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Horvat CM, Dave A, Tarchichi T, Pelletier J. The Need for Living Guidelines in a Learning Health System. Hosp Pediatr 2024; 14:e215-e218. [PMID: 38516713 PMCID: PMC10965760 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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- Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Lin YL, Cheng PY, Chin CL, Chuang KT, Lin JY, Chang N, Pan CK, Lin CS, Pan SC, Chiang BL. A novel mucosal bivalent vaccine of EV-A71/EV-D68 adjuvanted with polysaccharides from Ganoderma lucidum protects mice against EV-A71 and EV-D68 lethal challenge. J Biomed Sci 2023; 30:96. [PMID: 38110940 PMCID: PMC10729491 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-023-00987-3] [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: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Human enteroviruses A71 (EV-A71) and D68 (EV-D68) are the suspected causative agents of hand-foot-and-mouth disease, aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, acute flaccid myelitis, and acute flaccid paralysis in children. Until now, no cure nor mucosal vaccine existed for EV-A71 and EV-D68. Novel mucosal bivalent vaccines are highly important for preventing EV-A71 and EV-D68 infections. METHODS In this study, formalin-inactivated EV-A71 and EV-D68 were used as antigens, while PS-G, a polysaccharide from Ganoderma lucidum, was used as an adjuvant. Natural polysaccharides have the characteristics of intrinsic immunomodulation, biocompatibility, low toxicity, and safety. Mice were immunized intranasally with PBS, EV-A71, EV-D68, or EV-A71 + EV-D68, with or without PS-G as an adjuvant. RESULTS The EV-A71 + EV-D68 bivalent vaccine generated considerable EV-A71- and EV-D68-specific IgG and IgA titres in the sera, nasal washes, saliva, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and feces. These antibodies neutralized EV-D68 and EV-A71 infectivity. They also cross-neutralized infections by different EV-D68 and EV-A71 sub-genotypes. Furthermore, compared with the PBS group, EV-A71 + EV-D68 + PS-G-vaccinated mice exhibited an increased number of EV-D68- and EV-A71-specific IgA- and IgG-producing cells. In addition, T-cell proliferative responses, and IFN-γ and IL-17 secretion in the spleen were substantially induced when PS-G was used as an adjuvant with EV-A71 + EV-D68. Finally, in vivo challenge experiments demonstrated that the immune sera induced by EV-A71 + EV-D68 + PS-G conferred protection in neonate mice against lethal EV-A71 and EV-D68 challenges as indicated by the increased survival rate and decreased clinical score and viral RNA tissue expression. Taken together, all EV-A71/EV-D68 + PS-G-immunized mice developed potent specific humoral, mucosal, and cellular immune responses to EV-D68 and EV-A71 and were protected against them. CONCLUSIONS These findings demonstrated that PS-G can be used as a potential adjuvant for EV-A71 and EV-D68 bivalent mucosal vaccines. Our results provide useful information for the further preclinical and clinical development of a mucosal bivalent enterovirus vaccine against both EV-A71 and EV-D68 infections.
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- Yu-Li Lin
- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Immunology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Immunology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Sasada T, Hayashi K, Okafuji I, Miyakoshi C, Tsuruta S. Incidence and causative agent distribution of viral-induced paediatric asthma exacerbations under strict infection control measures: a single-centre retrospective study in Japan. BMC Pulm Med 2023; 23:480. [PMID: 38031001 PMCID: PMC10685531 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-023-02779-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of respiratory viruses in children changed under strict infection control measures during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. In this study, we investigated the frequency of viral detection in the nasopharynx of paediatric patients with asthma exacerbations requiring hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the distribution of causative viruses. METHODS We included paediatric patients admitted for asthma exacerbations between November 2020 and December 2022 at a single centre in Kobe, Japan. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected from their medical records and using additional questionnaires. All patients enrolled in this study met the diagnostic criteria for asthma exacerbations outlined in the Japanese Pediatric Guideline for the Treatment and Management of Bronchial Asthma 2020. Statistical differences were calculated using univariate analyses (chi-square or Mann‒Whitney U test). RESULTS We enrolled 203 children hospitalized for asthma attacks and collected nasopharyngeal samples from 189 patients. The median patient age was 3.0 years. Asthma severity was classified as mild (4.0%), moderate (82.3%), or severe (13.8%). The proportion of viral respiratory infections was 95.2% (180/189). The rate of patients with multiple viral infections was 20.6% (39/189). The most frequently detected pathogens were rhinovirus and enterovirus (RV/EV) at 69.3% (131/189), allowing for duplicate detection, followed by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at 28.6% (54/189). We also detected RV/EV almost every month compared to RSV and other viruses. In addition, RV/EV-positive patients were significantly older (p = 0.033), exhibited higher WBC counts (p < 0.001) and higher Eos counts (p < 0.001), had elevated total IgE levels (p < 0.001) and house dust mite-specific IgE levels (p = 0.019), had a shorter duration of hospitalization (p < 0.001), and had a shorter duration of oxygen therapy (p < 0.001). In patients positive for RV/EV, the use of ICSs significantly reduced the severity of the condition (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Even under strict infection control measures, respiratory viruses were detected in the nasopharynx of almost all paediatric patients who had asthma exacerbations requiring hospitalization.
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- Tsuyoshi Sasada
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 1-1, Minatojima-Minamimachi 2-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 1-1, Minatojima-Minamimachi 2-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 1-1, Minatojima-Minamimachi 2-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 1-1, Minatojima-Minamimachi 2-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 1-1, Minatojima-Minamimachi 2-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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Singh B, Arora S, Sandhu N. Emerging trends and insights in acute flaccid myelitis: a comprehensive review of neurologic manifestations. Infect Dis (Lond) 2023; 55:653-663. [PMID: 37368373 DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2023.2228407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) is a neurological condition in the anterior portion of the spinal cord and can be characterised as paraplegia (paralysis of the lower limbs), and cranial nerve dysfunction. These lesions are caused by the infection due to Enterovirus 68 (EV-D68); a member of the Enterovirus (EV) family belongs to the Enterovirus species within the Picornavirus family and a Polio-like virus. In many cases, the facial, axial, bulbar, respiratory, and extraocular muscles were affected, hence reducing the overall quality of the patient's life. Moreover, severe pathological conditions demand hospitalisation and can cause mortality in a few cases. The data from previous case studies and literature suggest that the prevalence is high in paediatric patients, but careful clinical assessment and management can decrease the risk of mortality and paraplegia. Moreover, the clinical and laboratory diagnosis can be performed by Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spinal cord followed by Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) and VP1 seminested PCR assay of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), stool, and serum samples can reveal the disease condition to an extent. The primary measure to control the outbreak is social distancing as advised by public health administrations, but more effective ways are yet to discover. Nonetheless, vaccines in the form of the whole virus, live attenuated, sub-viral particles, and DNA vaccines can be an excellent choice to treat these conditions. The review discusses a variety of topics, such as epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis/clinical features, hospitalisation/mortality, management/treatment, and potential future developments.
