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Matias WR, Guillaume Y, Cene Augustin G, Vissieres K, Ternier R, Slater DM, Harris JB, Franke MF, Ivers LC. Effectiveness of the Euvichol® oral cholera vaccine at 2 years: A case-control and bias-indicator study in Haiti. Int J Infect Dis 2024; 139:153-158. [PMID: 38000510 PMCID: PMC10784151 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The World Health Organization recommends the use of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) in cholera control efforts. Euvichol®, pre-qualified in 2015, is the leading component of the Global OCV stockpile, but data on its field effectiveness are limited. To evaluate Euvichol® vaccine effectiveness (VE), we conducted a case-control study between September 2018 to March 2020 following an OCV campaign in November 2017 in Haiti. METHODS Cases were individuals with acute watery diarrhea. Stool samples were tested by culture and real-time polymerase chain reaction of the Vibrio cholerae ctxA gene. Cases were matched to four community controls without diarrhea by residence, enrollment time, age, and gender, and interviewed for sociodemographics, risk factors, and self-reported vaccination. Cholera cases were analyzed by conditional logistic regression in the VE study. Non-cholera diarrhea cases were analyzed in a bias-indicator study. RESULTS We enrolled 15 cholera cases matched to 60 controls, and 63 non-cholera diarrhea cases matched to 249 controls. In the VE analysis, eight (53%) cases reported vaccination with any number of doses compared to 43 (72%) controls. Adjusted two-dose OCV VE was 69% (95% CI -71 to 94%). CONCLUSIONS Between 10-27 months after vaccination, Euvichol® was effective and similar to Shanchol™, suggesting that it can serve as one component of multi-sectoral comprehensive cholera control.
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- Wilfredo R Matias
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA; Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA; Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA; Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Harvard Global Health Institute, Cambridge, USA
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Ndung'u MH, Gachara G, Ontweka L, Menza N, Musyoki A, Muturi M. Review of Rapid Diagnostic Methods for Vibrio Cholerae Detection in the Last Decade (2011-2022). East Afr Health Res J 2023; 7:131-139. [PMID: 39219657 PMCID: PMC11364194 DOI: 10.24248/eahrj.v7i2.724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Introduction Cholera epidemic poses a global public health threat, heavily impacting the global economy and societies, with Africa and Asia particularly affected due to factors like; inadequate sanitation, contaminated water, and overcrowding. The associated high rates of morbidity and mortality strain productivity and healthcare costs while complicating control measures. Consequently, the World Health Organization's cholera control initiative and the Diarrhoeal Diseases Laboratory Network advocate for rapid responses to outbreaks and continuous environmental surveillance, since traditional cholera detection methods relying on phenotypic fingerprinting, although considered the gold standard, suffer from labour-intensiveness, time-consumption, and skill requirements. This results in inadequate surveillance and delayed treatment in remote areas lacking well-equipped laboratories. Methods A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the development and performance of cholera rapid diagnostic techniques for detecting cholera in clinical samples and for environmental surveillance purposes over the past decade. Results Twenty-four commercially produced diagnostics were identified in January 2011. Ten more were mentioned in the literature and yet did not provide enough relevant data due to suspected production withdrawal or fall-back. The vast bulk of tests were discovered to be based on antigen or antibody detection, with DNA accounting for a large proportion of the residual tests. This study revealed a plethora of diagnostic methods, some of which have not yet made it to the commercial market. Promising approaches, such as; Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), ELISA, and simplified PCR protocols, are likely to play a significant role in future cholera screening. Findings are herein summarised in tables and figures. Conclusion Cholera epidemic continues to present a formidable global health challenge with economic and social repercussions. Traditional detection methods fall short in resource-limited areas, necessitating the exploration of advanced molecular techniques, like aptamers, to improve diagnosis, surveillance, and control measures, especially in regions vulnerable to cholera outbreaks.
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- Department of Medical Laboratory sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medical Laboratory sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medical Laboratory sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medical Laboratory sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medical Laboratory sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Wiens KE, Xu H, Zou K, Mwaba J, Lessler J, Malembaka EB, Demby MN, Bwire G, Qadri F, Lee EC, Azman AS. Estimating the proportion of clinically suspected cholera cases that are true Vibrio cholerae infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Med 2023; 20:e1004286. [PMID: 37708235 PMCID: PMC10538743 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cholera surveillance relies on clinical diagnosis of acute watery diarrhea. Suspected cholera case definitions have high sensitivity but low specificity, challenging our ability to characterize cholera burden and epidemiology. Our objective was to estimate the proportion of clinically suspected cholera that are true Vibrio cholerae infections and identify factors that explain variation in positivity. METHODS AND FINDINGS We conducted a systematic review of studies that tested ≥10 suspected cholera cases for V. cholerae O1/O139 using culture, PCR, and/or a rapid diagnostic test. We searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Google Scholar for studies that sampled at least one suspected case between January 1, 2000 and April 19, 2023, to reflect contemporary patterns in V. cholerae positivity. We estimated diagnostic test sensitivity and specificity using a latent class meta-analysis. We estimated V. cholerae positivity using a random-effects meta-analysis, adjusting for test performance. We included 119 studies from 30 countries. V. cholerae positivity was lower in studies with representative sampling and in studies that set minimum ages in suspected case definitions. After adjusting for test performance, on average, 52% (95% credible interval (CrI): 24%, 80%) of suspected cases represented true V. cholerae infections. After adjusting for test performance and study methodology, the odds of a suspected case having a true infection were 5.71 (odds ratio 95% CrI: 1.53, 15.43) times higher when surveillance was initiated in response to an outbreak than in non-outbreak settings. Variation across studies was high, and a limitation of our approach was that we were unable to explain all the heterogeneity with study-level attributes, including diagnostic test used, setting, and case definitions. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we found that burden estimates based on suspected cases alone may overestimate the incidence of medically attended cholera by 2-fold. However, accounting for cases missed by traditional clinical surveillance is key to unbiased cholera burden estimates. Given the substantial variability in positivity between settings, extrapolations from suspected to confirmed cases, which is necessary to estimate cholera incidence rates without exhaustive testing, should be based on local data.
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- Kirsten E. Wiens
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), Lusaka, Zambia
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Center for Tropical Diseases and Global Health (CTDGH), Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Geneva Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Division of Tropical and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Chakraborty S, Velagic M, Connor S. Development of a simple, rapid, and sensitive molecular diagnostic assay for cholera. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023; 17:e0011113. [PMID: 36745674 PMCID: PMC9934353 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cholera continues to inflict high rates of morbidity and mortality. Prompt identification of cholera cases facilitates rapid outbreak responses in the short term while providing reliable surveillance data to guide long-term policies and interventions. Microbiological stool culture, the current recognized gold standard for diagnosing cholera, has significant limitations. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) represent promising alternatives for diagnosing cholera in areas with limited laboratory infrastructure. However, studies conducted with the current cholera RDTs demonstrated wide variations in sensitivity and specificity. To address this gap in the diagnosis of cholera, we developed a simple, rapid, and sensitive diagnostic assay, "Rapid LAMP based Diagnostic Test (RLDT)." With a novel, simple sample preparation method directly from the fecal samples along with lyophilized reaction strips and using established Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) platform, cholera toxin gene (ctxA) and O1 (O1rfb) gene could be detected in less than an hour. Cholera RLDT assay is cold chain and electricity-free. To avoid any end-user bias, a battery-operated, handheld reader was used to read the RLDT results. The performance specifications of the cholera RLDT assay, including analytical sensitivity and specificity, were evaluated using direct fecal samples, dried fecal samples on filter paper, and environmental water samples spiked with cholera strain. The limit of detection (LOD) was ~104 CFU/gm of stool for both ctxA and O1 genes, corresponding to about 1 CFU of Vibrio cholerae per reaction within 40 minutes. The LOD was 10 bacteria per ml of environmental water when tested with RLDT directly, without enrichment. Being simple, RLDT has the potential to be applied in resource-poor endemic settings for rapid, sensitive, and reliable diagnosis of cholera.
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- Subhra Chakraborty
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Moradi A, Zeinoddini M, Robatjazi SM. Rapid Concentration and Detection of Vibrio cholerae Using Magnetic Nanoparticles. J WATER CHEM TECHNO+ 2023. [DOI: 10.3103/s1063455x2301006x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Elimian K, Yennan S, Musah A, Cheshi ID, King C, Dunkwu L, Mohammed AL, Ekeng E, Akande OW, Ayres S, Gandi B, Pembi E, Saleh F, Omar AN, Crawford E, Olopha OO, Nnaji R, Muhammad B, Luka-Lawal R, Ihueze AC, Olatunji D, Ojukwu C, Akinpelu AM, Adaga E, Abubakar Y, Nwadiuto I, Ngishe S, Alowooye AB, Nwogwugwu PC, Kamaldeen K, Abah HN, Chukwuebuka EH, Yusuff HA, Mamadu I, Mohammed AA, Peter S, Abbah OC, Oladotun PM, Oifoh S, Olugbile M, Agogo E, Ndodo N, Babatunde O, Mba N, Oladejo J, Ilori E, Alfvén T, Myles P, Ochu CL, Ihekweazu C, Adetifa I. Epidemiology, diagnostics and factors associated with mortality during a cholera epidemic in Nigeria, October 2020-October 2021: a retrospective analysis of national surveillance data. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e063703. [PMID: 36123095 PMCID: PMC9486350 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Nigeria reported an upsurge in cholera cases in October 2020, which then transitioned into a large, disseminated epidemic for most of 2021. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology, diagnostic performance of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits and the factors associated with mortality during the epidemic. DESIGN A retrospective analysis of national surveillance data. SETTING 33 of 37 states (including the Federal Capital Territory) in Nigeria. PARTICIPANTS Persons who met cholera case definition (a person of any age with acute watery diarrhoea, with or without vomiting) between October 2020 and October 2021 within the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control surveillance data. OUTCOME MEASURES Attack rate (AR; per 100 000 persons), case fatality rate (CFR; %) and accuracy of RDT performance compared with culture using area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). Additionally, individual factors associated with cholera deaths and hospitalisation were presented as adjusted OR with 95% CIs. RESULTS Overall, 93 598 cholera cases and 3298 deaths (CFR: 3.5%) were reported across 33 of 37 states in Nigeria within the study period. The proportions of cholera cases were higher in men aged 5-14 years and women aged 25-44 years. The overall AR was 46.5 per 100 000 persons. The North-West region recorded the highest AR with 102 per 100 000. Older age, male gender, residency in the North-Central region and severe dehydration significantly increased the odds of cholera deaths. The cholera RDT had excellent diagnostic accuracy (AUROC=0.91; 95% CI 0.87 to 0.96). CONCLUSIONS Cholera remains a serious public health threat in Nigeria with a high mortality rate. Thus, we recommend making RDT kits more widely accessible for improved surveillance and prompt case management across the country.
