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Tiwari V, Anand Y, Gupta A, Divyaveer S, Bhargava V, Malik M, Gupta A, Bhalla AK, Rana DS. Etiological Spectrum of Infective Diarrhea in Renal Transplant Patient by Stool PCR: An Indian Perspective. Indian J Nephrol 2021; 31:245-253. [PMID: 34376938 PMCID: PMC8330656 DOI: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_169_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Introduction: Diarrhea is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among renal transplant patients. The etiological spectrum of pathogens varies with regional diversity, socioeconomic conditions, sanitation, and eating habits. We aimed to delineate the etiological profile of gastrointestinal pathogens in renal transplant patients using the stool Polymerase chain reaction. Methods: In this single-center, retrospective analysis of patients from January 2016 to January 2018, all renal transplant patients who were admitted with severe diarrhea and underwent the stool Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were included. In the control group, we included patients from the general population who were admitted with similar complaints in the general medicine ward and underwent stool PCR over the same duration. Results: One hundred ten admissions occurred over 2 years in the transplant group. 86% of samples were positive for infection. More than one organism was seen in 68% of the patient. Norovirus was the most common organism isolated. Giardia lamblia with Norovirus was the most common coinfection among the transplant population. In the control group, 87% of samples tested positive, with 53% of patients having more than one organism. Enteroaggregative E. coli was the common organism, Enteroaggregative E. coli with Enteropathogenic E. coli and Enterotoxigenic E. coli were the most common organism in combination. Both the groups had similar incidence of infection with multiple organisms. Conclusion: The etiological profile of gastrointestinal pathogens differs significantly between the transplant and general population. Coinfections are common in both populations. Norovirus is the most common pathogen in the transplant population, presenting as isolated as well as in coinfections.
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- Vaibhav Tiwari
- Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Mathew S, Smatti MK, Al Ansari K, Nasrallah GK, Al Thani AA, Yassine HM. Mixed Viral-Bacterial Infections and Their Effects on Gut Microbiota and Clinical Illnesses in Children. Sci Rep 2019; 9:865. [PMID: 30696865 PMCID: PMC6351549 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37162-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Acute gastroenteritis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among young children worldwide. It accounts for approximately 1.34 million deaths annually in children younger than five years. Infection can be caused by viral, bacterial and/or parasitic microorganisms. Dysbiosis due to such infections could dramatically affect disease prognosis as well as development of chronic illness. The aim of this study was to analyze gut microbiome and clinical outcomes in young children suffering from viral or mixed viral-bacterial infection. We evaluated gut microbiota composition in children suffering from viral or mixed viral-bacterial infection with two major viruses rotavirus (RV) and norovirus (NoV) and two pathogenic bacteria [Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), and Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)]. We sequenced 16S ribosomal RNA (V4 region) genes using Illumina MiSeq in 70 hospitalized children suffering from gastroenteric infections plus nine healthy controls. The study summarized Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU) abundances with the Bray-Curtis index and performed a non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis to visualize microbiome similarities. We used a permutational multivariate analyses of variance to test the significance of group differences. We also analyzed the correlation between microbiome changes and clinical outcomes. Our data demonstrated a significant increase in the severity score in children with viral-bacterial mixed infections compared to those with virus infections alone. Statistical analysis by overall relative abundance denoted lesser proportions of Bacteroides in the infected children, whereas Bifidobacteriaceae richness was more prominent in the bacterial-viral mixed infections. Pairwise differences of gut microbiota were significantly higher in RV + EAEC (P = 0.009) and NoV + EAEC (P = 0.009) co-infections, compared to EPEC mixed infection with both, RV (P = 0.045) and NoV (P = 0.188). Shannon diversity index showed considerable more variation in microbiome diversity in children infected with RV cohort compared to NoV cohort. Our results highlight that richness of Bifidobacteriaceae, which acts as probiotics, increased with the severity of the viral-bacterial mixed infections. As expected, significant reduction of relative numbers of Bacteroides was characterized in both RV and NoV infections, with more reduction observed in co-infection pathogenic E. coli. Although mixed infection with EAEC resulted in significant microbiota differences compared to viral infection only or mixed infection with EPEC, the clinical condition of the children were worsened with both pathogenic E.coli co-infections. Further, in comparison with RV cohort, augmented number of differential abundant pathogenic OTUs were peculiarly noticed only with NoV mixed infection.