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- Baljinder Singh
- Centre for Pharmaceutical Innovation, University of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR), Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Quality Assurance, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, India
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Devries MK, Bochkov YA, Evans MD, Gern JE, Jackson DJ. Recent Clinical Isolates of Enterovirus D68 Have Increased Replication and Induce Enhanced Epithelial Immune Response Compared to the Prototype Fermon Strain. Viruses 2023; 15:1291. [PMID: 37376591 DOI: 10.3390/v15061291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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In 2014, enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), previously associated primarily with mild respiratory illness, caused a large outbreak of severe respiratory illness and, in rare instances, paralysis. We compared the viral binding and replication of eight recent EV-D68 clinical isolates collected both before and during the 2014 outbreak and the prototype Fermon strain from 1962 in cultured HeLa cells and differentiated human primary bronchial epithelial cells (BEC) to understand the possible reasons for the change in virus pathogenicity. We selected pairs of closely related isolates from the same phylogenetic clade that were associated with severe vs. asymptomatic infections. We found no significant differences in binding or replication in HeLa cell cultures between the recent clinical isolates. However, in HeLa cells, Fermon had significantly greater binding (2-3 logs) and virus progeny yields (2-4 logs) but a similar level of replication (1.5-2 log increase in viral RNA from 2 h to 24 h post infection) compared to recent isolates. In differentiated BECs, Fermon and the recent EV-D68 isolates had similar levels of binding; however, the recent isolates produced 1.5-2-log higher virus progeny yields than Fermon due to increased replication. Interestingly, no significant differences in replication were identified between the pairs of genetically close recent EV-D68 clinical isolates despite the observed differences in associated disease severity. We then utilized RNA-seq to define the transcriptional responses in BECs infected with four recent EV-D68 isolates, representing major phylogenetic clades, and the Fermon strain. All the tested clinical isolates induced similar responses in BECs; however, numerous upregulated genes in antiviral and pro-inflammatory response pathways were identified when comparing the response to clinical isolates versus Fermon. These results indicate that the recent emergence in severe EV-D68 cases could be explained by an increased replication efficiency and enhanced inflammatory response induced by newly emerged clinical isolates; however, host factors are likely the main determinants of illness severity.
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- Mark K Devries
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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Frost J, Rudy MJ, Leser JS, Tan H, Hu Y, Wang J, Clarke P, Tyler KL. Telaprevir Treatment Reduces Paralysis in a Mouse Model of Enterovirus D68 Acute Flaccid Myelitis. J Virol 2023; 97:e0015623. [PMID: 37154751 PMCID: PMC10231134 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00156-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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In 2014, 2016, and 2018, the United States experienced unprecedented spikes in pediatric cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), which is a poliomyelitis-like paralytic illness. Accumulating clinical, immunological, and epidemiological evidence has identified enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) as a major causative agent of these biennial AFM outbreaks. There are currently no available FDA-approved antivirals that are effective against EV-D68, and the treatment for EV-D68-associated AFM is primarily supportive. Telaprevir is an food and drug administration (FDA)-approved protease inhibitor that irreversibly binds the EV-D68 2A protease and inhibits EV-D68 replication in vitro. Here, we utilize a murine model of EV-D68 associated AFM to show that early telaprevir treatment improves paralysis outcomes in Swiss Webster (SW) mice. Telaprevir reduces both viral titer and apoptotic activity in both muscles and spinal cords at early disease time points, which results in improved AFM outcomes in infected mice. Following intramuscular inoculation in mice, EV-D68 infection results in a stereotypic pattern of weakness that is reflected by the loss of the innervating motor neuron population, in sequential order, of the ipsilateral (injected) hindlimb, the contralateral hindlimb, and then the forelimbs. Telaprevir treatment preserved motor neuron populations and reduced weakness in limbs beyond the injected hindlimb. The effects of telaprevir were not seen when the treatment was delayed, and toxicity limited doses beyond 35 mg/kg. These studies are a proof of principle, provide the first evidence of benefit of an FDA-approved antiviral drug with which to treat AFM, and emphasize both the need to develop better tolerated therapies that remain efficacious when administered after viral infections and the development of clinical symptoms. IMPORTANCE Recent outbreaks of EV-D68 in 2014, 2016, and 2018 have resulted in over 600 cases of a paralytic illness that is known as AFM. AFM is a predominantly pediatric disease with no FDA-approved treatment, and many patients show minimal recovery from limb weakness. Telaprevir is an FDA-approved antiviral that has been shown to inhibit EV-D68 in vitro. Here, we demonstrate that a telaprevir treatment that is given concurrently with an EV-D68 infection improves AFM outcomes in mice by reducing apoptosis and viral titers at early time points. Telaprevir also protected motor neurons and improved paralysis outcomes in limbs beyond the site of viral inoculation. This study improves understanding of EV-D68 pathogenesis in the mouse model of AFM. This study serves as a proof of principle for the first FDA-approved drug that has been shown to improve AFM outcomes and have in vivo efficacy against EV-D68 as well as underlines the importance of the continued development of EV-D68 antivirals.
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- Joshua Frost
- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Neurology Service, Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Human enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a globally reemerging respiratory pathogen that is associated with the development of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in children. Currently, there are no approved vaccines or treatments for EV-D68 infection, and there is a paucity of data related to the virus and host-specific factors that predict disease severity and progression to the neurologic syndrome. EV-D68 infection of various animal models has served as an important platform for characterization and comparison of disease pathogenesis between historic and contemporary isolates. Still, there are significant gaps in our knowledge of EV-D68 pathogenesis that constrain the development and evaluation of targeted vaccines and antiviral therapies. Continued refinement and characterization of animal models that faithfully reproduce key elements of EV-D68 infection and disease is essential for ensuring public health preparedness for future EV-D68 outbreaks.
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A Hierarchical Genotyping Framework Using DNA Melting Temperatures Applied to Adenovirus Species Typing. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105441. [PMID: 35628251 PMCID: PMC9141461 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Known genetic variation, in conjunction with post-PCR melting curve analysis, can be leveraged to provide increased taxonomic detail for pathogen identification in commercial molecular diagnostic tests. Increased taxonomic detail may be used by clinicians and public health decision-makers to observe circulation patterns, monitor for outbreaks, and inform testing practices. We propose a method for expanding the taxonomic resolution of PCR diagnostic systems by incorporating a priori knowledge of assay design and sequence information into a genotyping classification model. For multiplexed PCR systems, this framework is generalized to incorporate information from multiple assays to increase classification accuracy. An illustrative hierarchical classification model for human adenovirus (HAdV) species was developed and demonstrated ~95% cross-validated accuracy on a labeled dataset. The model was then applied to a near-real-time surveillance dataset in which deidentified adenovirus detected patient test data from 2018 through 2021 were classified into one of six adenovirus species. These results show a marked change in both the predicted prevalence for HAdV and the species makeup with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. HAdV-B decreased from a pre-pandemic predicted prevalence of up to 40% to less than 5% in 2021, while HAdV-A and HAdV-F species both increased in predicted prevalence.