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- Kelly Elimian
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Zamfara State Ministry of Health, Zamfara State, Nigeria
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- Public Health, Ministry of Health, Benue State, Makurdi, Nigeria
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- World Health Organization Country Office for Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Practice Research Datalink, London, UK
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Baker AN, Hawker-Bond GW, Georgiou PG, Dedola S, Field RA, Gibson MI. Glycosylated gold nanoparticles in point of care diagnostics: from aggregation to lateral flow. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:7238-7259. [PMID: 35894819 PMCID: PMC9377422 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00267a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Current point-of-care lateral flow immunoassays, such as the home pregnancy test, rely on proteins as detection units (e.g. antibodies) to sense for analytes. Glycans play a fundamental role in biological signalling and recognition events such as pathogen adhesion and hence they are promising future alternatives to antibody-based biosensing and diagnostics. Here we introduce the potential of glycans coupled to gold nanoparticles as recognition agents for lateral flow diagnostics. We first introduce the concept of lateral flow, including a case study of lateral flow use in the field compared to other diagnostic tools. We then introduce glycosylated materials, the affinity gains achieved by the cluster glycoside effect and the current use of these in aggregation based assays. Finally, the potential role of glycans in lateral flow are explained, and examples of their successful use given. Antibody-based lateral flow (immune) assays are well established, but here the emerging concept and potential of using glycans as the detection agents is reviewed.![]()
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- Alexander N Baker
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK.
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- Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK.
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- Iceni Glycoscience Ltd, Norwich, NR4 7GJ, UK.,Department of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK. .,Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK
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Development of a Monoclonal Antibody to a Vibriophage as a Proxy for Vibrio cholerae Detection. Infect Immun 2022; 90:e0016122. [PMID: 35862704 PMCID: PMC9387236 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00161-22] [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] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cholera is an acute watery, diarrheal disease that causes high rates of morbidity and mortality without treatment. Early detection of the etiologic agent of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae is important to mobilize treatment and mitigate outbreaks. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) enable early detection in settings without laboratory capacity. However, the odds of an RDT testing positive are reduced by nearly 90% when the common virulent bacteriophage ICP1 is present. We hypothesize that adding a mAb for the common, and specific, virulent bacteriophage ICP1 as a proxy for V. cholerae to an RDT will increase diagnostic sensitivity when virulent ICP1 phage is present. In this study, we used an in-silico approach to identify immunogenic ICP1 protein targets that were conserved across disparate time periods and locations. Specificity of targets to cholera patients with known ICP1 was determined, and specific targets were used to produce mAbs in a murine model. Candidate mAbs to the head protein demonstrated specificity to ICP1 by Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and an ICP1 phage neutralization assay. The limit of detection of the final mAb candidate for ICP1 phage particles spiked into cholera stool matrix was 8 × 105 PFU by Western blotting analysis. This mAb will be incorporated into a RDT prototype for evaluation in a future diagnostic study to test the guiding hypothesis behind this study.
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Azman AS, Ciglenecki I, Luquero FJ. Putting rapid tests to work in surveillance and control of cholera. Clin Microbiol Infect 2022; 28:152-154. [PMID: 34757118 PMCID: PMC10711571 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Andrew S Azman
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Médecins sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland; Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Muzembo BA, Kitahara K, Ohno A, Debnath A, Okamoto K, Miyoshi SI. Cholera Rapid Diagnostic Tests for the Detection of Vibrio cholerae O1: An Updated Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11112095. [PMID: 34829444 PMCID: PMC8622830 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11112095] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The rapid diagnosis of cholera contributes to adequate outbreak management. This meta-analysis assesses the diagnostic accuracy of cholera rapid tests (RDTs) to detect Vibrio cholerae O1. Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched four databases (Medline, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and Web of Science up to 8 September 2021) for studies that evaluated cholera RDTs for the detection of V. cholerae O1 compared with either stool culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We assessed the studies’ quality using the QUADAS-2 criteria. In addition, in this update, GRADE approach was used to rate the overall certainty of the evidence. We performed a bivariate random-effects meta-analysis to calculate the pooled sensitivity and specificity of cholera RDTs. Results: Overall, 20 studies were included in this meta-analysis. Studies were from Africa (n = 11), Asia (n = 7), and America (Haiti; n = 2). They evaluated eight RDTs (Crystal VC-O1, Crystal VC, Cholkit, Institut Pasteur cholera dipstick, SD Bioline, Artron, Cholera Smart O1, and Smart II Cholera O1). Using direct specimen testing, sensitivity and specificity of RDTs were 90% (95% CI, 86 to 93) and 86% (95% CI, 81 to 90), respectively. Cholera Sensitivity was higher in studies conducted in Africa [92% (95% CI, 89 to 94)] compared with Asia [82% (95% CI, 77 to 87)]. However, specificity [83% (95% CI, 71 to 91)] was lower in Africa compared with Asia [90% (95% CI, 84 to 94)]. GRADE quality of evidence was estimated as moderate. Conclusions: Against culture or PCR, current cholera RDTs have moderate sensitivity and specificity for detecting Vibrio cholerae O1.
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- Basilua Andre Muzembo
- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (K.K.); (A.O.); (A.D.); (K.O.); (S.-I.M.)
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (K.K.); (A.O.); (A.D.); (K.O.); (S.-I.M.)
- Collaborative Research Center, Okayama University for Infectious Diseases in India, Kolkata 700010, India
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (K.K.); (A.O.); (A.D.); (K.O.); (S.-I.M.)
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (K.K.); (A.O.); (A.D.); (K.O.); (S.-I.M.)
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (K.K.); (A.O.); (A.D.); (K.O.); (S.-I.M.)
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (K.K.); (A.O.); (A.D.); (K.O.); (S.-I.M.)
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Muzembo BA, Kitahara K, Debnath A, Okamoto K, Miyoshi SI. Accuracy of cholera rapid diagnostic tests: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Microbiol Infect 2021; 28:155-162. [PMID: 34506946 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139. Cholera rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are widely used to screen for cholera cases. However, their accuracy has not been systematically reviewed. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of cholera RDTs. METHODS Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Medline, EMBASE and Web of science through to November 2020; references of included studies and a technical guidance on cholera RDTs. This review is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021233124). STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Cross-sectional studies comparing the performance of cholera RDTs either to stool culture or PCR. PARTICIPANTS Individuals with clinically suspected cholera. DATA EXTRACTION Two authors independently extracted data and assessed the quality using Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2) criteria. RESULTS Eighteen studies were included in the systematic review of which 17 were used for meta-analysis. Crystal VC was the most frequently used RDT (13 studies), followed by Cholkit and Institut Pasteur cholera dipstick (three studies each), SD Bioline (two studies), Artron (one study) and Smart (one study). Using direct testing (n = 12 627 specimens), the bivariate random-effects model yielded a pooled sensitivity and specificity of 91% (95% CI 87%-94%) and 80% (95% CI 74%-84%), respectively. However, through alkaline peptone water (APW) enrichment (n = 3403 specimens), the pooled sensitivity and specificity were 89% (95% CI 79%-95%) and 98% (95% CI 95%-99%), respectively. CONCLUSION Cholera RDTs, especially when enriched with APW, have moderate sensitivity and specificity. Although less useful for clinical management, the current generation of RDTs have clear utility for surveillance efforts if used in a principled manner. Enrichment of stool specimens in APW before using cholera RDTs reduces the possibility of obtaining false-positive results, despite the few cholera cases that go undetected. It is noteworthy that APW-enriched cholera RDTs are not necessarily rapid tests, and are not listed in the Global Task Force on Cholera Control/WHO target product profile.
