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Guo CY, Zhang Y, Zhang YY, Zhao W, Peng XL, Zheng YP, Fu YH, Yu JM, He JS. Comparative analysis of human respiratory syncytial virus evolutionary patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic and pre-pandemic periods. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1298026. [PMID: 38111642 PMCID: PMC10725919 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1298026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the implementation of strict mitigation measures that have impacted the transmission dynamics of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV). The measures also have the potential to influence the evolutionary patterns of the virus. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive analysis comparing genomic variations and evolving characteristics of its neutralizing antigens, specifically F and G proteins, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings showed that both HRSV A and B exhibited an overall chronological evolutionary pattern. For the sequences obtained during the pandemic period (2019-2022), we observed that the HRSV A distributed in A23 genotype, but formed into three subclusters; whereas the HRSV B sequences were relatively concentrated within genotype B6. Additionally, multiple positively selected sites were detected on F and G proteins but none were located at neutralizing antigenic sites of the F protein. Notably, amino acids within antigenic site III, IV, and V of F protein remained strictly conserved, while some substitutions occurred over time on antigenic site Ø, I, II and VIII; substitution S389P on antigenic site I of HRSV B occurred during the pandemic period with nearly 50% frequency. However, further analysis revealed no substitutions have altered the structural conformations of the antigenic sites, the vial antigenicity has not been changed. We inferred that the intensive public health interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic did not affect the evolutionary mode of HRSV.
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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Komoyo GF, Yambiyo BM, Manirakiza A, Gody JC, Muller CP, Hübschen JM, Nakoune E, Snoeck CJ. Epidemiology and genetic characterization of respiratory syncytial virus in children with acute respiratory infections: Findings from the influenza sentinel surveillance network in Central African Republic, 2015 to 2018. Health Sci Rep 2021; 4:e298. [PMID: 34013070 PMCID: PMC8112815 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the main viral pathogens causing acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years of age but has seldom been studied in Central African Republic (CAF). Taking advantage of the national influenza surveillance network in CAF, this study aimed at providing the first insights into RSV prevalence and seasonality over 4 years of surveillance and the clinical manifestations of RSV in this population in CAF. METHODS A total of 3903 children under 5 years matching the influenza-like illness (ILI, 68.5%) or severe acute respiratory infection (SARI, 31.5%) case definitions were recruited from January 2015 to December 2018. The presence of RSV viral RNA in nasopharyngeal samples was assessed by RT-PCR, followed by RSV-A and RSV-B typing and Sanger sequencing on a subset of samples. Phylogenetic analyses were carried on partial G protein sequences. Associations between RSV and demographic or clinical manifestations were investigated by statistical analyses. RESULTS RSV prevalence was significantly higher in infants <6 months (13.4%), in hospitalized children (13.3% vs 5.5%) and in male patients (9.5% vs 6.4%). An overall prevalence of RSV of 8.0% in the period of 2015 to 2018 was shown, with significant annual (6.4%-10.6%) and seasonal (12.7% in rainy season vs 3.0% in dry season) fluctuations. While RSV seasons in 2015, 2016, and 2018 were relatively similar, 2017 showed deviations from the overall patterns with significantly higher RSV circulation and an outbreak peak 3 to 5 months earlier. Concomitant circulation of RSV-A and RSV-B with an alternating predominance of RSV-A and RSV-B strains and temporal RSV-A genotype replacement from NA1 to ON1 was observed. CONCLUSION This study represents the first in-depth epidemiological analysis of RSV in CAF and provides first insights into RSV genetic diversity and seasonality in the country.