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Daniels DK, Conners GP. A Review of the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care 2022; 38:126-130. [PMID: 35226621 DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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ABSTRACT Since 2014, biennial rises in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) have brought attention to this rare but debilitating condition. Children with AFM typically present with acute onset, flaccid weakness accompanied by longitudinally extensive gray matter injury demonstrated on magnetic resonance imaging. A clearer understanding of the epidemiology and suspected pathogenesis of AFM may result in increased recognition. The purpose of this review article is to guide emergency physicians in recognizing key clinical features, initiating diagnostic evaluation and providing appropriate interventions for children with suspected AFM.
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- Stanley A. August Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, Executive Director, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
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Livingston RA, Harrison CJ, Selvarangan R. Neutralizing Enterovirus D68 Antibodies in Children after 2014 Outbreak, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 2022; 28:539-547. [PMID: 35201738 PMCID: PMC8888215 DOI: 10.3201/eid2803.211467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Antibodies to B1, B2, and D clade viruses were detected. Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) causes severe respiratory illness outbreaks among children, particularly those with asthma. We previously detected neutralizing antibodies against the predominant EV-D68 B1 clade in the 2014 outbreak in serum collected before the outbreak (2012–2013) from persons 24 months to 85 years of age. We recently detected neutralizing antibodies to the 2014 B1, B2, and D clade viruses in serum collected after the 2014 outbreak (April–May 2017) from 300 children 6 months to 18 years of age. B1 virus neutralizing antibodies were found in 100% of patients, even children born after 2014; B2 in 84.6%, and D in 99.6%. In 2017, titers increased with patient age and were higher than titers in 2012–2013 from comparably aged children. Rate of seronegativity was highest (15.3%) for B2 virus. Multivariate analysis revealed an association between asthma and higher titers against B2 and D viruses. EV-D68 seems to have circulated during 2014–2017.
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Chan YF, Sam IC, Nayan E, Tan XH, Yogarajah T. Seroepidemiology of enterovirus D68 infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 2013 and 2015. J Med Virol 2021; 94:2607-2612. [PMID: 34617599 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is an emerging respiratory pathogen since the 2014 outbreak in the United States. A low level of virus circulation has been reported in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the past. However, the extent of the infection in Malaysia is not known. In the present study, we determine the seroepidemiology of EV-D68 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before and after the United States outbreak in August 2014. A luciferase-based seroneutralization test was developed using a clone-derived prototype Fermon strain carrying a nanoluciferase marker. We screened the neutralization capacity of 450 serum samples from children and adults (1-89 years old) collected between 2013 and 2015. EV-D68 seropositivity increased with age, with children aged 1-3 showing significantly lower seroprevalence compared to adults. Multivariate analysis showed that older age groups 13-49 years (odds ratio [OR] = 4.78; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.69-8.49; p < 0.0001) and ≥50 years (OR = 3.83; 95% CI = 2.19-6.68; p < 0.0001) were more likely to be EV-D68 seropositive than children <13 years. Sampling post-September 2014 compared to pre-Sept 2014 also predicted seropositivity (OR = 1.66; 95% CI = 1.04-2.65). The presence of neutralizing antibodies against EV-D68 in the study population suggests that EV-D68 was circulating before 2014. A higher seropositivity post-September 2014 suggests that Malaysia also experienced an upsurge in EV-D68 infections after the United States outbreaks in August 2014. A low seropositivity rate observed in children, especially those aged 1-3 years old, suggests that they are at risk and should be prioritized for future vaccination.
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- Yoke Fun Chan
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ebada MA, Fayed N, Alkanj S, Allah AW. Enterovirus D-68 Molecular Virology, Epidemiology, and Treatment: an Update and Way Forward. Infect Disord Drug Targets 2021; 21:320-327. [PMID: 32669078 DOI: 10.2174/1871526520666200715101230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus, and it is one of the family members of Picornaviridae. Except for EV-D68, the entire family Picornaviridae has been illustrated in literature. EV-D68 was first discovered and isolated in California, USA, in 1962. EV-D68 has resulted in respiratory disorders' outbreaks among children worldwide, and it has been detected in cases of various neurological diseases such as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). A recent study documented a higher number of EV-D68 cases associated with AFM in Europe in 2016 compared to the 2014 outbreak. EV-D68 is mainly diagnosed by quantitative PCR, and there is an affirmative strategy for EV-D68 detection by using pan-EV PCR on the untranslated region and/or the VP1 or VP2, followed by sequencing of the PCR products. Serological tests are limited due to cross-reactivity of the antigens between the different serotypes. Many antiviral drugs for EV-D68 have been evaluated and showed promising results. In our review, we discuss the current knowledge about EV-D68 and its role in the development of AFM.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, El-Sharkia, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, El-Sharkia, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Tushabe P, Howard W, Bwogi J, Birungi M, Eliku JP, Kakooza P, Bukenya H, Namuwulya P, Gaizi J, Tibanagwa M, Kabaliisa T, Mulindwa J, Muhanguzi D, Suchard M, Gumede N, Bakamutumaho B. Molecular characterization of non-polio enteroviruses isolated from acute flaccid paralysis patients in Uganda. J Med Virol 2021; 93:4720-4728. [PMID: 33458840 PMCID: PMC9787851 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Enteroviruses (EVs) are RNA viruses that can cause many clinical syndromes including acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Within the global polio laboratory network, EVs are categorized either as polioviruses or non-polio enteroviruses (NPEVs). Specific NPEVs have been described in polio-like residual paralytic events in AFP patients. Retrospective analysis of 112 NPEV isolates from AFP patients was performed and thirty one NPEV types were identified of which 91% were Enterovirus B and 9% were Enterovirus A species. The NPEVs were distributed across the country with most patients in the eastern region (41/89; 46.1%). The highest proportion of patients were children less than 5 years (77/89; 86.5%) and male patients were more common (54/89; 60.7%). Echovirus 11 (11/89; 12.4%) was frequently observed and phylogenetic analysis of these sequences revealed high diversity. Coxsackievirus B5 (CV-B5), CV-B6, E21, and EV-B69 were only seen in patients with residual paralysis. Analyses of the EV-A71 sequence indicated a unique genogroup.
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- National Institute for Communicable DiseasesJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- EPI LaboratoryUganda Virus Research InstituteEntebbeUganda
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- EPI LaboratoryUganda Virus Research InstituteEntebbeUganda
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- EPI LaboratoryUganda Virus Research InstituteEntebbeUganda
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- EPI LaboratoryUganda Virus Research InstituteEntebbeUganda
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- EPI LaboratoryUganda Virus Research InstituteEntebbeUganda
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- Department of Biochemistry and Sports Sciences, College of Natural SciencesSchool of Biological Sciences, Makerere UniversityKampalaUganda
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- Department of Biomolecular Resources and Biolaboratory SciencesCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere UniversityKampalaUganda
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- National Institute for Communicable DiseasesJohannesburgSouth Africa,University of WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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Mozhgani SH, Keshavarz M, Mousavi N, Namdari H, Salimi V, Mokhtari-Azad T, Zarei-Ghobadi M, Nadji SA, Ghavami N, Rezaei F. Frequent detection of enterovirus D68 and rhinovirus type C in children with acute respiratory infections. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 40:637-642. [PMID: 33011904 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04051-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of human rhinoviruses (HRVs) and the emergence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in children. A total of 322 nasopharyngeal swab samples were provided from children with an initial diagnosis of upper and lower respiratory tract infections. A total of 34 and 70 cases were positive for EV-D68 and HRV, respectively. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the clades A and B are the prevalent genotypes for EV-D68 and the HRV-positive samples belong to three types including HRV-A, HRV-B, and HRV-C. The results showed that EV-D68 and HRV-C are circulating in Iran especially in the winter.