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- Basilua Andre Muzembo
- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; Collaborative Research Centre of Okayama University for Infectious Diseases at ICMR-NICED, Kolkata, India
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Laboratory evaluation of the rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 using diarrheal samples. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021; 15:e0009521. [PMID: 34129602 PMCID: PMC8232436 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease is a major public health problem in many developing countries. Several rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) are available for the detection of cholera, but their efficacies are not compared in an endemic setting. In this study, we have compared the specificity and sensitivity of three RDT kits for the detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 and compared their efficiency with culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods. Methods Five hundred six diarrheal stool samples collected from patients from two different hospitals in Kolkata, India were tested using SD Bioline Cholera, SMART-II Cholera O1 and Crystal-VC RDT kits. All the stool samples were screened for the presence of V. cholerae by direct and enrichment culture methods. Stool DNA-based PCR assay was made to target the cholera toxin (ctxAB) and O1 somatic antigen (rfb) encoding genes. Statistical evaluation of the RDTs has been made using STATA software with stool culture and PCR results as the gold standards. The Bayesian latent class model (LCM) was used to evaluate the diagnostic tests in the absence of the gold standard. Results Involving culture technique as gold standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the cholera RDT kits in the direct testing of stools was highest with SAMRT-II (86.1%) and SD-Cholera (94.4%), respectively. The DNA based PCR assays gave very high sensitivity (98.4%) but the specificity was comparatively low (75.3%). After enrichment, the high sensitivity and specificity was detected with SAMRT-II (78.8%) and SD-Cholera (99.1%), respectively. Considering PCR as the gold standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the RDTs remained between 52.3–58.2% and 92.3–96.8%, respectively. In the LCM, the sensitivity of direct and enrichment testing was high in SAMRT-II (88% and 92%, respectively), but the specificity was high in SD cholera for both the methods (97% and 100%, respectively). The sensitivity/specificity of RDTs and direct culture have also been analyzed considering the age, gender and diarrheal disease severity of the patients. Conclusion Overall, the performance of the RDT kits remained almost similar in terms of specificity and sensitivity. Performance of PCR was superior to the antibody-based RDTs. The RTDs are very useful in identifying cholera cases during outbreak/epidemic situations and for making them as a point-of-care (POC) testing tool needs more improvement. Cholera is caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, which induces massive fluid accumulation in the host’s gut and secretory diarrhea. Cholera deaths can be prevented by timely diagnosis and early treatment of the patients using rehydration therapy. Outbreaks of cholera are often reported in several countries due to poor quality of drinking water and lack of sanitation. Early diagnosis of cholera outbreaks is highly useful for the enforcement of control measures. In many cholera endemic countries, laboratory resources in detecting the cholera cases are limited. Even though the conventional culture methods of the isolation and identification V. cholerae are useful for cholera diagnosis, its sensitivity is not superior compared to antibody and DNA-based techniques. Several antibody-based cholera rapid diagnostic kits (RTDs) are designed for use as a point-of-care (POC) device or field conditions. Using the diarrheal stool samples, we compared the performance of three cholera RDTs with bacterial culture and PCR assays. Applying culture and PCR results as the gold standards and also in the absence of a gold standard, appropriate statistical analysis has been made for diagnostic test evaluations. We have also considered the presence of other pathogens in the stools and clinical characteristics of the patients in the analysis. Though the cholera RDT kits highly useful for the detection of V. cholerae O1, even in the presence of other pathogens in the stools, they cannot be considered as a POC tool due to lack of required specificity.
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Ozoemena OC, Ehirim TJ, Khawula T, Makgopa K, Shai LJ, Ozoemena KI. Bovine Serum Albumin-Dependent Charge-Transfer Kinetics Controls the Electrochemical Immunosensitive Detection: Vibrio cholerae as a Model Bioanalyte. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2021; 12:595-604. [PMID: 34122666 PMCID: PMC8187457 DOI: 10.1007/s12678-021-00673-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This work investigates how bovine serum albumin (BSA), a commonly used protein in the fabrication of electrochemical immunosensors, can impact on the sensitivity of detection when integrated with antibody (Ab) pre-encapsulated with (i) insulating polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibre (i.e., GCE-PAN-Ab-BSA immunosensor) or (ii) conducting PAN-grafted iron (II) phthalocyanine (FePc) (i.e., GCE-PAN@FePc-Ab-BSA immunosensor), using Vibrio cholerae toxin as a case study bioanalyte. Both immunosensors show different charge-transfer kinetics that strongly impact on their immunosensitive detection. From the electrochemical data, GCE-PAN-Ab-BSA is more insulating with the presence of BSA, while the GCE-PAN@FePc-Ab-BSA is more conducting with BSA. The CV of the GCE-PAN-Ab-BSA is dominated by radial diffusion process, while that of the GCE-PAN@FePc-Ab-BSA is planar diffusion process. The behaviour of GCE-PAN@FePc-Ab-BSA has been associated with the facile coordination of BSA and FePc that permits co-operative charge-transport of the redox probe, while that of the GCE-PAN-Ab-BSA is related to the interaction-induced PAN-BSA insulating state that suppresses charge-transport. As a consequence of these different interaction processes, GCE-PAN-Ab-BSA immunosensor provides higher electroanalytical performance for the detection of Vibrio cholerae toxin (with sensitivity of 16.12 Ω/log [VCT, g/mL] and limit of detection (LoD) of 3.20 × 10-13 g/mL compared to those of the GCE-PAN@FePc-Ab-BSA (4.16 Ω/log (VCT, g mL-1) and 2.00 × 10-12 g/mL). The study confirms the need for a thorough understanding of the physico-chemistries of the electrode platforms for the construction of immunosensors. Although this work is on immunosensors for cholera infection, it may well apply to other immunosensors. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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- Okoroike C. Ozoemena
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050 South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050 South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050 South Africa
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Debes AK, Murt KN, Waswa E, Githinji G, Umuro M, Mbogori C, Roskosky M, Ram M, Shaffer A, Sack DA, Boru W. Laboratory and Field Evaluation of the Crystal VC-O1 Cholera Rapid Diagnostic Test. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021; 104:2017-2023. [PMID: 33819171 PMCID: PMC8176501 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cholera is a severe acute, highly transmissible diarrheal disease which affects many low- and middle-income countries. Outbreaks of cholera are confirmed using microbiological culture, and additional cases during the outbreak are generally identified based on clinical case definitions, rather than laboratory confirmation. Many low-resource areas where cholera occurs lack the capacity to perform culture in an expeditious manner. A simple, reliable, and low-cost rapid diagnostic test (RDT) would improve identification of cases allowing rapid response to outbreaks. Several commercial RDTs are available for cholera testing with two lines to detect either serotypes O1 and O139; however, issues with sensitivity and specificity have not been optimal with these bivalent tests. Here, we report an evaluation of a new commercially available cholera dipstick test which detects only serotype O1. In both laboratory and field studies in Kenya, we demonstrate high sensitivity (97.5%), specificity (100%), and positive predictive value (100%) of this new RDT targeting only serogroup O1. This is the first field evaluation for the new Crystal VC-O1 RDT; however, with these high-performance metrics, this RDT could significantly improve cholera outbreak detection and improve surveillance for better understanding of cholera disease burden.
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- Amanda K. Debes
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
- Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya
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Pal BB, Nayak SR, Biswal B, Das BK. Environmental reservoirs of Vibrio cholerae serogroups in the flowing freshwater environs from the tribal areas of Odisha, Eastern India. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2021; 13:119-125. [PMID: 33264464 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The environmental reservoirs of different serogroups of Vibrio cholerae causing cholera in the flowing freshwater bodies of the tribal areas of Odisha are not known. So the present study was conducted from June 2017 to March 2020 to find out the environmental reservoirs of V. cholerae serogroups in the water and plankton samples collected from the river, nala, stream and chua from Rayagada district. Similarly, rectal swabs were collected from diarrhoea patients and correlation was established among the V. cholerae strains isolated from diarrhoea patients and environmental V. cholerae isolates through routine culture, different multiplex PCR assays and pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis using standard techniques. The multiplex PCR assays on biotypes and different toxic genes exhibited similar correlation between the clinical and water isolates, which was further strengthened by PFGE analysis. The planktonic DNA was positive for ctxA gene which established that the environmental water bodies were the reservoirs for virulence genes of V. cholerae serogroups. The detection of environmental reservoirs of V. cholerae serogroups in temporarily stagnant condition of water; partially encircled by stones, and near the bank of the river, nala and stream were the reservoirs which is a rare report from Odisha, India and Globe.
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- Bibhuti Bhusan Pal
- Microbiology Division, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, OR, 751023, India
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- Microbiology Division, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, OR, 751023, India
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- Microbiology Division, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, OR, 751023, India
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- ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, WB, 700120, India
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Raghavan R, Wang S, Dendukuri N, Kar SS, Mahadevan S, Jagadisan B, Mandal J. Evaluation of LAMP for detection of Shigella from stool samples in children. Access Microbiol 2020; 2:acmi000169. [PMID: 33294772 PMCID: PMC7717480 DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background To assess the diagnostic accuracy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for the detection of Shigella from stool samples from children. Methods Consecutive stool samples from children aged <13 years old who presented with acute watery diarrhoea or dysentery to the Department of Paediatrics were collected and processed in the Department of Microbiology. All the stool samples were subjected to culture, conventional PCR and LAMP. Genomic sequencing was performed for samples that were positive by LAMP but negative by both culture and conventional PCR. The LAMP results were compared to those from culture and to a composite reference standard based on culture and conventional PCR. Results Amongst the 374 stool samples tested, 291 samples were positive by LAMP and 213 were positive by the composite reference standard. The sensitivity of LAMP was 100 % (98.3–100 %) and its specificity was 51.6 % (43.6–59.5 %) with a disease prevalence of 57 %. The sensitivity and specificity of LAMP improved to 99.3 % (94.2–100) and 98.2 % (94.5–99.9), respectively, using latent class analysis, while assuming that genomic sequencing has perfect specificity. Discussion The authors have standardized the LAMP procedure for direct application to clinical stool samples. LAMP is a sensitive and specific method for the diagnosis of Shigella from stool samples of children as compared to both culture and conventional PCR.
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- Ramya Raghavan
- Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Centre for Outcomes Research, McGill University Health Centre - Research Institute, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve W, Montreal PQ H4A 3S5, Canada
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- Centre for Outcomes Research, McGill University Health Centre - Research Institute, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve W, Montreal PQ H4A 3S5, Canada
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.,Centre for Outcomes Research, McGill University Health Centre - Research Institute, 5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve W, Montreal PQ H4A 3S5, Canada.,Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.,Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Chibwe I, Kasambara W, Kagoli M, Milala H, Gondwe C, Azman AS. Field Evaluation of Cholkit Rapid Diagnostic Test for Vibrio Cholerae O1 During a Cholera Outbreak in Malawi, 2018. Open Forum Infect Dis 2020; 7:ofaa493. [PMID: 33241067 PMCID: PMC7676503 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for cholera are an important emerging tool for surveillance, yet the currently available tests have several limitations. We assess the performance of a new RDT, Cholkit, during a cholera outbreak in Malawi compared with culture and find a sensitivity of 93.0% (95% CI, 83.0%–98.1%) and a specificity of 95.7% (95% CI, 78.1%–100.0%).