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- Shilu Mathew
- Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Pediatric Emergency Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, 3050, Qatar
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- Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar.,Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Science, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar.,Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Science, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar. .,Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Science, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar.
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Lee K, Kim DS, Chong MS. Multiplex PCR Based Epidemiological Study for the Causes of Acute Diarrheal Disease in Adults Living in Jeju Island. ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.5145/acm.2018.21.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Kyutaeg Lee
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea
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- Infection Control Service Team, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Cheju Halla University, Jeju, Korea
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Akuffo R, Armah G, Clemens M, Kronmann KC, Jones AH, Agbenohevi P, Sagoe K, Puplampu N, Talla Nzussouo N, Ampofo W, Koram K, Duplessis C, Dueger E. Prevalence of enteric infections among hospitalized patients in two referral hospitals in Ghana. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:292. [PMID: 28716138 PMCID: PMC5514524 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2621-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background Diarrhea is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Africa and Ghana in particular, it is estimated to contribute directly to 19 and 25% of pediatric mortality among children under 5 years, respectively. Methods Surveillance for hospitalized acute diarrheal illness was initiated in November 2010 through October 2012 in a referral hospital in southern Ghana, and a teaching hospital in northern Ghana. Consenting hospitalized patients who met a standardized case definition for acute diarrheal illness provided demographic and epidemiologic data. Stool samples were collected and tested by culture for bacteria and by enzyme immunoassays for a panel of viruses and parasites. Results A total of 429 patients were enrolled; 216 (50.3%) were under 5 years, and 221 (51.5%) were females. Stool samples were received from 153 patients. Culture isolates included Shigella sp., Salmonella spp., Plesiomonas sp. and Vibrio cholerae. Of 147 samples tested for viruses, 41 (27.9%) were positive for rotaviruses, 11 (7.5%) for astroviruses, 10 (6.8%) for noroviruses, and 8 (5.4%) for adenoviruses. Of 116 samples tested for parasitic infections; 4 (3.4%) were positive for Cryptosporidium sp. and 3 (2.6%) for Giardia lamblia. Of the enrolled patients, 78.8% had taken antibiotics prior to sample collection. Conclusions Diarrheal pathogens were identified across all ages, however, predominantly (81%) in the children under 5 years of age. This study also detected high antibiotic use which has the potential of increasing antibiotic resistance. The most common enteric pathogen detected (49.4%) was rotavirus. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2621-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- R Akuffo
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana. .,Global Disease Detection & Response Program (GDDRP), U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3), Cairo, Egypt. .,Global Disease Detection (GDD) Egypt Regional Center, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, NAMRU-3, PSC 452, P.O Box 5000, Foster city, FPO, AE 09835-9998, USA.
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
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- Global Disease Detection & Response Program (GDDRP), U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3), Cairo, Egypt.,Global Disease Detection (GDD) Egypt Regional Center, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, NAMRU-3, PSC 452, P.O Box 5000, Foster city, FPO, AE 09835-9998, USA
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana.,Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Global Disease Detection & Response Program (GDDRP), U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3), Cairo, Egypt.,Global Disease Detection (GDD) Egypt Regional Center, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, NAMRU-3, PSC 452, P.O Box 5000, Foster city, FPO, AE 09835-9998, USA
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- Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana
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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana
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- Global Disease Detection & Response Program (GDDRP), U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3), Cairo, Egypt.,Global Disease Detection (GDD) Egypt Regional Center, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, NAMRU-3, PSC 452, P.O Box 5000, Foster city, FPO, AE 09835-9998, USA.,U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Shrivastava AK, Kumar S, Mohakud NK, Suar M, Sahu PS. Multiple etiologies of infectious diarrhea and concurrent infections in a pediatric outpatient-based screening study in Odisha, India. Gut Pathog 2017; 9:16. [PMID: 28400860 PMCID: PMC5387278 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-017-0166-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There are multiple etiologies responsible for infectious gastroenteritis causing acute diarrhea which are often under diagnosed. Also acute diarrhea is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality among children less than 5 years of age. METHODS In our study, fecal samples (n = 130) were collected from children (<5 years) presenting with symptoms of acute diarrhea. Samples were screened for viral, bacterial, and parasitic etiologies. Rotavirus and Adenovirus were screened by immunochromatographic tests. Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (EPEC, EHEC, STEC, EAEC, O157, O111), Shigella spp., Salmonella spp., Vibrio cholera, Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia spp. were detected by gene-specific polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Escherichia coli was detected to be the major etiological agent (30.07%) followed by Rotavirus (26.15%), Shigella (23.84%), Adenovirus (4.61%), Cryptosporidium (3.07%), and Giardia (0.77%). Concurrent infections with two or more pathogens were observed in 44 of 130 (33.84%) cases with a predominant incidence particularly in <2-year-old children (65.90%) compared to children of 2-5 years age group (34.09%). An overall result showed significantly higher detection rates among children with diarrhea in both combinations of two as well as three infections concurrently (p = 0.004915 and 0.03917, respectively). CONCLUSION Suspecting possible multiple infectious etiologies and diagnosis of the right causative agent(s) can aid in a better pharmacological management of acute childhood diarrhea. It is hypothesized that in cases with concurrent infections the etiological agents might be complementing each other's strategies of pathogenesis resulting in severe diarrhea that could be studied better in experimental infections.