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- Sayed-Hamidreza Mozhgani
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
- Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1471613151, Iran
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- Iranian Tissue Bank and Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1471613151, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1471613151, Iran
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- Virology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1471613151, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1471613151, Iran.
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Ijaz MK, Sattar SA, Rubino JR, Nims RW, Gerba CP. Combating SARS-CoV-2: leveraging microbicidal experiences with other emerging/re-emerging viruses. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9914. [PMID: 33194365 PMCID: PMC7485481 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan City, China, late in December 2019 is an example of an emerging zoonotic virus that threatens public health and international travel and commerce. When such a virus emerges, there is often insufficient specific information available on mechanisms of virus dissemination from animal-to-human or from person-to-person, on the level or route of infection transmissibility or of viral release in body secretions/excretions, and on the survival of virus in aerosols or on surfaces. The effectiveness of available virucidal agents and hygiene practices as interventions for disrupting the spread of infection and the associated diseases may not be clear for the emerging virus. In the present review, we suggest that approaches for infection prevention and control (IPAC) for SARS-CoV-2 and future emerging/re-emerging viruses can be invoked based on pre-existing data on microbicidal and hygiene effectiveness for related and unrelated enveloped viruses.
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- M. Khalid Ijaz
- Global Research & Development for Lysol and Dettol, Reckitt Benckiser LLC, Montvale, NJ, USA
- Department of Biology, Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Global Research & Development for Lysol and Dettol, Reckitt Benckiser LLC, Montvale, NJ, USA
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- Water & Energy Sustainable Technology Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Zhang L, Lin D, Kusov Y, Nian Y, Ma Q, Wang J, von Brunn A, Leyssen P, Lanko K, Neyts J, de Wilde A, Snijder EJ, Liu H, Hilgenfeld R. α-Ketoamides as Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors of Coronavirus and Enterovirus Replication: Structure-Based Design, Synthesis, and Activity Assessment. J Med Chem 2020; 63:4562-4578. [PMID: 32045235 PMCID: PMC7098070 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 392] [Impact Index Per Article: 98.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The main protease of coronaviruses and the 3C protease of enteroviruses share a similar active-site architecture and a unique requirement for glutamine in the P1 position of the substrate. Because of their unique specificity and essential role in viral polyprotein processing, these proteases are suitable targets for the development of antiviral drugs. In order to obtain near-equipotent, broad-spectrum antivirals against alphacoronaviruses, betacoronaviruses, and enteroviruses, we pursued a structure-based design of peptidomimetic α-ketoamides as inhibitors of main and 3C proteases. Six crystal structures of protease-inhibitor complexes were determined as part of this study. Compounds synthesized were tested against the recombinant proteases as well as in viral replicons and virus-infected cell cultures; most of them were not cell-toxic. Optimization of the P2 substituent of the α-ketoamides proved crucial for achieving near-equipotency against the three virus genera. The best near-equipotent inhibitors, 11u (P2 = cyclopentylmethyl) and 11r (P2 = cyclohexylmethyl), display low-micromolar EC50 values against enteroviruses, alphacoronaviruses, and betacoronaviruses in cell cultures. In Huh7 cells, 11r exhibits three-digit picomolar activity against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus.
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- Linlin Zhang
- Institute of Biochemistry, Center for Structural and
Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, 23562
Lübeck, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF),
Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems Site, University of
Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Center for Structural and
Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, 23562
Lübeck, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF),
Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems Site, University of
Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Shanghai Institute of Materia
Medica, 201203 Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Center for Structural and
Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, 23562
Lübeck, Germany
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia
Medica, 201203 Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Center for Structural and
Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, 23562
Lübeck, Germany
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia
Medica, 201203 Shanghai, China
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institute,
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80336 Munich,
Germany
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research,
University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven,
Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research,
University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven,
Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research,
University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven,
Belgium
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- Leiden University Medical Center,
2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center,
2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia
Medica, 201203 Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Center for Structural and
Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, 23562
Lübeck, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF),
Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems Site, University of
Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Shanghai Institute of Materia
Medica, 201203 Shanghai, China
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Pan HH, Tsai CR, Ting PJ, Huang FL, Wang LC, Lin CF, Ko JL, Lue KH, Chen PY. Respiratory presentation of patients infected with enterovirus D68 in Taiwan. Pediatr Neonatol 2020; 61:168-173. [PMID: 31575458 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2019.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) has been endemic in Taiwan for some years with a small number of positive cases. Detailed information about respiratory presentation is lacking. This study characterized the clinical course in children admitted to the medical center and regional hospital in Taichung during 2015. METHODS Retrospective chart review of patients with confirmed EV-D68 infection admitted to the medical center and regional hospital in Taichung with respiratory symptoms in the second half of 2015. Past medical history, clinical presentation, management, and course in hospital were collected and analyzed. Simple demographic data and clinical symptoms were also collected from patients confirmed with EV-D68 infection who visited clinics in Taichung. RESULTS Six children were included. Two patients had a prior history of asthma or recurrent dyspnea, and one had other preexisting medical comorbidities. One child was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. All the patients were cured. Cough, rhinorrhea, tachypnea and fever were the most common clinical symptoms among inpatients, while influenza-like illness (ILI) was prevalent in outpatients. CONCLUSION EV-D68 infection resulted in respiratory presentations of asthma-like illness in the hospitalized pediatric population. Patients with a prior history of asthma or recurrent dyspnea appear to be more severely affected.
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- Hui-Hsien Pan
- Department of Pediatrics, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan; Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan; Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Microbiology Section of the Medical Laboratory Department, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Microbiology Section of the Medical Laboratory Department, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan; Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan; Department of Medical Oncology and Chest Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan; Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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Hu YL, Chang LY. Current status of enterovirus D68 worldwide and in Taiwan. Pediatr Neonatol 2020; 61:9-15. [PMID: 31706947 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2019.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Enterovirus D68 was first identified in 1962 and caused a worldwide outbreak starting from the North America in 2014. Enterovirus D68 has been in continuous circulation among many countries recently, including Taiwan. Reports also reveal high seroprevalence, which indicates that the disease burden of enterovirus D68 may be underestimated via viral culture or polymerase chain reaction results. Although most infected cases have mild respiratory illness, severe complications including acute flaccid myelitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome have also been reported. In the position of an emerging pathogen, enterovirus D68 poses a threat to public health and may cause devastating diseases. Diverse severity of neurological sequelae remains inevitable among acute flaccid myelitis patients, but no curable treatment is available currently. According to the management suggestions of the American Centers of Disease Control, uses of corticosteroids and plasmapheresis are either preferred or avoided and intravenous immunoglobulin also has no clear indication in the treatment for acute flaccid myelitis. In this review article, we provide information about the epidemiology, clinical recognition and treatment strategy of enterovirus D68. Better understanding of this disease is the foothold for advanced investigation and monitoring in the future.