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- Innocent Chibwe
- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory/Public Health Institute of Malawi, Malawi Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory/Public Health Institute of Malawi, Malawi Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory/Public Health Institute of Malawi, Malawi Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory/Public Health Institute of Malawi, Malawi Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory/Public Health Institute of Malawi, Malawi Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Onion-like carbon re-inforced electrospun polyacrylonitrile fibres for ultrasensitive electrochemical immunosensing of Vibrio cholerae toxin. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Nelson EJ, Grembi JA, Chao DL, Andrews JR, Alexandrova L, Rodriguez PH, Ramachandran VV, Sayeed MA, Wamala JF, Debes AK, Sack DA, Hryckowian AJ, Haque F, Khatun S, Rahman M, Chien A, Spormann AM, Schoolnik GK. Gold Standard Cholera Diagnostics Are Tarnished by Lytic Bacteriophage and Antibiotics. J Clin Microbiol 2020; 58:e00412-20. [PMID: 32611794 PMCID: PMC7448619 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00412-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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A fundamental, clinical, and scientific concern is how lytic bacteriophage, as well as antibiotics, impact diagnostic positivity. Cholera was chosen as a model disease to investigate this important question, because cholera outbreaks enable large enrollment, field methods are well established, and the predatory relationship between lytic bacteriophage and the etiologic agent Vibrio cholerae share commonalities across bacterial taxa. Patients with diarrheal disease were enrolled at two remote hospitals in Bangladesh. Diagnostic performance was assessed as a function of lytic bacteriophage detection and exposure to the first-line antibiotic azithromycin, detected in stool samples by mass spectrometry. Among diarrheal samples positive by nanoliter quantitative PCR (qPCR) for V. cholerae (n = 78/849), the odds that a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) or qPCR was positive was reduced by 89% (odds ratio [OR], 0.108; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.002 to 0.872) and 87% (OR, 0.130; 95% CI, 0.022 to 0.649), respectively, when lytic bacteriophage were detected. The odds that an RDT or qPCR was positive was reduced by more than 99% (OR, 0.00; 95% CI, 0.00 to 0.28) and 89% (OR, 0.11; 95% CI, 0.03 to 0.44), respectively, when azithromycin was detected. Analysis of additional samples from South Sudan found similar phage effects on RDTs; antibiotics were not assayed. Cholera burden estimates may improve by accommodating for the negative effects of lytic bacteriophage and antibiotic exposure on diagnostic positivity. One accommodation is using bacteriophage detection as a proxy for pathogen detection. These findings have relevance for other diagnostic settings where bacterial pathogens are vulnerable to lytic bacteriophage predation.
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- E J Nelson
- Departments of Pediatrics and Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Institute for Disease Modeling, Bellevue, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Vincent Coates Foundation Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Country Preparedness and IHR (CPI), World Health Organization (South Sudan), Juba, South Sudan
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Vincent Coates Foundation Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Ozoemena O, Maphumulo T, Shai JL, Ozoemena KI. Electrospun Carbon Nanofibers as an Electrochemical Immunosensing Platform for Vibrio cholerae Toxin: Aging Effect of the Redox Probe. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:5762-5771. [PMID: 32226855 PMCID: PMC7097905 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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An electrochemical immunosensor for Vibrio cholerae toxin (VCT) has been developed using electrospun carbon nanofibers (CNFs) as the electrode platform. To fabricate the immunosensor, the anti-cholera toxin antibody (Ab) was covalently immobilized on the electrode platforms using the carbodiimide chemistry for the amide bond formation. Every step of the formation of the immunosensor and the subsequent binding of the VCT subunit antigen (Ag) was electrochemically interrogated. The immunosensor gave excellent reproducibility and sensitivities: limits of detection (ca. 1.2 × 10-13 g mL-1), limits of quantification (ca. 1.3 × 10-13 g mL-1), and a wide linear range for the anti-cholera detection of 8 orders of magnitude (10-13 to 10-5 g mL-1). One of the key findings was the enhanced sensitivity of the VCT detection using aged rather than the freshly prepared redox probe, described here as Redox Probe Aging-Induced Sensitivity Enhancement ("Redox-PrAISE"). The Redox-PrAISE was found more useful in the real application of these immunosensors, showing comparable or even better sensitivity for eight real cholera-infested water samples than the conventional clinical culture method. This immunosensor shows promise for the potential development of point-of-care diagnosis of VCT. Importantly, this study highlights the importance of considering the nature of the redox probe on the electrochemical sensing conditions when designing impedimetric immunosensors.
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- Okoroike
C. Ozoemena
- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
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- Molecualr
Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
- Molecualr
Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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Ramamurthy T, Das B, Chakraborty S, Mukhopadhyay AK, Sack DA. Diagnostic techniques for rapid detection of Vibrio cholerae O1/O139. Vaccine 2019; 38 Suppl 1:A73-A82. [PMID: 31427135 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cholera caused by the toxigenic Vibrio cholerae is still a major public health problem in many countries. This disease is mainly due to poor sanitation, hygiene and consumption of unsafe water. Several recent epidemics of cholera showed its increasing intensity, duration and severity of the illness. This indicates an urgent need for effective management and preventive measures in controlling the outbreaks and epidemics. In preventing and spread of epidemic cholera, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are useful in screening suspected stool specimens, water/food samples. Several RDTs developed recently are considered as investigative tools in confirming cholera cases, as the culture techniques are difficult to establish and/or maintain. The usefulness of RDTs will be more at the point-of-care facilities as it helps to make appropriate decisions in the management of outbreaks or epidemiological surveillance by the public health authorities. Apart from RDTs, several other tests are available for the direct detection of either V. cholerae or its cholera toxin. Viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state of V. cholerae poses a great challenge in developing RDTs. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of current knowledge about RDT and other techniques with reference to their status and future potentials in detecting cholera/V. cholerae.
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Department of International Health Program in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Bacteriology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- Department of International Health Program in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In this review, we will examine updates in cholera epidemiology, advances in our understanding of pathogenesis and protective immunity, and changes to prevention strategies. RECENT FINDINGS New modeling techniques and molecular epidemiology have led to advancements in our understanding of how Vibrio cholerae has persisted and re-emerged in new areas during the seventh pandemic. Use of next-generation sequencing has shed new light on immune responses to disease and vaccination, and the role of the gut microbiome in cholera. Increased efficacy and availability of vaccines have made long-term goals of global control of cholera more achievable. SUMMARY Advancements in our understanding of immunity and susceptibility to V. cholerae, in addition to an increased global commitment to disease prevention, have led to optimism for the future of cholera prevention.
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Da-Silva E, Baudart J, Barthelmebs L. Biosensing platforms for Vibrio bacteria detection based on whole cell and nucleic acid analysis: A review. Talanta 2018; 190:410-422. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.07.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Phaneuf CR, Mangadu B, Tran HM, Light YK, Sinha A, Charbonier FW, Eckles TP, Singh AK, Koh CY. Integrated LAMP and immunoassay platform for diarrheal disease detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 120:93-101. [PMID: 30172236 PMCID: PMC6145809 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The challenges of diagnosing infectious disease, especially in the developing world, and the shortcomings of available instrumentation have exposed the need for portable, easy-to-use diagnostic tools capable of detecting the wide range of causative microbes while operating in low resource settings. We present a centrifugal microfluidic platform that combines ultrasensitive immunoassay and isothermal amplification-based screening for the orthogonal detection of both protein and nucleic acid targets at the point-of-care. A disposable disc with automatic aliquoting inlets is paired with a non-contact heating system and precise rotary control system to yield an easy-to-use, field-deployable platform with versatile screening capabilities. The detection of three enterotoxins (cholera toxin, Staphylococcal enterotoxin B, and Shiga-like toxin 1) and three enteric bacteria (C. jejuni, E. coli, and S. typhimurium) were performed independently and shown to be highly sensitive (limit of detection = 1.35-5.50 ng/mL for immunoassays and 1-30 cells for isothermal amplification), highly exclusive in the presence of non-specific targets, and capable of handling a complex sample matrix like stool. The full panel of toxins and bacteria were reliably detected simultaneously on a single disc at clinically relevant sample concentrations in less than an hour. The ability of our technology to detect multiple analyte types in parallel at the point-of-care can serve a variety of needs, from routine patient care to outbreak triage, in a variety of settings to reduce disease impact and expedite effective treatment.
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- Christopher R Phaneuf
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Systems Biology, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review describes the basic epidemiologic, clinical, and microbiologic aspects of cholera, highlights new developments within these areas, and presents strategies for applying currently available tools and knowledge more effectively. RECENT FINDINGS From 1990 to 2016, the reported global burden of cholera fluctuated between 74,000 and 595,000 cases per year; however, modeling estimates suggest the real burden is between 1.3 and 4.0 million cases and 95,000 deaths yearly. In 2018, the World Health Assembly endorsed a new initiative to reduce cholera deaths by 90% and eliminate local cholera transmission in 20 countries by 2030. New tools, including localized GIS mapping, climate modeling, whole genome sequencing, oral vaccines, rapid diagnostic tests, and new applications of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions, could support this goal. Challenges include a high proportion of fragile states among cholera-endemic countries, urbanization, climate change, and the need for cholera treatment guidelines for pregnant women and malnourished children. SUMMARY Reducing cholera morbidity and mortality depends on real-time surveillance, outbreak detection and response; timely access to appropriate case management and cholera vaccines; and provision of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene.