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- Arpit Kumar Shrivastava
- Infection Biology Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024 India
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- Infection Biology Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024 India
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- Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024 India
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- Infection Biology Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024 India
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- Infection Biology Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024 India.,Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024 India.,Divisions of Pathology, School of Medicine, International Medical University, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Bhavnani D, Goldstick JE, Cevallos W, Trueba G, Eisenberg JNS. Synergistic effects between rotavirus and coinfecting pathogens on diarrheal disease: evidence from a community-based study in northwestern Ecuador. Am J Epidemiol 2012; 176:387-95. [PMID: 22842722 PMCID: PMC3499114 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2011] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In developing countries where diarrheal disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age, enteric coinfection is common. There is little understanding, however, of the biologic interaction between coinfecting pathogens. The authors investigated the potential for synergistic interaction between coinfecting pathogens on diarrhea pathogenesis using an epidemiologic framework. They conducted community-based, case-control studies in 22 communities in northwestern Ecuador between 2003 and 2008. Risk ratios of diarrhea associated with single infections and coinfections were estimated. Interaction between coinfecting pathogens was assessed through departure from risk ratio additivity and multiplicativity after adjustment for age. On the additive scale, the authors found departure from the null value of 0 for rotavirus-Giardia coinfections (interaction contrast ratio = 8.0, 95% confidence interval: 3.1, 18.9) and for rotavirus-Escherichia coli coinfections (interaction contrast ratio = 9.9, 95% confidence interval: 2.6, 28.4). On the multiplicative scale, they found departure from the value of 1 for rotavirus-Giardia coinfections (multiplicative interaction = 3.6, 95% confidence interval: 1.3, 8.7). This research provides epidemiologic evidence for synergism between rotavirus and other enteric pathogens. During coinfection, the pathogenic potential of each organism appears to be enhanced. The potential for pathogenesis to be more severe in the presence of a rotavirus coinfection amplifies the need for rotavirus vaccination.
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- Correspondence to Dr. Joseph N. S. Eisenberg, M5065 SPH II, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029 (e-mail: )
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Lamberti LM, Fischer Walker CL, Black RE. Systematic review of diarrhea duration and severity in children and adults in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Public Health 2012; 12:276. [PMID: 22480268 PMCID: PMC3364857 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 04/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Diarrhea is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally; yet the overall burden of diarrhea in terms of duration and severity has not been quantified. As improvements in treatment lead to decreases in diarrhea mortality, it is important to understand the substantial impact of diarrhea morbidity on disability among children and adults worldwide. Methods We conducted a systematic review to generate estimates of duration and severity outcomes for individuals 0-59 mos, 5-15 yrs, and ≥ 16 yrs, and for 3 severity indexes: mild, moderate, and severe. Results We estimate that among children under-five, 64.8% of diarrheal episodes are mild, 34.7% are moderate, and 0.5% are severe. On average, mild episodes last 4.3 days, and severe episodes last 8.4 days and cause dehydration in 84.6% of cases. We estimate that among older children and adults, 95% of episodes are mild; 4.95% are moderate; and 0.05% are severe. Among individuals ≥ 16 yrs, severe episodes typically last 2.6 days and cause dehydration in 92.8% of cases. Conclusions Moderate and severe episodes constitute a substantial portion of the total envelope of diarrhea among children under-five (35.2%; about 588 million episodes). Among older children and adults, moderate and severe episodes account for a much smaller proportion of the total envelope of diarrhea (5%), but the absolute number of such episodes is noteworthy (about 21.5 million episodes among individuals ≥ 16 yrs). Hence, the global burden of diarrhea consists of significant morbidity, extending beyond episodes progressing to death.