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- Ya-Li Hu
- Department of Pediatrics, New Taipei City Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Fall A, Jallow MM, Kebe O, Kiori DE, Sy S, Goudiaby D, Boye CSB, Niang MN, Dia N. Low Circulation of Subclade A1 Enterovirus D68 Strains in Senegal during 2014 North America Outbreak. Emerg Infect Dis 2019; 25:1404-1407. [PMID: 31211670 PMCID: PMC6590772 DOI: 10.3201/eid2507.181441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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To retrospectively investigate enterovirus D68 circulation in Senegal during the 2014 US outbreak, we retrieved specimens from 708 persons, mostly children, who had acute respiratory symptoms during September-December 2014. Enterovirus D68 was detected in 14 children (2.1%); most cases occurred in October. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all strains clustered within subclade A1.
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Manifestations of enterovirus D68 and high seroconversion among children attending a kindergarten. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2019; 52:858-864. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Ma C, Hu Y, Zhang J, Musharrafieh R, Wang J. A Novel Capsid Binding Inhibitor Displays Potent Antiviral Activity against Enterovirus D68. ACS Infect Dis 2019; 5:1952-1962. [PMID: 31532189 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a respiratory viral pathogen that primarily infects children under the age of 8. Although EV-D68 infection typically leads to moderate to severe respiratory illnesses, recent years have seen increasing cases of EV-D68 triggered neurological complications such as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). There is currently no vaccine or antiviral available for EV-D68; we therefore aimed to develop potent and specific small molecule antivirals against EV-D68. In this study, we report our discovery of a viral capsid inhibitor R856932 that inhibits multiple contemporary EV-D68 strains with single-digit to submicromolar efficacy. Mechanistic studies have shown that the tetrazole compound R856932 binds to the hydrophobic pocket of viral capsid protein VP1, thereby preventing viral uncoating and release of viral genome in the infected cells. The mechanism of action of R856932 was confirmed by time-of-addition, Western blot, RT-qPCR, viral heat inactivation, serial viral passage, and reverse genetics experiments. A single mutation located at VP1, A129V, confers resistance against R856932. However, a recombination virus encoding VP1-A129V appeared to have compromised fitness of replication compared to the wild-type EV-D68 virus as shown by the competition growth assay. Overall, the hit compound identified in this study, R856932, represents a promising starting point with a confirmed mechanism of action that can be further developed into EV-D68 antivirals.
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- Chunlong Ma
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Kramer R, Sabatier M, Wirth T, Pichon M, Lina B, Schuffenecker I, Josset L. Molecular diversity and biennial circulation of enterovirus D68: a systematic screening study in Lyon, France, 2010 to 2016. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 23. [PMID: 30229724 PMCID: PMC6144471 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.37.1700711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Understanding enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) circulation patterns as well as risk factors for severe respiratory and neurological illness is important for developing preventive strategies. Methods: Between 2010 and 2016, 11,132 respiratory specimens from hospitalised patients in Lyon, France, were screened for EV-D68 by PCR. Phylogenetic relationships of the viral-protein-1 sequences were reconstructed using maximum-likelihood and Bayesian-Markov-Chain-Monte-Carlo approaches. Results: Overall, 171 infections with a biennial pattern were detected, including seven, one, 55, none, 42, one and 65 cases annually during 2010–16. Children (< 16 years-old; n = 150) were mostly affected and 71% (n = 121) of the total patients were under 5 years-old. In 146 patients with medical reviews, 73% (n = 107) presented with acute respiratory distress. Among paediatric patients with medical reviews (n = 133), 55% (n=73) had an asthma/wheezing history, while among adults (n = 13), 11 had underlying diseases. In total, 45 patients had severe infections and 28 patients needed intensive care unit stays. No acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) was detected. We found genotypes A, B1, B2 B3 and D circulating, and no associations between these and clinical presentations. During the study, new genotypes continuously emerged, being replaced over time. We estimated that ancestors of currently circulating genotypes emerged in the late-1990s to 2010. Rises of the EV-D68 effective population size in Lyon coincided with infection upsurges. Phylogenetic analyses showed ongoing diversification of EV-D68 worldwide, coinciding with more infections in recent years and increases of reported AFM paediatric cases. Conclusions: Reinforcement of diagnostic capacities and clinical-based surveillance of EV-D68 infections is needed in Europe to assess the EV-D68 burden.
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- Rolf Kramer
- These authors contributed equally.,European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut des Agents Infectieux, HCL, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- These authors contributed equally.,Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut des Agents Infectieux, HCL, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- Institut Systématique Evolution Biodiversité (ISYEB), EPHE, MNHN, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Laboratoire Biologie Intégrative des Populations, Evolution Moléculaire, EPHE, PSL University, Paris, France
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- Virpath, CIRI, Université de Lyon, INSERM U1111, CNRS 5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL, Lyon, France.,Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut des Agents Infectieux, HCL, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- Virpath, CIRI, Université de Lyon, INSERM U1111, CNRS 5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL, Lyon, France.,Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut des Agents Infectieux, HCL, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- Virpath, CIRI, Université de Lyon, INSERM U1111, CNRS 5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL, Lyon, France.,Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut des Agents Infectieux, HCL, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- Virpath, CIRI, Université de Lyon, INSERM U1111, CNRS 5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL, Lyon, France.,Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut des Agents Infectieux, HCL, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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Enterovirus D68 Subclade B3 Circulation in Senegal, 2016: Detection from Influenza-like Illness and Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13881. [PMID: 31554908 PMCID: PMC6761155 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50470-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Following the 2014 outbreak, active surveillance of the EV-D68 has been implemented in many countries worldwide. Despite subsequent EV-D68 outbreaks (2014 and 2016) reported in many areas, EV-D68 circulation remains largely unexplored in Africa except in Senegal, where low levels of EV-D68 circulation were first noted during the 2014 outbreak. Here we investigate subsequent epidemiology of EV-D68 in Senegal from June to September 2016 by screening respiratory specimens from ILI and stool from AFP surveillance. EV-D68 was detected in 7.4% (44/596) of patients; 40 with ILI and 4 with AFP. EV-D68 detection was significantly more common in children under 5 years (56.8%, p = 0.016). All EV-D68 strains detected belonged to the newly defined subclade B3. This study provides the first evidence of EV-D68 B3 subclade circulation in Africa from patients with ILI and AFP during a 2016 outbreak in Senegal. Enhanced surveillance of EV-D68 is needed to better understand the epidemiology of EV-D68 in Africa.