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- William Davis
- Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop H24-9, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop H24-9, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop H24-9, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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Jeandron A, Cumming O, Rumedeka BB, Saidi JM, Cousens S. Confirmation of cholera by rapid diagnostic test amongst patients admitted to the cholera treatment centre in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201306. [PMID: 30067824 PMCID: PMC6070262 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cholera is endemic in the Eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1978, and Uvira in South-Kivu has been reporting suspected cholera cases nearly every week for over a decade. The clinical case definition for suspected cholera is relatively non-specific, and cases are rarely confirmed by laboratory methods, especially in endemic settings. This may lead to over-estimation of cholera cases and limit effective public health responses. METHODS AND RESULTS Between April 2016 and November 2017, 69% of the 2,059 patients admitted to the Uvira Cholera Treatment Centre (CTC) were tested for cholera with rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). Of those admitted as suspected cholera cases, only 40% tested positive for cholera, equivalent to an estimated annual incidence of suspected/confirmed cholera in Uvira of 43.8 and 16.3 cases per 10,000 inhabitants respectively. A multivariable logistic regression indicates that boys aged 2 to 4 years, girls aged 5 to 15 years and adult men are respectively 1.9, 2.1 and 1.8 times more likely to test positive than adult women. On the contrary, boys under 2 are 10 times less likely to test positive. The odds of testing positive also increase as weekly admissions to the CTC rise, with up to a 5-fold increase observed during the weeks with the highest numbers of admissions compared to the lowest ones. Other predictors of cholera confirmation include duration of stay at the CTC, clinical outcome of admission, lower weekly rainfall and area of residence in Uvira, with the northern part of town having the highest confirmation rate. CONCLUSION Cholera is an on-going public health problem in Uvira but the majority of suspected cases admitted to the CTC were found to be negative for cholera after RDT testing. These findings may have important implications for cholera control strategies in favour of interventions that address cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases alike.
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- Aurelie Jeandron
- Environmental Health Group, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Environmental Health Group, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Ministère de la Santé Publique, Division Provinciale de la Santé Publique, District Sanitaire d’Uvira, Uvira, Sud-Kivu, République Démocratique du Congo
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- Ministère de la Santé Publique, Division Provinciale de la Santé Publique, District Sanitaire d’Uvira, Uvira, Sud-Kivu, République Démocratique du Congo
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Mwaba J, Ferreras E, Chizema-Kawesa E, Mwimbe D, Tafirenyika F, Rauzier J, Blake A, Rakesh A, Poncin M, Stoitsova S, Kwenda G, Azman AS, Chewe O, Serafini M, Lukwesa-Musyani C, Cohuet S, Quilici ML, Luquero FJ, Page AL. Evaluation of the SD bioline cholera rapid diagnostic test during the 2016 cholera outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia. Trop Med Int Health 2018; 23:834-840. [PMID: 29851181 DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the performance of the SD Bioline Cholera Ag O1/O139 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) compared to a reference standard combining culture and PCR for the diagnosis of cholera cases during an outbreak. METHODS RDT and bacterial culture were performed on site using fresh stools collected from cholera suspected cases, and from stools enriched in alkaline peptone water. Dried stool samples on filter paper were tested for V. cholerae by PCR in Lusaka (as part of a laboratory technology transfer project) and at a reference laboratory in Paris, France. A sample was considered positive for cholera by the reference standard if any of the culture or PCR tests was positive for V. cholerae O1 or O139. RESULTS Among the 170 samples tested with SD Bioline and compared to the reference standard, the RDT showed a sensitivity of 90.9% (95% CI: 81.3-96.6) and specificity of 95.2% (95% CI: 89.1-98.4). After enrichment, the sensitivity was 95.5% (95% CI: 87.3-99.1) and specificity 100% (95% CI: 96.5-100). CONCLUSION The observed sensitivity and specificity were within recommendations set by the Global Task Force for Cholera Control on the use of cholera RDT (sensitivity = 90%; specificity = 85%). Although the sample size was small, our findings suggest that the SD Bioline RDT could be used in the field to rapidly alert public health officials to the likely presence of cholera cases when an outbreak is suspected.
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- John Mwaba
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland
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- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden.,National Institute of Public Health, National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Learoyd TP, Gaut RM. Cholera: under diagnosis and differentiation from other diarrhoeal diseases. J Travel Med 2018; 25:S46-S51. [PMID: 29718439 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tay017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Globally 1.4 billion people are at risk from cholera in countries where the disease is endemic, with an estimated 2.8 million cases annually. The disease is significantly under reported due to economic, social and political disincentives as well as poor laboratory resources and epidemiological surveillance in those regions. In addition, identification of cholera from other diarrhoeal causes is often difficult due to shared pathology and symptoms with few reported cases in travellers from Northern Europe. METHODS A search of PubMed and Ovid Medline for publications on cholera diagnosis from 2010 through 2017 was conducted. Search terms included were cholera, Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT), multiplex PCR and diagnosis of diarrhoea. Studies were included if they are published in English, French or Spanish. RESULTS An increase of RDT study publications for diarrhoeal disease and attempted test validations were seen over the publication period. RDTs were noted as having varied selectivity and specificity, as well as associated costs and local resource requirements that can prohibit their use. CONCLUSIONS Despite opportunities to employ RDTs with high selectivity and specificity in epidemic areas, or in remote locations without access to health services, such tests are limited to surveillance use. This may represent a missed opportunity to discover the true global presence of Vibrio cholerae and its role in all cause diarrhoeal disease in underdeveloped countries and in travellers to those areas. The wider applicability of RDTs may also represent an opportunity in the wider management of traveller's diarrhoea.
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- Tristan P Learoyd
- Valneva UK, Centaur House, Ancells Business Park, Ancells Road, Fleet, Hampshire GU51 2UJ, UK
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- Xnomics Ltd, Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees TS16 9BJ, UK
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Nadri J, Sauvageot D, Njanpop-Lafourcade BM, Baltazar CS, Banla Kere A, Bwire G, Coulibaly D, Kacou N’Douba A, Kagirita A, Keita S, Koivogui L, Landoh DE, Langa JP, Miwanda BN, Mutombo Ndongala G, Mwakapeje ER, Mwambeta JL, Mengel MA, Gessner BD. Sensitivity, Specificity, and Public-Health Utility of Clinical Case Definitions Based on the Signs and Symptoms of Cholera in Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018; 98:1021-1030. [PMID: 29488455 PMCID: PMC5928804 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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During 2014, Africa reported more than half of the global suspected cholera cases. Based on the data collected from seven countries in the African Cholera Surveillance Network (Africhol), we assessed the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of clinical cholera case definitions, including that recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) using culture confirmation as the gold standard. The study was designed to assess results in real-world field situations in settings with recent cholera outbreaks or endemicity. From June 2011 to July 2015, a total of 5,084 persons with suspected cholera were tested for Vibrio cholerae in seven different countries of which 35.7% had culture confirmation. For all countries combined, the WHO case definition had a sensitivity = 92.7%, specificity = 8.1%, positive predictive value = 36.1%, and negative predictive value = 66.6%. Adding dehydration, vomiting, or rice water stools to the case definition could increase the specificity without a substantial decrease in sensitivity. Future studies could further refine our findings primarily by using more sensitive methods for cholera confirmation.
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- Institut National d’Hygiène, Lomé, Togo
- Ministry of Health, Lomé, Togo
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- Control of Diarrheal Diseases, Community Health Department, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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- Division Prévention et Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministry of Health, Conakry, Guinea
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Division Provinciale de la Santé du Nord Kivu, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Epidemiology and Diseases Control Section, Preventive Department, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Curative Department, National Health Laboratory Quality Assurance and Training Center, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Sayeed MA, Islam K, Hossain M, Akter NJ, Alam MN, Sultana N, Khanam F, Kelly M, Charles RC, Kováč P, Xu P, Andrews JR, Calderwood SB, Amin J, Ryan ET, Qadri F. Development of a new dipstick (Cholkit) for rapid detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 in acute watery diarrheal stools. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018. [PMID: 29538377 PMCID: PMC5862499 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Recognizing cholera cases early, especially in the initial phase of an outbreak and in areas where cholera has not previously circulated, is a high public health priority. Laboratory capacity in such settings is often limited. To address this, we have developed a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) termed Cholkit that is based on an immunochromatographic lateral flow assay for the diagnosis of cholera cases using stool. Cholkit contains a monoclonal antibody (ICL-33) to the O-specific polysaccharide (OSP) component of V. cholerae O1 lipopolysaccharide, and recognizes both Inaba and Ogawa serotypes. We tested the Cholkit dipstick using fresh stool specimens of 76 adults and children presenting with acute watery diarrhea at the icddr,b hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We compared Cholkit’s performance with those of microbial culture, PCR (targeting the rfb and ctxA genes of V. cholerae) and the commercially available RDT, Crystal VC (Span Diagnostics; Surat, India). We found that all stool specimens with a positive culture for V. cholerae O1 (n = 19) were positive by Cholkit as well as Crystal VC. We then used Bayesian latent class modeling to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of each diagnostic assay. The sensitivity of Cholkit, microbiological culture, PCR and Crystal VC was 98% (95% CI: 88–100), 71% (95% CI: 59–81), 74% (95% CI: 59–86) and 98% (95% CI: 88–100), respectively. The specificity for V. cholerae O1 was 97% (95% CI: 89–100), 100%, 97% (95% CI: 93–99) and 98% (95% CI: 92–100), respectively. Of note, two Crystal VC dipsticks were positive for V. cholerae O139 but negative by culture and PCR in this area without known circulating epidemic V. cholerae O139. In conclusion, the Cholkit dipstick is simple to use, requires no dedicated laboratory capacity, and has a sensitivity and specificity for V. cholerae O1 of 98% and 97%, respectively. Cholkit warrants further evaluation in other settings. Cholera is a severely dehydrating diarrheal disease that can lead to death if remains untreated. The incidence of case fatality is higher at the beginning of the outbreak. Diagnosis of cholera in the early stage of outbreak is a high public health priority. Although countries facing complex emergencies are more vulnerable to cholera outbreak, laboratory capacity in such settings is usually limited. To address this, here we report the development of a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) termed Cholkit for the diagnosis of cholera cases using stool and the assessment of its performance with those of microbial culture, PCR and Crystal VC assay, a commercially available dipstick using a latent class modeling approach.
