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Loderstädt U, Hagen RM, Hahn A, Frickmann H. New Developments in PCR-Based Diagnostics for Bacterial Pathogens Causing Gastrointestinal Infections-A Narrative Mini-Review on Challenges in the Tropics. Trop Med Infect Dis 2021; 6:tropicalmed6020096. [PMID: 34199650 PMCID: PMC8293448 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed6020096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The application of modern PCR approaches for the diagnosis of bacterial gastrointestinal pathogens is on the rise due to their rapidly available results combined with high sensitivity. While multiple studies describe the ongoing implementation of this technique for routine diagnostic purposes in laboratories in Western industrialized countries, reports on successful and also sustainable respective approaches in resource-poor tropical settings are still scarce. In order to shed light on potential reasons for this marked discrepancy, this narrative review summarizes identified challenges for the application of diagnostic PCR targeting bacterial gastrointestinal pathogens from stool samples in the tropics. The identified and discussed issues comprise the lack of generally accepted definitions for (1) minimum standards regarding sample acquisition, storage and transport time for diagnostic PCR analyses in the tropics, (2) nucleic acid extraction standards allowing an optimum detection of all types of pathogens which may be responsible for gastroenteritis in the tropics, (3) validation standards to ensure comparable quality of applied diagnostic assays, and (4) cut-offs for a reliable discrimination of infection and mere colonization in areas where semi-immunity due to repeated exposition associated with poor hygiene conditions has to be expected. Further implementation research is needed to solve those issues.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ulrike Loderstädt
- Institute for Infection Control and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany;
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- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Central Hospital Koblenz, Andernacher Str. 100, 56070 Koblenz, Germany;
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany;
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany;
- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
- Correspondence: or or ; Tel.: +49-40-6947-28743
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Cordovana M, Mauder N, Kostrzewa M, Wille A, Rojak S, Hagen RM, Ambretti S, Pongolini S, Soliani L, Justesen US, Holt HM, Join-Lambert O, Le Hello S, Auzou M, Veloo AC, May J, Frickmann H, Dekker D. Classification of Salmonella enterica of the (Para-)Typhoid Fever Group by Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9040853. [PMID: 33921159 PMCID: PMC8071548 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Typhoidal and para-typhoidal Salmonella are major causes of bacteraemia in resource-limited countries. Diagnostic alternatives to laborious and resource-demanding serotyping are essential. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIRS) is a rapidly developing and simple bacterial typing technology. In this study, we assessed the discriminatory power of the FTIRS-based IR Biotyper (Bruker Daltonik GmbH, Bremen, Germany), for the rapid and reliable identification of biochemically confirmed typhoid and paratyphoid fever-associated Salmonella isolates. In total, 359 isolates, comprising 30 S. Typhi, 23 S. Paratyphi A, 23 S. Paratyphi B, and 7 S. Paratyphi C, respectively and other phylogenetically closely related Salmonella serovars belonging to the serogroups O:2, O:4, O:7 and O:9 were tested. The strains were derived from clinical, environmental and food samples collected at different European sites. Applying artificial neural networks, specific automated classifiers were built to discriminate typhoidal serovars from non-typhoidal serovars within each of the four serogroups. The accuracy of the classifiers was 99.9%, 87.0%, 99.5% and 99.0% for Salmonella Typhi, Salmonella Paratyphi A, B and Salmonella Paratyphi C, respectively. The IR Biotyper is a promising tool for fast and reliable detection of typhoidal Salmonella. Hence, IR biotyping may serve as a suitable alternative to conventional approaches for surveillance and diagnostic purposes.
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- Miriam Cordovana
- Bruker Daltonik GmbH, 28359 Bremen, Germany; (M.C.); (N.M.); (M.K.)
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- Bruker Daltonik GmbH, 28359 Bremen, Germany; (M.C.); (N.M.); (M.K.)
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- Bruker Daltonik GmbH, 28359 Bremen, Germany; (M.C.); (N.M.); (M.K.)
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- Institute for Hygiene and Environment, 20539 Hamburg, Germany;
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- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Central Hospital Koblenz, 56070 Koblenz, Germany; (S.R.); (R.M.H.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Central Hospital Koblenz, 56070 Koblenz, Germany; (S.R.); (R.M.H.)
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- Operative Unit of Microbiology, IRCCS-Azienda Ospedaliero Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy;
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- Risk Analysis and Genomic Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia-Romagna, 43126 Parma, Italy; (S.P.); (L.S.)
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- Risk Analysis and Genomic Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia-Romagna, 43126 Parma, Italy; (S.P.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; (U.S.J.); (H.M.H.)
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; (U.S.J.); (H.M.H.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Université de Caen, Normandie, CEDEX 5, 14032 Caen, France; (O.J.-L.); (S.L.H.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Université de Caen, Normandie, CEDEX 5, 14032 Caen, France; (O.J.-L.); (S.L.H.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Université de Caen, Normandie, CEDEX 5, 14032 Caen, France; (O.J.-L.); (S.L.H.); (M.A.)
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- University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University of Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands;
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- Infectious Disease Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine Hamburg, 20359 Hamburg, Germany; or
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Tropical Medicine II Hamburg, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Hospital Hamburg, 20359 Hamburg, Germany; or
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Infectious Disease Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine Hamburg, 20359 Hamburg, Germany; or
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Rödel J, Edel B, Braun SD, Ehricht R, Simon S, Fruth A, Löffler B. Simple differentiation of Salmonella Typhi, Paratyphi and Choleraesuis from Salmonella species using the eazyplex TyphiTyper LAMP assay. J Med Microbiol 2020; 69:817-823. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction. Identification of typhoidal
Salmonella
(TS) serovars and their discrimination from non-typhoidal
Salmonella
(NTS) is conventionally performed by seroagglutination. This method is labour-intensive, requires technical experience and can be inconclusive in some cases. Molecular assays may be reliable alternative diagnostic tools.
Aim. This study was designed to evaluate the eazyplex TyphiTyper based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for fast identification of TS and S. Choleraesuis in culture.
Methodology. A total of 121
Salmonella
strains and 33 isolates of other
Enterobacterales
species were tested by the eazyplex TyphiTyper. Simulated and clinical blood cultures (BCs) were used to examine the performance of the assay for diagnosis of systemic infection. Sample preparation took about 5 min and the test running time was 20 min. Amplification was measured by real-time fluorescence detection.
Results. All TS and S. Choleraesuis strains were correctly identified. The most common NTS S. Typhimurium (n=34) and S. Enteritidis (n=15) were detected as
Salmonella
species without any false positive result for TS targets. Cross-reactions of NTS with TS were only rarely observed. Direct testing of positive BCs gave correct results. Sensitivities and specificities of the assay were as follows: 100 and 99.3 % for S. Typhi, 100 and 98.7 % for S. Paratyphi A, 100 and 97.3 % for S. Paratyphi B, 100 and 100 % for S. Paratyphi C, 100 and 100 % for S. Choleraesuis, and 100 and 100 % for
Salmonella
species, respectively.
Conclusion. The eazyplex TyphiTyper is very easy to perform and allows the rapid identification of TS and S. Choleraesuis isolates.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jürgen Rödel
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Jena, Germany
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- Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Other Enteric Bacterial Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Other Enteric Bacterial Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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