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- Laura M Lamberti
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N, Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Glennie SJ, Nyirenda M, Williams NA, Heyderman RS. Do multiple concurrent infections in African children cause irreversible immunological damage? Immunology 2012; 135:125-32. [PMID: 22044389 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2011.03523.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Much of the developing world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, has high levels of morbidity and mortality associated with infectious diseases. The greatest risk of invasive disease is in the young, the malnourished and HIV-infected individuals. In many regions in Africa these vulnerable groups and the wider general population are under constant immune pressure from a range of environmental factors, under-nutrition and multiple concurrent infections from birth through to adulthood. Intermittent microbial exposure during childhood is required for the generation of naturally acquired immunity capable of protection against a range of infectious diseases in adult life. However, in the context of a resource-poor setting, the heavy burden of malarial, diarrhoeal and respiratory infections in childhood may subvert or suppress immune responses rather than protect, resulting in sub-optimal immunity. This review will explore how poor maternal health, HIV exposure, socio-economic and seasonal factors conspire to weaken childhood immune defences to disease and discuss the hypothesis that recurrent infections may drive immune dysregulation, leading to relative immune senescence and premature immunological aging.
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- Sarah J Glennie
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
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SUMMARYOf 303 children hospitalized with acute non-bloody, non-mucoid diarrhoea, 69 (22·8%) had polymicrobial infection, including 52 (17·2%) multiple viral infection and 17 (5·6%) viral and bacterial co-infection. Rotavirus had the most important role in both categories; thus the control of rotavirus infection is crucial for maintaining children's health in Taiwan.
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Marshall J, Botes J, Gorrie G, Boardman C, Gregory J, Griffith J, Hogg G, Dimitriadis A, Catton M, Bishop R. Rotavirus detection and characterisation in outbreaks of gastroenteritis in aged-care facilities. J Clin Virol 2003; 28:331-40. [PMID: 14522072 DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6532(03)00081-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although rotavirus is a major cause of gastroenteritis in children, its role in adult gastroenteritis and the sensitivity of different methods for its detection in specimens collected from adults are less well understood. OBJECTIVES (1) To examine the frequency and seasonality of rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis outbreaks in aged-care facilities in Victoria, Australia. (2) To determine rotavirus type in these outbreaks. (3) To determine whether other enteropathogenic agents are present in specimens from these outbreaks. (4) To examine the sensitivity of different methods (electron microscopy (EM), reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and latex agglutination (LA)) for the detection of rotavirus in specimens from adults. STUDY DESIGN Specimens from gastroenteritis outbreaks in aged-care facilities forwarded to this laboratory for the years 1997-2000 were tested for enteropathogenic agents by various methods. Epidemiological, clinical and seasonal data from the rotavirus-positive outbreaks were analysed. RESULTS Rotavirus was detected by EM in 18 out of 29 individuals associated with seven out of 53 (13%) gastroenteritis outbreaks in aged-care facilities; norovirus was detected in 22 outbreaks (42%) and astrovirus in one outbreak (2%). No mixed viral infection was found in any outbreak. All rotaviruses were typed as Group A by RT-PCR. The rotaviruses in the seven outbreaks were G-typed as follows: G2 (three outbreaks), G4 (two outbreaks), G1 (one outbreak) and G9 (one outbreak). The rotavirus-associated outbreaks were concentrated in mid-winter to mid-spring. The relative sensitivities of the Group A rotavirus detection methods (for the 29 specimens tested) were EM (18), first-round RT-PCR (11), second-round PCR (19), EIA-visual (19), EIA-photometric (19) and LA (13). CONCLUSIONS In Victoria, Australia, outbreaks of gastroenteritis associated with rotavirus are quite common in aged-care facilities. They involve Group A rotavirus and have a winter/spring seasonality. G-types G1, G2, G4 and G9 were all detected. EIA, second-round PCR and EM proved sensitive methods for rotavirus detection whereas first-round RT-PCR and LA did not.
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- John Marshall
- Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, 10 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne, Vic 3051, Australia.
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