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- Md. Abu Sayeed
- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry (LBC), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry (LBC), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Bokhari H. Exploitation of microbial forensics and nanotechnology for the monitoring of emerging pathogens. Crit Rev Microbiol 2018. [PMID: 29513060 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2018.1444013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Emerging infectious diseases remain among the leading causes of global mortality. Traditional laboratory diagnostic approaches designed to detect and track infectious disease agents provide a framework for surveillance of bio threats. However, surveillance and outbreak investigations using such time-consuming approaches for early detection of pathogens remain the major pitfall. Hence, reasonable real-time surveillance systems to anticipate threats to public health and environment are critical for identifying specific aetiologies and preventing the global spread of infectious disease. The current review discusses the growing need for monitoring and surveillance of pathogens with the same zeal and approach as adopted by microbial forensics laboratories, and further strengthening it by integrating with the innovative nanotechnology for rapid detection of microbial pathogens. Such innovative diagnostics platforms will help to track pathogens from high risk areas and environment by pre-emptive approach that will minimize damages. The various scenarios with the examples are discussed where the high risk associated human pathogens in particular were successfully detected using various nanotechnology approaches with potential future prospects in the field of microbial forensics.
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- Habib Bokhari
- a Microbiology & Public Health Lab, Department of Biosciences , COMSATS Institute of Information Technology , Islamabad , Pakistan
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Ghosh S, Kumar MS, Bal B, Das AP. Application of Bioengineering in Revamping Human Health. Synth Biol (Oxf) 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-8693-9_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Matias WR, Julceus FE, Abelard C, Mayo-Smith LM, Franke MF, Harris JB, Ivers LC. Laboratory evaluation of immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic tests for cholera in Haiti. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186710. [PMID: 29091945 PMCID: PMC5665506 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for cholera are promising tools for detecting cholera in areas with limited laboratory infrastructure. However, evidence on the characteristics of the many available RDTs is scarce, and their use has been limited by suboptimal performance. We evaluated the performance characteristics of three cholera RDTs from Span Diagnostics, Artron Laboratories, and Standard Diagnostics in a regional laboratory in Haiti. Methodology/Principal findings We retrospectively reviewed records from May 2014 to October 2015 of a laboratory-based surveillance program for Vibrio cholerae at Hôpital Saint-Nicolas in Saint-Marc, Haiti. We compared the results of 511 Crystal VC, 129 Artron and 451 SD Bioline RDTs to bacterial culture as the gold standard. Of 905 cultures, 477 (52.7%) were positive for V. cholerae O1, of which 27.7% were serotype Inaba. No cultures grew V. cholerae O139. Sensitivity and specificity of Crystal VC were 98.6% (95%CI: 96.5%-99.6%) and 71.1% (95%CI: 64.7%-76.9%), respectively. Artron demonstrated a sensitivity of 98.6% (95%CI: 92.7%-100%) and specificity of 69.1% (95%CI: 55.2%-80.9%). SD Bioline demonstrated a sensitivity of 81.1% (95%CI: 75.6%-85.8%) and specificity of 92.8% (95%CI: 88.4%-95.9%). Crystal VC and Artron frequently showed false positive O139 bands, whereas none were seen with SD Bioline. Conclusions/Significance There is significant variation in the performance of different cholera diagnostic RDTs. Artron and Crystal VC RDTs have high sensitivity and low specificity, while SD Bioline RDT has low to moderate sensitivity and high specificity when performed by laboratory technicians in Haiti. Study limitations included its retrospective design. The suboptimal characteristics of these tests limit their use as clinical point-of-care tests; however, they may be useful in outbreak response, surveillance, and research in resource-limited settings.
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- Wilfredo R. Matias
- Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Partners In Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- * E-mail: (WRM); (LCI)
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Partners In Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- * E-mail: (WRM); (LCI)
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Burrowes V, Perin J, Monira S, Sack DA, Rashid MU, Mahamud T, Rahman Z, Mustafiz M, Bhuyian SI, Begum F, Zohura F, Biswas S, Parvin T, Hasan T, Zhang X, Sack BR, Saif-Ur-Rahman KM, Alam M, George CM. Risk Factors for Household Transmission of Vibrio cholerae in Dhaka, Bangladesh (CHoBI7 Trial). Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017; 96:1382-1387. [PMID: 28719281 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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AbstractHousehold contacts of cholera patients are at a 100 times higher risk of a Vibrio cholerae infection than the general population. To examine risk factors for V. cholerae infections and investigate intervention strategies among this population, we followed household contacts of cholera patients for the 1-week high-risk period after the index patient obtained care. This study was nested within a randomized controlled trial of the Cholera-Hospital-Based-Intervention-for-7-days (CHoBI7), a handwashing with soap and water treatment intervention in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Rectal swab results were available from 320 household contacts of cholera patients at five time points over a 1-week period. Fecal and water samples were analyzed for V. cholerae by bacterial culture. All analyses were stratified by study arm. Within the intervention arm, stored household drinking water with a median free chlorine concentration below 0.5 mg/L was associated with a three times higher odds of a cholera infection (odds ratio [OR]: 3.0; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.32, 6.63). In the control arm, having V. cholerae in stored water was associated with a significantly higher odds of a symptomatic cholera infection (OR: 8.66; 95% CI: 2.11, 35.48). No association was found between observed handwashing with soap at food and stool-related events and V. cholerae infections. Stored household drinking water with detectable V. cholerae and chlorine concentrations below the World Health Organization guideline were found to be important risk factors for cholera infection among household contacts of cholera patients. These findings emphasize the need for water treatment interventions targeting this high risk population.
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- Vanessa Burrowes
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of International Health, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Center for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Galleria mellonella is low cost and suitable surrogate host for studying virulence of human pathogenic Vibrio cholerae. Gene 2017; 628:1-7. [PMID: 28698162 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Vibrio cholerae causes a severe diarrheal disease affecting millions of people worldwide, particularly in low income countries. V. cholerae successfully persist in aquatic environment and its pathogenic strains results in sever enteric disease in humans. This dual life style contributes towards its better survival and persistence inside host gut and in the environment. Alternative animal replacement models are of great value in studying host-pathogen interaction and for quick screening of various pathogenic strains. One such model is Galleria mellonella, a wax moth which has a complex innate immune system and here we investigate its suitability as a model for clinical human isolates of O1 El TOR, Ogawa serotype belonging to two genetically distinct subclades found in Pakistan (PSC-1 and PSC-2). We demonstrate that the PSC-2 strain D59 frequently isolated from inland areas, was more virulent than PSC-1 strain K7 mainly isolated from coastal areas (p=0.0001). In addition, we compared the relative biofilm capability of the representative strains as indicators of their survival and persistence in the environment and K7 showed enhanced biofilm forming capabilities (p=0.004). Finally we present the annotated genomes of the strains D59 and K7, and compared them with the reference strain N16961.
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Ontweka LN, Deng LO, Rauzier J, Debes AK, Tadesse F, Parker LA, Wamala JF, Bior BK, Lasuba M, But AB, Grandesso F, Jamet C, Cohuet S, Ciglenecki I, Serafini M, Sack DA, Quilici ML, Azman AS, Luquero FJ, Page AL. Cholera Rapid Test with Enrichment Step Has Diagnostic Performance Equivalent to Culture. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0168257. [PMID: 27992488 PMCID: PMC5167375 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cholera rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) could play a central role in outbreak detection and surveillance in low-resource settings, but their modest performance has hindered their broad adoption. The addition of an enrichment step may improve test specificity. We describe the results of a prospective diagnostic evaluation of the Crystal VC RDT (Span Diagnostics, India) with enrichment step and of culture, each compared to polymerase chain reaction (PCR), during a cholera outbreak in South Sudan. RDTs were performed on alkaline peptone water inoculated with stool and incubated for 4–6 hours at ambient temperature. Cholera culture was performed from wet filter paper inoculated with stool. Molecular detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 by PCR was done from dry Whatman 903 filter papers inoculated with stool, and from wet filter paper supernatant. In August and September 2015, 101 consecutive suspected cholera cases were enrolled, of which 36 were confirmed by PCR. The enriched RDT had 86.1% (95% CI: 70.5–95.3) sensitivity and 100% (95% CI: 94.4–100) specificity compared to PCR as the reference standard. The sensitivity of culture versus PCR was 83.3% (95% CI: 67.2–93.6) for culture performed on site and 72.2% (95% CI: 54.8–85.8) at the international reference laboratory, where samples were tested after an average delay of two months after sample collection, and specificity was 98.5% (95% CI: 91.7–100) and 100% (95% CI: 94.5–100), respectively. The RDT with enrichment showed performance comparable to that of culture and could be a sustainable alternative to culture confirmation where laboratory capacity is limited.
