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- Yi Liu
- Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health, Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Jinan 250062, China
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Njanpop-Lafourcade BM, Parent du Châtelet I, Sanou O, Alonso JM, Taha MK. The establishment of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 of the clonal complex ET-37/ST-11 as an epidemic clone and the persistence of serogroup A isolates in Burkina Faso. Microbes Infect 2005; 7:645-9. [PMID: 15823512 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2004] [Revised: 12/15/2004] [Accepted: 01/04/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We analyzed 48 invasive isolates of Neisseria meningitidis that were isolated from meningitis cases in Burkina Faso (April 2002 to April 2003). Thirty-nine of these isolates had the phenotype (serogroup:serotype:serosubtype) W135:2a:P1.5,2, eight isolates were A:4:P1.9 and one isolate was nongroupable:nonserotypable:nonserosubtypable. Genotyping of meningococcal isolates showed that W135 isolates belonged to the sequence type (ST)-11. The nongroupable isolate was of genogroup W135 and belonged to ST-192. Isolates of serogroup A belonged to ST-2859 (a member of the subgroup III/ST-5 clonal complex). W135 (ST-11) isolates involved in meningitis outbreaks in Burkina Faso differed from those involved in the Hajj-2000 associated outbreak by their pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profile. These data confirm the changing epidemiology of meningococcal infection in Burkina Faso with the establishment and expansion of serogroup W135 N. meningitidis strains of the ET-37/ST-11 clonal complex, as well as the emergence of a new clone within the subgroup III/ST-5 clonal complex.
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Taha MK, Alonso JM, Cafferkey M, Caugant DA, Clarke SC, Diggle MA, Fox A, Frosch M, Gray SJ, Guiver M, Heuberger S, Kalmusova J, Kesanopoulos K, Klem AM, Kriz P, Marsh J, Mölling P, Murphy K, Olcén P, Sanou O, Tzanakaki G, Vogel U. Interlaboratory comparison of PCR-based identification and genogrouping of Neisseria meningitidis. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:144-9. [PMID: 15634963 PMCID: PMC540131 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.1.144-149.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Twenty clinical samples (18 cerebrospinal fluid samples and 2 articular fluid samples) were sent to 11 meningococcus reference centers located in 11 different countries. Ten of these laboratories are participating in the EU-MenNet program (a European Union-funded program) and are members of the European Monitoring Group on Meningococci. The remaining laboratory was located in Burkina Faso. Neisseria meningitidis was sought by detecting several meningococcus-specific genes (crgA, ctrA, 16S rRNA, and porA). The PCR-based nonculture method for the detection of N. meningitidis gave similar results between participants with a mean sensitivity and specificity of 89.7 and 92.7%, respectively. Most of the laboratories also performed genogrouping assays (siaD and mynB/sacC). The performance of genogrouping was more variable between laboratories, with a mean sensitivity of 72.7%. Genogroup B gave the best correlation between participants, as all laboratories routinely perform this PCR. The results for genogroups A and W135 were less similar between the eight participating laboratories that performed these PCRs.
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- Muhamed-Kheir Taha
- Neisseria Unit and the French National Reference Center for Meningococci, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
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Taha MK, Olcén P. Molecular genetic methods in diagnosis and direct characterization of acute bacterial central nervous system infections. APMIS 2005; 112:753-70. [PMID: 15688522 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2004.apm11211-1204.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Acute bacterial infection of the central nervous system requires rapid and adequate management. Etiological diagnosis is hence crucial. Moreover, the epidemic threat of certain bacteria necessitates a reliable characterization of the involved bacterial strains to follow the spread of epidemic strains. Conventional identification and characterization of etiological agents are basically based on culture and identification of bacterial markers most frequently by serological assays. Molecular identification and characterization of bacteria have been employed. They provide more reliable analysis of bacterial isolates. Molecular methods for non-culture diagnosis of bacterial infections have recently been developed. In many cases, the molecular assays have decreased the identification time of positive cultures and rescued detection of pathogens in culture-negative clinical samples.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhamed-Kheir Taha
- Neisseria Unit and National Reference Center for Meningococci, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
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