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- Giscard F. Komoyo
- Laboratoire des arbovirus, des fièvres hémorragiques virales, des virus émergents et des zoonosesInstitut Pasteur de BanguiBanguiCentral African Republic
- Ecole Doctorale d'Infectiologie Tropicale de Franceville, GabonFrancevilleGabon
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- Service d'épidémiologieInstitut Pasteur de BanguiBanguiCentral African Republic
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- Complexe pédiatrique de BanguiCentre National Hospitalier Universitaire de BanguiBanguiCentral African Republic
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- Clinical and Applied Virology group, Department of Infection and ImmunityLuxembourg Institute of HealthEsch‐sur‐AlzetteLuxembourg
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- Clinical and Applied Virology group, Department of Infection and ImmunityLuxembourg Institute of HealthEsch‐sur‐AlzetteLuxembourg
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- Laboratoire des arbovirus, des fièvres hémorragiques virales, des virus émergents et des zoonosesInstitut Pasteur de BanguiBanguiCentral African Republic
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- Clinical and Applied Virology group, Department of Infection and ImmunityLuxembourg Institute of HealthEsch‐sur‐AlzetteLuxembourg
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Vianna LA, Siqueira MM, Volpini LPB, Louro ID, Resende PC. Seasonality, molecular epidemiology, and virulence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): A perspective into the Brazilian Influenza Surveillance Program. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251361. [PMID: 34003843 PMCID: PMC8130917 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the main cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality. The complex evolution of RSV creates a need for worldwide surveillance, which may assist in the understanding of multiple viral aspects. Objectives This study aimed to investigate RSV features under the Brazilian Influenza Surveillance Program, evaluating the role of viral load and genetic diversity in disease severity and the influence of climatic factors in viral seasonality. Methodology We have investigated the prevalence of RSV in children up to 3 years of age with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in the state of Espirito Santo (ES), Brazil, from 2016 to 2018. RT-qPCR allowed for viral detection and viral load quantification, to evaluate association with clinical features and mapping of local viral seasonality. Gene G sequencing and phylogenetic reconstruction demonstrated local genetic diversity. Results Of 632 evaluated cases, 56% were caused by RSV, with both subtypes A and B co-circulating throughout the years. A discrete inverse association between average temperature and viral circulation was observed. No correlation between viral load and disease severity was observed, but children infected with RSV-A presented a higher clinical severity score (CSS), stayed longer in the hospital, and required intensive care, and ventilatory support more frequently than those infected by RSV-B. Regarding RSV diversity, some local genetic groups were observed within the main genotypes circulation RSV-A ON1 and RSV-B BA, with strains showing modifications in the G gene amino acid chain. Conclusion Local RSV studies using the Brazilian Influenza Surveillance Program are relevant as they can bring useful information to the global RSV surveillance. Understanding seasonality, virulence, and genetic diversity can aid in the development and suitability of antiviral drugs, vaccines, and assist in the administration of prophylactic strategies.
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- Lucas A Vianna
- Central Laboratory of Public Health of the State of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil.,Nucleus of Human and Molecular Genetics/Federal University of Espirito Santo/UFES, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles, WHO NIC, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Virology & Infectious Gastroenteritis Laboratory/Federal University of Espirito Santo/ UFES, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
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- Nucleus of Human and Molecular Genetics/Federal University of Espirito Santo/UFES, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles, WHO NIC, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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De Paulis M, Oliveira DBL, Thomazelli LM, Ferraro AA, Durigon EL, Vieira SE. The importance of viral load in the severity of acute bronchiolitis in hospitalized infants. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2021; 76:e3192. [PMID: 34878030 PMCID: PMC8610217 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2021/e3192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The relationship between viral load and the clinical evolution of bronchiolitis is controversial. Therefore, we aimed to analyze viral loads in infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis. METHODS We tested for the presence of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) or human rhinovirus (HRV) using quantitative molecular tests of nasopharyngeal secretions and recorded severity outcomes. RESULTS We included 70 infants [49 (70%) HRSV, 9 (13%) HRV and 12 (17%) HRSV+HRV]. There were no differences among the groups according to the outcomes analyzed individually. Clinical scores showed greater severity in the isolated HRSV infection group. A higher isolated HRSV viral load was associated with more prolonged ventilatory support, oxygen therapy, and hospitalization days, even after adjustment for the age and period of nasopharyngeal secretion collection. In the co-infection groups, there was a longer duration of oxygen therapy when the HRSV viral load was predominant. Isolated HRV infection and co-infection with a predominance of HRV were not associated with severity. CONCLUSION Higher HRSV viral load in isolated infections and the predominance of HRSV in co-infections, independent of viral load, were associated with greater severity. These results contribute to the development of therapeutic and prophylactic approaches and a greater understanding of the pathophysiology of bronchiolitis.