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- Lameck N. Ontweka
- Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Center Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Amref Health Africa Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Juba, South Sudan
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- Enteric Bacterial Pathogens Unit, National Reference Centre for Vibrios and Cholera, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America
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- Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Center Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Juba, South Sudan
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Juba, South Sudan
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Juba, South Sudan
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- Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Center Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Center Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Center Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America
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- Enteric Bacterial Pathogens Unit, National Reference Centre for Vibrios and Cholera, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Center Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America
- Field epidemiology, Epicentre, Paris, France
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Cecchini F, Fajs L, Cosnier S, Marks RS. Vibrio cholerae detection: Traditional assays, novel diagnostic techniques and biosensors. Trends Analyt Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Jeandron A, Saidi JM, Kapama A, Burhole M, Birembano F, Vandevelde T, Gasparrini A, Armstrong B, Cairncross S, Ensink JHJ. Water supply interruptions and suspected cholera incidence: a time-series regression in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS Med 2015; 12:e1001893. [PMID: 26506001 PMCID: PMC4624412 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been identified as endemic areas for cholera transmission, and despite continuous control efforts, they continue to experience regular cholera outbreaks that occasionally spread to the rest of the country. In a region where access to improved water sources is particularly poor, the question of which improvements in water access should be prioritized to address cholera transmission remains unresolved. This study aimed at investigating the temporal association between water supply interruptions and Cholera Treatment Centre (CTC) admissions in a medium-sized town. METHODS AND FINDINGS Time-series patterns of daily incidence of suspected cholera cases admitted to the Cholera Treatment Centre in Uvira in South Kivu Province between 2009 and 2014 were examined in relation to the daily variations in volume of water supplied by the town water treatment plant. Quasi-poisson regression and distributed lag nonlinear models up to 12 d were used, adjusting for daily precipitation rates, day of the week, and seasonal variations. A total of 5,745 patients over 5 y of age with acute watery diarrhoea symptoms were admitted to the CTC over the study period of 1,946 d. Following a day without tap water supply, the suspected cholera incidence rate increased on average by 155% over the next 12 d, corresponding to a rate ratio of 2.55 (95% CI: 1.54-4.24), compared to the incidence experienced after a day with optimal production (defined as the 95th percentile-4,794 m3). Suspected cholera cases attributable to a suboptimal tap water supply reached 23.2% of total admissions (95% CI 11.4%-33.2%). Although generally reporting less admissions to the CTC, neighbourhoods with a higher consumption of tap water were more affected by water supply interruptions, with a rate ratio of 3.71 (95% CI: 1.91-7.20) and an attributable fraction of cases of 31.4% (95% CI: 17.3%-42.5%). The analysis did not suggest any association between levels of residual chlorine in the water fed to the distribution network and suspected cholera incidence. Laboratory confirmation of cholera was not available for this analysis. CONCLUSIONS A clear association is observed between reduced availability of tap water and increased incidence of suspected cholera in the entire town of Uvira in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Even though access to piped water supplies is low in Uvira, improving the reliability of tap water supply may substantially reduce the incidence of suspected cholera, in particular in neighbourhoods having a higher access to tap water. These results argue in favour of water supply investments that focus on the delivery of a reliable and sustainable water supply, and not only on point-of-use water quality improvements, as is often seen during cholera outbreaks.
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- Aurélie Jeandron
- Environmental Health Group, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Ministère de la Santé Publique, Division Provinciale de la Santé Publique, District Sanitaire d’Uvira, Uvira, Sud-Kivu, République Démocratique du Congo
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- Ministère de la Santé Publique, Division Provinciale de la Santé Publique, District Sanitaire d’Uvira, Uvira, Sud-Kivu, République Démocratique du Congo
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- Ministère de la Santé Publique, Division Provinciale de la Santé Publique, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, République Démocratique du Congo
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- Ministère de la Santé Publique, Division Provinciale de la Santé Publique, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, République Démocratique du Congo
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Social and Environmental Research, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Environmental Health Group, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Environmental Health Group, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Vibriosis is a group of intestinal and extraintestinal infections caused by marine-dwelling bacteria of the genus Vibrio. Infections range from indolent illnesses to fulminant diseases, including cholera and necrotizing fasciitis. Most illnesses result from direct contact with the marine environment or consumption of shellfish, especially oysters. In the United States vibrio infections are increasing but are underreported because of lack of clinical recognition and appropriate detection in the microbiology laboratory. Recent advances to aid in the detection and identification of vibrio illnesses in the laboratory include rapid identification tests, new media, and molecular identification systems.
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- J Michael Janda
- Department of Public Health, Alameda County Public Health Laboratory, 1000 Broadway, Suite 500, Oakland, CA 94607, USA
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- Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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- Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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Wierzba TF, Kar SK, Mogasale VV, Kerketta AS, You YA, Baral P, Khuntia HK, Ali M, Kim YH, Rath SB, Bhattachan A, Sah B. Effectiveness of an oral cholera vaccine campaign to prevent clinically-significant cholera in Odisha State, India. Vaccine 2015; 33:2463-9. [PMID: 25850019 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.03.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Revised: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND A clinical trial conducted in India suggests that the oral cholera vaccine, Shanchol, provides 65% protection over five years against clinically-significant cholera. Although the vaccine is efficacious when tested in an experimental setting, policymakers are more likely to use this vaccine after receiving evidence demonstrating protection when delivered to communities using local health department staff, cold chain equipment, and logistics. METHODS We used a test-negative, case-control design to evaluate the effectiveness of a vaccination campaign using Shanchol and validated the results using a cohort approach that addressed disparities in healthcare seeking behavior. The campaign was conducted by the local health department using existing resources in a cholera-endemic area of Puri District, Odisha State, India. All non-pregnant residents one year of age and older were offered vaccine. Over the next two years, residents seeking care for diarrhea at one of five health facilities were asked to enroll following informed consent. Cases were patients seeking treatment for laboratory-confirmed V. cholera-associated diarrhea. Controls were patients seeking treatment for V. cholerae negative diarrhea. RESULTS Of 51,488 eligible residents, 31,552 individuals received one dose and 23,751 residents received two vaccine doses. We identified 44 V. cholerae O1-associated cases and 366 non V. cholerae diarrhea controls. The adjusted protective effectiveness for persons receiving two doses was 69.0% (95% CI: 14.5% to 88.8%), which is similar to the adjusted estimates obtained from the cohort approach. A statistical trend test suggested a single dose provided a modicum of protection (33%, test for trend, p=0.0091). CONCLUSION This vaccine was found to be as efficacious as the results reported from a clinical trial when administered to a rural population using local health personnel and resources. This study provides evidence that this vaccine should be widely deployed by public health departments in cholera endemic areas.
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- Thomas F Wierzba
- International Vaccine Institute, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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- Regional Medical Research Center (ICMR), Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar 751-023, Odisha, India
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- International Vaccine Institute, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Regional Medical Research Center (ICMR), Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar 751-023, Odisha, India
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- International Vaccine Institute, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Directorate of Health Services, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Regional Medical Research Center (ICMR), Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar 751-023, Odisha, India
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- International Vaccine Institute, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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- International Vaccine Institute, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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- Regional Medical Research Center (ICMR), Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar 751-023, Odisha, India
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- International Vaccine Institute, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- International Vaccine Institute, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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Ibrahim F, Thio THG, Faisal T, Neuman M. The application of biomedical engineering techniques to the diagnosis and management of tropical diseases: a review. SENSORS 2015; 15:6947-95. [PMID: 25806872 PMCID: PMC4435123 DOI: 10.3390/s150306947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This paper reviews a number of biomedical engineering approaches to help aid in the detection and treatment of tropical diseases such as dengue, malaria, cholera, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, ebola, leprosy, leishmaniasis, and American trypanosomiasis (Chagas). Many different forms of non-invasive approaches such as ultrasound, echocardiography and electrocardiography, bioelectrical impedance, optical detection, simplified and rapid serological tests such as lab-on-chip and micro-/nano-fluidic platforms and medical support systems such as artificial intelligence clinical support systems are discussed. The paper also reviewed the novel clinical diagnosis and management systems using artificial intelligence and bioelectrical impedance techniques for dengue clinical applications.
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- Fatimah Ibrahim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME), Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME), Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, INTI International University, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME), Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Faculty-Electronics Engineering, Ruwais College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Ruwais, P.O Box 12389, UAE.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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Lucien MAB, Schaad N, Steenland MW, Mintz ED, Emmanuel R, Freeman N, Boncy J, Adrien P, Joseph GA, Katz MA. Identifying the most sensitive and specific sign and symptom combinations for cholera: results from an analysis of laboratory-based surveillance data from Haiti, 2012-2013. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2015; 92:758-764. [PMID: 25732682 PMCID: PMC4385769 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Since October 2010, over 700,000 cholera cases have been reported in Haiti. We used data from laboratory-based surveillance for diarrhea in Haiti to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and positive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV) of the cholera case definitions recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). From April 2012 to May 2013, we tested 1,878 samples from hospitalized patients with acute watery diarrhea; 1,178 (62.7%) yielded Vibrio cholerae O1. The sensitivity and specificity of the WHO case definition for cholera in an epidemic setting were 91.3% and 43.1%, respectively, and the PPV and NPV were 72.8% and 74.8%, respectively. The WHO case definition for cholera in an area where cholera is not known to be present had lower sensitivity (63.1%) and NPV (55.1%) but higher specificity (74.2%) and PPV (80.0%). When laboratory diagnostic testing is not immediately available, clinicians can evaluate signs and symptoms to more accurately identify cholera patients.