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Hixon AM, Frost J, Rudy MJ, Messacar K, Clarke P, Tyler KL. Understanding Enterovirus D68-Induced Neurologic Disease: A Basic Science Review. Viruses 2019; 11:E821. [PMID: 31487952 PMCID: PMC6783995 DOI: 10.3390/v11090821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
In 2014, the United States (US) experienced an unprecedented epidemic of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)-induced respiratory disease that was temporally associated with the emergence of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a paralytic disease occurring predominantly in children, that has a striking resemblance to poliomyelitis. Although a definitive causal link between EV-D68 infection and AFM has not been unequivocally established, rapidly accumulating clinical, immunological, and epidemiological evidence points to EV-D68 as the major causative agent of recent seasonal childhood AFM outbreaks in the US. This review summarizes evidence, gained from in vivo and in vitro models of EV-D68-induced disease, which demonstrates that contemporary EV-D68 strains isolated during and since the 2014 outbreak differ from historical EV-D68 in several factors influencing neurovirulence, including their genomic sequence, their receptor utilization, their ability to infect neurons, and their neuropathogenicity in mice. These findings provide biological plausibility that EV-D68 is a causal agent of AFM and provide important experimental models for studies of pathogenesis and treatment that are likely to be difficult or impossible in humans.
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- Alison M Hixon
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Hospital Medicine and Pediatric Infectious Disease Sections, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
- Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Neurology Service, Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Richter J, Tryfonos C, Christodoulou C. Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses in Cyprus 2008-2017. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220938. [PMID: 31393960 PMCID: PMC6687182 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Enteroviruses (EVs) are associated with a broad spectrum of disease manifestations, including aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, hand, foot and mouth disease, acute flaccid paralysis and acute flaccid myelitis with outbreaks being reported frequently world-wide. The aim of this study was the molecular characterization of all enteroviruses detected in Cyprus in the ten-year period from January 2008 and December 2017 as well as a description of the circulation patterns associated with the most frequently encountered genotypes. For this purpose, serum, cerebrospinal fluid, nasal swab, skin swab and/or stool samples from 2666 patients with a suspected EV infection were analysed between January 2008 and December 2017. Enteroviruses were detected in 295 (11.1%) patients, which were then investigated further for epidemiological analysis by VP1 genotyping. Overall, 24 different enterovirus types belonging to three different species were identified. The predominant species was EV-B (209/295, 71%), followed by species EV-A (77/295, 26.1%). Only one virus belonged to species EV-D, whereas EV-C enteroviruses were not identified at all. The most frequent genotypes identified were echovirus 30 (26.1%), echovirus 6 (14.2%) and coxsackievirus A6 (10.9%). While Echovirus 30 and echovirus 6 frequency was significantly higher in patients older than 3 years of age, the opposite was observed for CV-A16 and EV-A71, which dominated in young children less than 3 years. Importantly, for the current study period a significant increase of previously only sporadically observed EV-A types, such as EV-A71 and CV-A16 was noted. A phylogenetic analysis of EV-A71 showed that the majority of the EV-A71 strains from Cyprus belonged to sub-genogroup C1 and C2, with the exception of one C4 strain that was observed in 2011. The data presented provide a comprehensive picture of enteroviruses circulating in Cyprus over the last decade and will be helpful to clinicians and researchers involved in the treatment, prevention and control of enteroviral infections by helping interpret trends in enteroviral diseases by associating them with circulating serotypes, for studying the association of enteroviruses with clinical manifestations and develop strategies for designing future EV vaccines.
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- Jan Richter
- Department of Molecular Virology, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Funakoshi Y, Ito K, Morino S, Kinoshita K, Morikawa Y, Kono T, Doan YH, Shimizu H, Hanaoka N, Konagaya M, Fujimoto T, Suzuki A, Chiba T, Akiba T, Tomaru Y, Watanabe K, Shimizu N, Horikoshi Y. Enterovirus D68 respiratory infection in a children's hospital in Japan in 2015. Pediatr Int 2019; 61:768-776. [PMID: 31136073 PMCID: PMC7167638 DOI: 10.1111/ped.13903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Outbreaks of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) respiratory infections in children were reported globally in 2014. In Japan, there was an EV-D68 outbreak in the autumn of 2015 (September-October). The aim of this study was to compare EV-D68-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive and EV-D68-specific PCR-negative patients. METHODS Pediatric patients admitted for any respiratory symptoms between September and October 2015 were enrolled. Nasopharyngeal swabs were tested for multiplex respiratory virus PCR and EV-D68-specific reverse transcription-PCR. EV-D68-specific PCR-positive and -negative patients were compared regarding demographic data and clinical information. RESULTS A nasopharyngeal swab was obtained from 76 of 165 patients admitted with respiratory symptoms during the study period. EV-D68 was detected in 40 samples (52.6%). Median age in the EV-D68-specific PCR-positive and -negative groups was 3.0 years (IQR, 5.5 years) and 3.0 years (IQR, 4.0 years), respectively. The rates of coinfection in the two groups were 32.5% and 47.2%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the history of asthma or recurrent wheezing, length of hospitalization, or pediatric intensive care unit admission rate between the groups. The median days between symptom onset and admission was significantly lower for the EV-D68-positive group (3.0 days vs 5.0 days, P = 0.001). EV-D68 was identified as clade B on phylogenetic analysis. No cases of acute flaccid myelitis were encountered. CONCLUSIONS More than half of the samples from the children admitted with respiratory symptoms were positive for EV-D68-specific PCR during the outbreak. Asthma history was not associated with the risk of developing severe respiratory infection.
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- Yu Funakoshi
- Department of General Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Clinical Research Support Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Medical Science, Department of Virology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Medical Science, Department of Virology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Medical Science, Department of Virology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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Musharrafieh R, Zhang J, Tuohy P, Kitamura N, Bellampalli SS, Hu Y, Khanna R, Wang J. Discovery of Quinoline Analogues as Potent Antivirals against Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). J Med Chem 2019; 62:4074-4090. [PMID: 30912944 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is an atypical nonpolio enterovirus that mainly infects the respiratory system of humans, leading to moderate-to-severe respiratory diseases. In rare cases, EV-D68 can spread to the central nervous system and cause paralysis in infected patients, especially young children and immunocompromised individuals. There is currently no approved vaccine or antiviral available for the prevention and treatment of EV-D68. In this study, we aimed to improve the antiviral potency and selectivity of a previously reported EV-D68 inhibitor, dibucaine, through structure-activity relationship studies. In total, 60 compounds were synthesized and tested against EV-D68 using the viral cytopathic effect assay. Three compounds 10a, 12a, and 12c were identified to have significantly improved potency (EC50 < 1 μM) and a high selectivity index (>180) compared with dibucaine against five different strains of EV-D68 viruses. These compounds also showed potent antiviral activity in neuronal cells, such as A172 and SH-SY5Y cells, suggesting they might be further developed for the treatment of both respiratory infection as well as neuronal infection.