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- Milena De Paulis
- Unidade de Urgencia e Emergencia Referenciada Infantil, Divisao de Pediatria, Hospital Universitario, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Unidade de Pronto Atendimento, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratorio de Virologia Clinica e Molecular, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratorio de Virologia Clinica e Molecular, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Laboratorio de Virologia Clinica e Molecular, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Plataforma Cientifica Pasteur, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Corresponding author. E-mail:
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Kenmoe S, Kengne-Nde C, Ebogo-Belobo JT, Mbaga DS, Fatawou Modiyinji A, Njouom R. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of common respiratory viruses in children < 2 years with bronchiolitis in the pre-COVID-19 pandemic era. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0242302. [PMID: 33180855 PMCID: PMC7660462 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Introduction The advent of genome amplification assays has allowed description of new respiratory viruses and to reconsider the role played by certain respiratory viruses in bronchiolitis. This systematic review and meta-analysis was initiated to clarify the prevalence of respiratory viruses in children with bronchiolitis in the pre-COVID-19 pandemic era. Methods We performed an electronic search through Pubmed and Global Index Medicus databases. We included observational studies reporting the detection rate of common respiratory viruses in children with bronchiolitis using molecular assays. Data was extracted and the quality of the included articles was assessed. We conducted sensitivity, subgroups, publication bias, and heterogeneity analyses using a random effect model. Results The final meta-analysis included 51 studies. Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) was largely the most commonly detected virus 59.2%; 95% CI [54.7; 63.6]). The second predominant virus was Rhinovirus (RV) 19.3%; 95% CI [16.7; 22.0]) followed by Human bocavirus (HBoV) 8.2%; 95% CI [5.7; 11.2]). Other reported viruses included Human Adenovirus (HAdV) 6.1%; 95% CI [4.4; 8.0]), Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) 5.4%; 95% CI [4.4; 6.4]), Human Parainfluenzavirus (HPIV) 5.4%; 95% CI [3.8; 7.3]), Influenza 3.2%; 95% CI [2.2; 4.3], Human Coronavirus (HCoV) 2.9%; 95% CI [2.0; 4.0]), and Enterovirus (EV) 2.9%; 95% CI [1.6; 4.5]). HRSV was the predominant virus involved in multiple detection and most codetections were HRSV + RV 7.1%, 95% CI [4.6; 9.9]) and HRSV + HBoV 4.5%, 95% CI [2.4; 7.3]). Conclusions The present study has shown that HRSV is the main cause of bronchiolitis in children, we also have Rhinovirus, and Bocavirus which also play a significant role. Data on the role played by SARS-CoV-2 in children with acute bronchiolitis is needed. Review registration PROSPERO, CRD42018116067.
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- Sebastien Kenmoe
- Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- National AIDS Control Committee, Epidemiological Surveillance, Evaluation and Research Unit, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Department of Animals Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Tsergouli K, Pappa S, Haidopoulou K, Gogou M, Giannopoulos A, Papa A. Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Greece, 2016-2018. Intervirology 2020; 62:210-215. [PMID: 32348998 DOI: 10.1159/000506049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute bronchiolitis in infants and young children. Children under the age of 2 years, hospitalized for bronchiolitis in the pediatric clinic of a tertiary hospital in northern Greece, were tested for RSV infection during two RSV seasons (2016-2017 and 2017-2018). RSV was detected in 37 of 71 (52.1%) patients, most of them younger than 6 months. Both RSV subtypes were detected - RSV-A (54.1%) and RSV-B (45.9%) - with predominance of RSV-A during the 2016-2017 and RSV-B during the 2017-2018 season. RSV-A and RSV-B sequences clustered within the ON1 and BA genotypes, respectively. Compared to the prototype strains, several amino acid substitutions were observed in the duplication region of the G gene. The study provides a first insight into the molecular epidemiology of RSV in Greece.
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- Katerina Tsergouli
- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Second Pediatric Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Second Pediatric Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Second Pediatric Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece,
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Silva DGBPD, Almeida FJ, Arnoni MV, Sáfadi MAP, Mimica MJ, Jarovsky D, Rossetti GPDA, Magalhães M, Oliveira DBLD, Thomazelli LM, Colmanetti TC, Durigon EL, Berezin EN. First report of two consecutive respiratory syncytial virus outbreaks by the novel genotypes ON-1 and NA-2 in a neonatal intensive care unit. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2020; 96:233-239. [PMID: 30552864 PMCID: PMC7172220 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2018.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Respiratory syncytial virus is a pathogen frequently involved in nosocomial outbreaks. Although several studies have reported nosocomial outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units, molecular epidemiology data are scarce. Here, the authors describe two consecutive respiratory syncytial virus outbreaks caused by genotypes ON-1 and NA-2 in a neonatal intensive care unit in São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS A prospective search for respiratory syncytial virus was performed after diagnosing the index case and four other symptomatic newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit. Nasopharyngeal aspirate samples of all patients in the neonatal intensive care unit were tested for 17 respiratory viruses using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Genotyping was performed using nucleotide sequencing. RESULTS From May to August 2013, two different outbreaks were detected in the neonatal intensive care unit. A total of 20 infants were infected with respiratory syncytial virus-A (ten and 14 with ON-1 and NA-2 genotypes, respectively). The mean age of the infants was 10 days, mean birth weight was 1,961g, and the mean gestational age was 33 weeks. Risk factors (heart disease, lung disease, and prematurity) were present in 80% and 85.7% of infants in the ON-1 and NA-2 groups, respectively. In total, 45.8% of infants were asymptomatic and 20.8% required mechanical ventilation. Coinfections were not detected during the outbreaks. CONCLUSIONS Infants in a neonatal intensive care unit who develop abrupt respiratory symptoms should be tested for respiratory viruses, especially respiratory syncytial virus. Even in the absence of severe symptoms, respiratory syncytial virus detection can prevent nosocomial transmission through infection control measures. A better understanding of respiratory syncytial virus molecular epidemiology is essential for developing new vaccines and antiviral drugs against respiratory syncytial virus.