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- Mentor Ali Ber Lucien
- *Address correspondence to Mentor Ali Ber Lucien, Turgeau, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 667 WI. E-mail:
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Donolato M, Antunes P, Bejhed RS, Zardán Gómez de la Torre T, Østerberg FW, Strömberg M, Nilsson M, Strømme M, Svedlindh P, Hansen MF, Vavassori P. Novel Readout Method for Molecular Diagnostic Assays Based on Optical Measurements of Magnetic Nanobead Dynamics. Anal Chem 2015; 87:1622-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ac503191v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Marco Donolato
- CIC nanoGUNE Consolider, Tolosa Hiribidea 76, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
- Department
of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345 East, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department
of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345 East, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Ångström Laboratory, Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Box
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- Department
of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345 East, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The
Ångström Laboratory, Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Box
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- Science
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- The
Ångström Laboratory, Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Box
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- The
Ångström Laboratory, Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Box
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- Department
of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345 East, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- CIC nanoGUNE Consolider, Tolosa Hiribidea 76, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Spain
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Janda JM, Abbott SA. Culture-independent diagnostic testing: have we opened Pandora's box for good? Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 80:171-6. [PMID: 25200256 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The ability to accurately and quickly identify microbial agents associated with infectious diseases has been a longstanding and continuous goal of diagnostic microbiology laboratories. Over the course of several decades, technology and testing methodologies in this field have gradually evolved from traditional- or classic-based culture and identification approaches to antigen capture systems and more molecular-oriented applications. Recently, these molecular-based applications have signaled a new era in clinical diagnostic microbiology with the commercial introduction of culture-independent diagnostic testing (CIDT) systems. The first major commercial venture into the CIDT arena involves the detection of acute bacterial gastroenteritis. Several commercial products are now on the market globally with at least 4 Food and Drug Administration approved since January of 2013. These new systems offer the direct detection of a variety of enteropathogens quickly without the need for traditional culture. In Greek mythology, Pandora opened a "jar" or "box" out of curiosity thereby releasing all of humanity's evils most notably diseases and plagues according to Hesiod's Theogony. While not ill-intentioned the only thing left in the box was Hope.
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- J Michael Janda
- Public Health Laboratory, Division of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, 1000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607, USA.
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- Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Dept. of Public Health, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Richmond CA 94804, USA
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Luquero FJ, Grout L, Ciglenecki I, Sakoba K, Traore B, Heile M, Diallo AA, Itama C, Page AL, Quilici ML, Mengel MA, Eiros JM, Serafini M, Legros D, Grais RF. Use of Vibrio cholerae vaccine in an outbreak in Guinea. N Engl J Med 2014; 370:2111-20. [PMID: 24869721 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1312680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of vaccines to prevent and control cholera is currently under debate. Shanchol is one of the two oral cholera vaccines prequalified by the World Health Organization; however, its effectiveness under field conditions and the protection it confers in the first months after administration remain unknown. The main objective of this study was to estimate the short-term effectiveness of two doses of Shanchol used as a part of the integrated response to a cholera outbreak in Africa. METHODS We conducted a matched case-control study in Guinea between May 20 and October 19, 2012. Suspected cholera cases were confirmed by means of a rapid test, and controls were selected among neighbors of the same age and sex as the case patients. The odds of vaccination were compared between case patients and controls in bivariate and adjusted conditional logistic-regression models. Vaccine effectiveness was calculated as (1-odds ratio)×100. RESULTS Between June 8 and October 19, 2012, we enrolled 40 case patients and 160 controls in the study for the primary analysis. After adjustment for potentially confounding variables, vaccination with two complete doses was associated with significant protection against cholera (effectiveness, 86.6%; 95% confidence interval, 56.7 to 95.8; P=0.001). CONCLUSIONS In this study, Shanchol was effective when used in response to a cholera outbreak in Guinea. This study provides evidence supporting the addition of vaccination as part of the response to an outbreak. It also supports the ongoing efforts to establish a cholera vaccine stockpile for emergency use, which would enhance outbreak prevention and control strategies. (Funded by Médecins sans Frontières.).
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- Francisco J Luquero
- From Epicentre (F.J.L., L.G., A.-L.P., R.F.G.), African Cholera Surveillance Network, Agence de Médicine Préventive (K.S., M.A.M.), and National Reference Center for Vibrios and Cholera, Enteric Bacterial Pathogens Research and Expertise Unit, Institut Pasteur (M.-L.Q.) - all in Paris; Médecins sans Frontières, Geneva (L.G., I.C., M.S., D.L.); Ministry of Health (K.S.), Direction Préfectorale de la Santé (B.T.) and Research and Documentation Service, Ministry of Health (A.A.D.), Médecins sans Frontières (M.H.), and World Health Organization (C.I.) - all in Conakry, Guinea; and the Department of Microbiology, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain (J.M.E.)
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George CM, Rashid MU, Sack DA, Bradley Sack R, Saif-Ur-Rahman KM, Azman AS, Monira S, Bhuyian SI, Zillur Rahman KM, Toslim Mahmud M, Mustafiz M, Alam M. Evaluation of enrichment method for the detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 using a rapid dipstick test in Bangladesh. Trop Med Int Health 2014; 19:301-307. [PMID: 24401137 DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the specificity of the Crystal VC dipstick test for detecting cholera. METHODS We compared direct testing using the Crystal VC dipstick test and testing after enrichment for 6 h in alkaline peptone water (APW) to bacterial culture as the gold standard. Samples positive by dipstick but negative by culture were also tested using PCR. RESULTS Stool was collected from 125 patients. The overall specificities of the direct testing and testing after 6-h enrichment in APW compared to bacterial culture were 91.8% and 98.4% (P = 0.125), respectively, and the sensitivities were 65.6% and 75.0% (P = 0.07), respectively. CONCLUSION The increase in the sensitivity of the Crystal VC kit with the use of the 6-h enrichment step in APW compared to direct testing was marginally significant. The Crystal VC dipstick had a much higher specificity than previously reported (91-98%). Therefore, this method might be a promising screening tool for cholera outbreak surveillance in resource-limited settings where elimination of false-positive results is critical.
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- Christine M George
- Department of International Health Program in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of International Health Program in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of International Health Program in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mintz ED, Tauxe RV. Cholera in Africa: a closer look and a time for action. J Infect Dis 2013; 208 Suppl 1:S4-7. [PMID: 24101644 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Eric D Mintz
- Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Lim C, Wannapinij P, White L, Day NPJ, Cooper BS, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D. Using a web-based application to define the accuracy of diagnostic tests when the gold standard is imperfect. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79489. [PMID: 24265775 PMCID: PMC3827152 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 09/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Estimates of the sensitivity and specificity for new diagnostic tests based on evaluation against a known gold standard are imprecise when the accuracy of the gold standard is imperfect. Bayesian latent class models (LCMs) can be helpful under these circumstances, but the necessary analysis requires expertise in computational programming. Here, we describe open-access web-based applications that allow non-experts to apply Bayesian LCMs to their own data sets via a user-friendly interface. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Applications for Bayesian LCMs were constructed on a web server using R and WinBUGS programs. The models provided (http://mice.tropmedres.ac) include two Bayesian LCMs: the two-tests in two-population model (Hui and Walter model) and the three-tests in one-population model (Walter and Irwig model). Both models are available with simplified and advanced interfaces. In the former, all settings for Bayesian statistics are fixed as defaults. Users input their data set into a table provided on the webpage. Disease prevalence and accuracy of diagnostic tests are then estimated using the Bayesian LCM, and provided on the web page within a few minutes. With the advanced interfaces, experienced researchers can modify all settings in the models as needed. These settings include correlation among diagnostic test results and prior distributions for all unknown parameters. The web pages provide worked examples with both models using the original data sets presented by Hui and Walter in 1980, and by Walter and Irwig in 1988. We also illustrate the utility of the advanced interface using the Walter and Irwig model on a data set from a recent melioidosis study. The results obtained from the web-based applications were comparable to those published previously. CONCLUSIONS The newly developed web-based applications are open-access and provide an important new resource for researchers worldwide to evaluate new diagnostic tests.
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- Cherry Lim
- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Boncy J, Rossignol E, Dahourou G, Hast M, Buteau J, Stanislas M, Moffett D, Bopp C, Balajee SA. Performance and utility of a rapid diagnostic test for cholera: notes from Haiti. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2013; 76:521-3. [PMID: 23886437 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The present study details work done at the National Public Health Laboratory in Haiti (LNSP), comparing the results of a cholera rapid diagnostic test (RDT) with culture-based methods. As of October 21, 2011, 644 specimens were tested by both RDT and culture-based method at the LNSP. The sensitivity and specificity of RDT were 95% and 80%, respectively, with a positive predictive value of 89% and negative predictive value of 91%. In resource-limited settings, the RDT has good utility and should be considered as part of the laboratory testing algorithm.
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- Jacques Boncy
- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Public Health and Population, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Steenland MW, Joseph GA, Lucien MAB, Freeman N, Hast M, Nygren BL, Leshem E, Juin S, Parsons MB, Talkington DF, Mintz ED, Vertefeuille J, Balajee SA, Boncy J, Katz MA. Laboratory-confirmed cholera and rotavirus among patients with acute diarrhea in four hospitals in Haiti, 2012-2013. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2013; 89:641-646. [PMID: 24106190 PMCID: PMC3795093 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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An outbreak of cholera began in Haiti in October of 2010. To understand the progression of epidemic cholera in Haiti, in April of 2012, we initiated laboratory-enhanced surveillance for diarrheal disease in four Haitian hospitals in three departments. At each site, we sampled up to 10 hospitalized patients each week with acute watery diarrhea. We tested 1,616 specimens collected from April 2, 2012 to March 28, 2013; 1,030 (63.7%) specimens yielded Vibrio cholerae, 13 (0.8%) specimens yielded Shigella, 6 (0.4%) specimens yielded Salmonella, and 63 (3.9%) specimens tested positive for rotavirus. Additionally, 13.5% of children < 5 years old tested positive for rotavirus. Of 1,030 V. cholerae isolates, 1,020 (99.0%) isolates were serotype Ogawa, 9 (0.9%) isolates were serotype Inaba, and 1 isolate was non-toxigenic V. cholerae O139. During 1 year of surveillance, toxigenic cholera continued to be the main cause of acute diarrhea in hospitalized patients, and rotavirus was an important cause of diarrhea-related hospitalizations in children.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Laboratoire National de Santé Publique (National Public Health Laboratory), Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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