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Validating Enterovirus D68-2A pro as an Antiviral Drug Target and the Discovery of Telaprevir as a Potent D68-2A pro Inhibitor. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.02221-18. [PMID: 30674624 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02221-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a viral pathogen that leads to severe respiratory illness and has been linked with the development of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in children. No vaccines or antivirals are currently available for EV-D68 infection, and treatment options for hospitalized patients are limited to supportive care. Here, we report the expression of the EV-D68 2A protease (2Apro) and characterization of its enzymatic activity. Furthermore, we discovered that telaprevir, an FDA-approved drug used for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, is a potent antiviral against EV-D68 by targeting the 2Apro enzyme. Using a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based substrate cleavage assay, we showed that the purified EV-D68 2Apro has proteolytic activity selective against a peptide sequence corresponding to the viral VP1-2A polyprotein junction. Telaprevir inhibits EV-D68 2Apro through a nearly irreversible, biphasic binding mechanism. In cell culture, telaprevir showed submicromolar-to-low-micromolar potency against several recently circulating neurotropic strains of EV-D68 in different human cell lines. To further confirm the antiviral drug target, serial viral passage experiments were performed to select for resistance against telaprevir. An N84T mutation near the active site of 2Apro was identified in resistant viruses, and this mutation reduced the potency of telaprevir in both the enzymatic and cellular antiviral assays. Collectively, we report for the first time the in vitro enzymatic activity of EV-D68 2Apro and the identification of telaprevir as a potent EV-D68 2Apro inhibitor. These findings implicate EV-D68 2Apro as an antiviral drug target and highlight the repurposing potential of telaprevir to treat EV-D68 infection.IMPORTANCE A 2014 EV-D68 outbreak in the United States has been linked to the development of acute flaccid myelitis in children. Unfortunately, no treatment options against EV-D68 are currently available, and the development of effective therapeutics is urgently needed. Here, we characterize and validate a new EV-D68 drug target, the 2Apro, and identify telaprevir-an FDA-approved drug used to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections-as a potent antiviral with a novel mechanism of action toward 2Apro 2Apro functions as a viral protease that cleaves a peptide sequence corresponding to the VP1-2A polyprotein junction. The binding of telaprevir potently inhibits its enzymatic activity, and using drug resistance selection, we show that the potent antiviral activity of telaprevir was due to 2Apro inhibition. This is the first inhibitor to selectively target the 2Apro from EV-D68 and can be used as a starting point for the development of therapeutics with selective activity against EV-D68.
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Kramer R, Lina B, Shetty J. Acute flaccid myelitis caused by enterovirus D68: Case definitions for use in clinical practice. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2019; 23:235-239. [PMID: 30670331 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) was increasingly detected in recent years, coinciding with upsurges of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections. We reviewed the evidence for a causal relationship between both. Based on reported cases, we provide case definitions for AFM caused by EV-D68 infections to enable a standard procedure for affected patients. Current case definitions are focussing on epidemiological aspects but clinical case definitions are still missing. We propose the following case definitions to be used in clinical practice in order to mirror clinical realities and facilitate a common systematic approach in case management: A possible case is defined as a person presenting with either acute myelitis/paralysis or Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), particularly during periods of EV-D68 circulation. A probable case is defined as a person presenting with symptoms of either acute myelitis/paralysis or GBS and at least one of the following criteria: i) MRI abnormality representing with T2 hyperintensity in spinal cord grey matter with or without hyperintensity at dorsal brain stem, ii) investigations showing an axonal neuropathy including reduced compound motor action potentials with normal conduction velocities and absence of conduction blocks compatible with anterior horn cell disease or iii) detection of enteroviruses in a respiratory specimen obtained from the lower respiratory tract during periods of EV-D68 circulation. A confirmed case is defined as a person presenting with acute flaccid myelitis/paralysis, MRI abnormality and detection of enterovirus-D68-specific nucleic acids in a respiratory specimen using a validated PCR assay targeting the VP1 gene with subsequent sequencing and typing.
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- Rolf Kramer
- European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme (EUPHEM); Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut des Agent Infectieux, HCL, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.
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- Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut des Agent Infectieux, HCL, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Virpath, CIRI, Université de Lyon, INSERM U1111, CNRS 5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL, Lyon, France
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- Paediatric Neurosciences, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK; Child Life and Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Zhang Y, Mao D, Keeler SP, Wang X, Wu K, Gerovac BJ, Shornick LL, Agapov EV, Holtzman MJ. Respiratory Enterovirus (like Parainfluenza Virus) Can Cause Chronic Lung Disease if Protection by Airway Epithelial STAT1 Is Lost. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 202:2332-2347. [PMID: 30804041 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1801491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Epithelial barrier cells are proposed to be critical for host defense, and airway epithelial cell capacity for IFN signal transduction is presumed to protect against respiratory viral infection. However, it has been difficult to fully test these concepts given the absence of tools to analyze IFN signaling specific to airway epithelial cells in vivo. To address these issues, we generated a new line of transgenic mice with Cre-driver genes (Foxj1 and Scgb1a1) for a floxed-Stat1 allele (designated Foxj1-Scgb1a1-Cre-Stat1f/f mice) to target the master IFN signal regulator STAT1 in airway epithelial cells and tested these mice for control of infection because of mouse parainfluenza (Sendai) virus and human enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). Indeed, both types of infections showed increases in viral titers and severity of acute illness in Foxj1-Scgb1a1-Cre-Stat1f/f mice and conventional Stat1-/- mice compared with wild-type mice. In concert, the chronic lung disease that develops after Sendai virus infection was also increased in Foxj1-Scgb1a1-Cre-Stat1f/f and Stat1-/ - mice, marked by airway and adjacent parenchymal immune cell infiltration and mucus production for at least 7 wk postinfection. Unexpectedly, relatively mild EV-D68 infection also progressed to chronic lung disease in Foxj1-Scgb1a1-Cre-Stat1f/f and Stat1 -/- mice but was limited (like viral replication) to airways. The results thereby provide proof-of-concept for a critical role of barrier epithelial cells in protection from acute illness and chronic disease after viral infection and suggest a specific role for airway epithelial cells given the limitation of EV-D68 replication and acute and chronic manifestations of disease primarily to airway tissue.
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- Yong Zhang
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Chien YS, Luo ST, Tsao KC, Wang YH, Lin TY, Huang YC, Lee MS. Genomic analysis of enterovirus D68, including one strain isolated from a child with Wilson's disease in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 2019; 118:641-646. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2018.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a pathogen that causes outbreaks of respiratory illness across the world, mostly in children, and can be especially severe in those with asthma. Clusters of acute flaccid myelitis, a poliomyelitis-like neuromuscular weakness syndrome, often occur concurrent with EV-D68 respiratory outbreaks. Seroepidemiologic studies have found that the serum of nearly everyone older than 2 to 5 years contains anti-EV-D68 neutralizing antibodies, which suggests that EV-D68 is a ubiquitous pathogen of childhood. However, knowledge of the viral epitopes against which the humoral immune response is directed is only inferred from previous studies of related viruses. Although neutralizing antibodies protect newborn mice from lethal EV-D68 inoculation via nonphysiologic routes, cotton rats have a mixed phenotype of both benefit and possible exacerbation when inoculated intranasally. The human antibody response to EV-D68 needs to be studied further to clarify the role of antibodies in protection versus pathogenesis, which might differ among respiratory and neurologic disease phenotypes.