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- Santa Casa de São Paulo, Unidade de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Santa Casa de São Paulo, Unidade de Infectologia Pediátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Santa Casa de São Paulo, Unidade de Infectologia Pediátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Departamento de Microbiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Departamento de Microbiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Departamento de Microbiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Santa Casa de São Paulo, Unidade de Infectologia Pediátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Silva DGBPD, Almeida FJ, Arnoni MV, Sáfadi MAP, Mimica MJ, Jarovsky D, Rossetti GPDA, Magalhães M, Oliveira DBLD, Thomazelli LM, Colmanetti TC, Durigon EL, Berezin EN. First report of two consecutive respiratory syncytial virus outbreaks by the novel genotypes ON‐1 and NA‐2 in a neonatal intensive care unit. JORNAL DE PEDIATRIA (VERSÃO EM PORTUGUÊS) 2020. [PMCID: PMC7156209 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedp.2018.10.008] [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] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objetivo O vírus sincicial respiratório é um patógeno frequentemente envolvido em surtos nosocomiais. Embora vários estudos tenham relatado tais surtos em unidades de terapia intensiva neonatal, os dados epidemiológicos moleculares são escassos. Neste artigo, descrevemos dois surtos consecutivos de vírus sincicial respiratório causados pelos genótipos ON‐1 e NA‐2 em uma unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal em São Paulo, Brasil. Métodos Uma busca prospectiva por vírus sincicial respiratório foi realizada após o diagnóstico do caso índice e outros quatro recém‐nascidos sintomáticos na unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal. Amostras de aspirado nasofaríngeo de todos os pacientes da unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal foram testadas para 17 vírus respiratórios com reação em cadeia da polimerase via transcriptase reversa em tempo real. A genotipagem realizada utilizando sequenciamento de nucleotídeos. Resultados De maio a agosto de 2013, foram detectados dois surtos diferentes na unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal. Vinte e quatro crianças foram infectadas com vírus sincicial respiratório‐A (10 e 14 com os genótipos ON‐1 e NA‐2, respectivamente). A média da idade dos lactentes era de 10 dias, o peso médio ao nascer foi de 1961 g e a idade gestacional média de 33 semanas. Fatores de risco (doença cardíaca, doença pulmonar e prematuridade) estavam presentes em 80% e 85,7% dos bebês nos grupos ON‐1 e NA‐2, respectivamente. No total, 45,8% dos lactentes eram assintomáticos e 20,8% necessitaram de ventilação mecânica. Não foram detectadas coinfecções durante os surtos. Conclusões Bebês em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal que desenvolvem sintomas respiratórios abruptos devem ser testados para vírus respiratórios, especialmente o vírus sincicial respiratório. Mesmo na ausência de sintomas graves, a detecção de vírus sincicial respiratório pode prevenir a transmissão nosocomial através de medidas de controle de infecção. Um melhor entendimento da epidemiologia molecular do vírus sincicial respiratório é essencial para o desenvolvimento de novas vacinas e drogas antivirais contra o vírus sincicial respiratório.
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Zhao T, Ye Z, Wang B, Cui Y, Nie Y, Yang B, Chen K, Zhang H, Hu F, Yu F. Virus isolation and genotype identification of human respiratory syncytial virus in Guizhou Province, China. Braz J Infect Dis 2019; 23:427-434. [PMID: 31734172 PMCID: PMC9428243 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2019.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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To investigate the genetic variation and molecular epidemiology characteristics of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV) in Guizhou Province, nasopharyngeal aspirates were collected from patients with acute respiratory infection (ARI) in Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, from December 2017 to March 2018, and inoculated to Hep-2 cells to isolate HRSV. Cells that showed cytopathic effect (CPE) were then confirmed by indirect immunofluorescence assay and reverse transcription. The sequence of the PCR products was determined for HRSV isolates, and the genetic variation was analyzed. Out of 196 nasopharyngeal aspirate samples, HRSV were isolated in 39. The second hypervariable region at the 3′ terminal of glycoprotein gene (HVR2) sequence analysis showed that subgroup A was dominant. Seventy-nine percent of the isolates belonged to subgroup A, ON1 genotype, and 21 % belonged to subgroup B, BA9 genotype, which indicates that the dominant HRSV circulating in Guizhou Province was subgroup A, genotype ON1, co-circulating with a less prevalent subgroup B, genotype BA9.
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- Ting Zhao
- Guizhou University, Medical College, Guiyang, China; Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Central Laboratory, GuiyangChina.
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- Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Guiyang, China; Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Diseases, Guiyang, China
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- People's Hospital of QianNan, Department of Clinical Labotatory, Guizhou Province, China
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- Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Central Laboratory, GuiyangChina; Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Diseases, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Central Laboratory, GuiyangChina; Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Diseases, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Central Laboratory, GuiyangChina; Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Diseases, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Department of Central Laboratory, GuiyangChina; Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Diseases, Guiyang, China
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Distinct transcriptional modules in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells response to human respiratory syncytial virus or to human rhinovirus in hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213501. [PMID: 30845274 PMCID: PMC6405118 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is the main cause of bronchiolitis during the first year of life, when infections by other viruses, such as rhinovirus, also occur and are clinically indistinguishable from those caused by HRSV. In hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis, the analysis of gene expression profiles from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) may be useful for the rapid identification of etiological factors, as well as for developing diagnostic tests, and elucidating pathogenic mechanisms triggered by different viral agents. In this study we conducted a comparative global gene expression analysis of PBMC obtained from two groups of infants with acute viral bronchiolitis who were infected by HRSV (HRSV group) or by HRV (HRV group). We employed a weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) which allows the identification of transcriptional modules and their correlations with HRSV or HRV groups. This approach permitted the identification of distinct transcription modules for the HRSV and HRV groups. According to these data, the immune response to HRSV infection—comparatively to HRV infection—was more associated to the activation of the interferon gamma signaling pathways and less related to neutrophil activation mechanisms. Moreover, we also identified host-response molecular markers that could be used for etiopathogenic diagnosis. These results may contribute to the development of new tests for respiratory virus identification. The finding that distinct transcriptional profiles are associated to specific host responses to HRSV or to HRV may also contribute to the elucidation of the pathogenic mechanisms triggered by different respiratory viruses, paving the way for new therapeutic strategies.
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Hibino A, Saito R, Taniguchi K, Zaraket H, Shobugawa Y, Matsui T, Suzuki H. Molecular epidemiology of human respiratory syncytial virus among children in Japan during three seasons and hospitalization risk of genotype ON1. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192085. [PMID: 29377949 PMCID: PMC5788364 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We investigated the genetic diversity, the circulation patterns, and risk for hospital admission of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) strains in Japan between 2012 through 2015. During the study period, 744 HRSV-positive cases were identified by rapid diagnostic test. Of these, 572 samples were positive by real-time PCR; 400 (69.9%) were HRSV-A, and 172 (30.1%) were HRSV-B. HRSV-A and -B alternated as the dominant strain in the subsequent seasons. Phylogenetic tree analysis of the second hyper-variable region of the G protein classified the HRSV-A specimens into NA1 (n = 242) and ON1 (n = 114) genotypes and the HRSV-B specimens into BA9 (n = 60), and BA10 (n = 27). The ON1 genotype, containing a 72-nucleotide duplication in the G protein’s second hyper-variable region, was first detected in the 2012–2013 season but it predominated and replaced the older NA1 HRSV-A in the 2014–2015 season, which also coincided with a record number of HRSV cases reported to the National Infectious Disease Surveillance in Japan. The risk of hospitalization was 6.9 times higher for the ON1 genotype compared to NA1. In conclusion, our data showed that the emergence and predominance of the relatively new ON1 genotype in Japan was associated with a record high number of cases and increased risk for hospitalization.
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Affiliation(s)
- Akinobu Hibino
- Division of International Health (Public Health), Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of International Health (Public Health), Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of International Health (Public Health), Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
- Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Center for Infectious Disease Research, Faculty of Medicine American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
| | - Yugo Shobugawa
- Division of International Health (Public Health), Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
| | - Tamano Matsui
- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Hiroshi Suzuki
- School of Nursing, Niigata Seiryo University, Niigata, Japan
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