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- Matthew R Vogt
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Departments of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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de Crom SC. Enterovirus and parechovirus infections in children: differences in clinical presentation, mechanisms for meningitis without pleocytosis and mechanisms involved in the neurological outcome. Minerva Pediatr 2018; 71:150-158. [PMID: 30511561 DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4946.18.05449-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Enterovirus (EV) and Parechovirus (HPeV) are a frequent cause of infection in children. This review gives an overview of possible causes for differences in clinical presentation. EV and HPeV can cause a meningitis with or without pleocytosis. Different possible mechanisms for meningitis without pleocytosis are given. Little is known about the prognosis and long-term effects of EV and HPeV meningitis in children. Only some studies with a small number of children with EV or HPeV meningitis are reported. The different possible mechanisms involved in the neurological outcome after EV or HPeV meningitis will be discussed.
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Wang D, Guo H, Chang J, Wang D, Liu B, Gao P, Wei W. Andrographolide Prevents EV-D68 Replication by Inhibiting the Acidification of Virus-Containing Endocytic Vesicles. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2407. [PMID: 30349523 PMCID: PMC6186950 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has emerged as a significant respiratory pathogen that can cause severe respiratory disease and acute neurologic disease. At present, there are no approved antiviral agents or vaccines for EV-D68. In this study, we demonstrate that andrographolide (ADO), an active component of Andrographis paniculata, exerts substantial antiviral activity against EV-D68 infection. ADO treatment dramatically inhibited EV-D68 RNA replication (EC50 = 3.45 μM) and protein synthesis without producing significant cytotoxicity at virucidal concentrations. ADO-treated cells did not show any changes in host immune activation, EV-D68 attachment, or viral 5′ UTR activity. Using a pH-sensitive fluorescent indicator system for endocytosis in living cells, we found that ADO prevented the acidification of endocytic vesicles after receptor-mediated endocytosis. Finally, we showed that ADO inhibited the viral replication of circulating isolated EV-D68 strains. In summary, our results demonstrate that ADO suppresses EV-D68 replication by targeting the maturation of virus-containing endosomes of EV-D68. This mechanism represents a promising strategy for drug development.
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- Dongyin Wang
- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Changchun Institute of Biological Products, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hand Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The focus of this review is on enterovirus (EV)-associated acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) due to spinal cord anterior horn cell disease. Emphasis is placed on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of AFP caused by polioviruses, vaccine-derived polioviruses, EV-D68, and EV-A71. RECENT FINDINGS Since the launch of The Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, the worldwide incidence of polio has been reduced by 99.9%, with small numbers of poliomyelitis cases being reported only in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria. With the planned phaseout of oral polio vaccine, vaccine-associated poliomyelitis is also expected to be eliminated. In their place, other EVs, chiefly EV-D68 and EV-A71, have emerged as the principal causes of AFP. There is evidence that the emergence of EV-D68 as a cause of severe respiratory disease and AFP was due to recent genetic virus evolution. Antiviral medications targeting EV-D68, EV-A71, and other EVs will likely be available in the near future. An effective EV-A71 vaccine has been developed, and preliminary investigations suggest an EV-D68 vaccine could be on the horizon. The eradication of poliomyelitis and vaccine-associated poliomyelitis is near, after which other EVs, presently EV-D68 and EV-A71, will be the principle viral causes of AFP. Moving forward, it is essential that EV outbreaks, in particular those associated with neurologic complications, be investigated carefully and the causal strains identified, so that treatment and prevention efforts can be rapidly developed and implemented.
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- Ari Bitnun
- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
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- Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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System Stresses in 2 Pediatric Emergency Departments and 2 Pediatric Urgent Care Centers During the 2014 Enterovirus-D68 Outbreak. Pediatr Emerg Care 2018; 34:250-252. [PMID: 27668922 DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the association of an unprecedented large-scale Enterovirus-D68 outbreak in 2014 with changes in patient volume and acuity and system stress in 2 pediatric emergency departments and 2 pediatric urgent care centers of a single children's hospital. METHODS We compared measures of patient volume, acuity, and system stress during the 2014 Enterovirus-D68 outbreak and the corresponding dates of the previous year. RESULTS Both settings experienced large census increases during the Enterovirus-D68 outbreak; patient census increased significantly more in the pediatric urgent care setting (20.3%) than in the pediatric emergency departments (14.3%). Both settings had significant increases in patient acuity. The proportion of pediatric emergency department patients requiring hospital admission increased; the proportion of patients who left the pediatric urgent care setting without being seen also increased. Although there was no emergency department inpatient boarding during the 2013 comparison period, 4.4% of admitted patients required emergency department boarding during the 2014 outbreak. There was no significant change in the mean length of stay or the probability that patient admission was to the pediatric intensive care unit. CONCLUSIONS Both the pediatric emergency departments and the pediatric urgent care centers experienced increased patient volumes and acuity and significant system stress in association with the 2014 Enterovirus-D68 outbreak. These data will inform those planning resource allocation for future large-scale viral outbreaks.
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Piralla A, Principi N, Ruggiero L, Girello A, Giardina F, De Sando E, Caimmi S, Bianchini S, Marseglia GL, Lunghi G, Baldanti F, Esposito S. Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) in pediatric patients with respiratory infection: The circulation of a new B3 clade in Italy. J Clin Virol 2018; 99-100:91-96. [PMID: 29396353 PMCID: PMC7185653 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, several outbreaks due to Enterovirus D-68 (EV-D68) have been reported, and it was confirmed that the virus can cause upper and lower respiratory tract diseases and be associated with the development of neurological problems. OBJECTIVES The main aim of this research was to study the genetic characteristics of EV-D68 strains that were circulating in Italy identified during an outbreak of an EV-D68 infection that occurred in Italy during the period March-October 2016. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study of the circulation of different types and subtypes of EV-D68 was performed. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from March 2016 through October 2016 in children admitted to the Emergency Room with respiratory diseases. RESULTS Among 390 children, 22 (59.1% males; mean age 47 months) were found to be infected by EV-D68 and most of them were immunocompetent (72.7%). Pneumonia was diagnosed in 12 (54.5%) children. Phylogenetic analysis of the VP1 region showed that all the strains identified in this study belonged to clade B3. Within B3 subclade, the Italian EV-D68 strains were most closely related to strains detected in Southern China in 2015 as well as to strains detected in US and the Netherlands in 2016. CONCLUSIONS These results showed that EV-D68 infections are a common cause of lower respiratory illness in pediatric age. The circulation of one EV-D68 lineage has been proven in Italy and in the European region during 2016. However, further studies are required to investigate whether some strains or lineages may possess a higher affinity for the lower airway or central nervous system.
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- Antonio Piralla
- Molecular Virology Unit, Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Molecular Virology Unit, Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Molecular Virology Unit, Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pavia, Italy
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- Molecular Virology Unit, Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Clinical Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Piazza Menghini 1, 06129, Perugia, Italy.
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Enterovirus D68 virus-like particles expressed in Pichia pastoris potently induce neutralizing antibody responses and confer protection against lethal viral infection in mice. Emerg Microbes Infect 2018; 7:3. [PMID: 29323105 PMCID: PMC5837163 DOI: 10.1038/s41426-017-0005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 09/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has been increasingly associated with severe respiratory illness and neurological complications in children worldwide. However, no vaccine is currently available to prevent EV-D68 infection. In the present study, we investigated the possibility of developing a virus-like particle (VLP)-based EV-D68 vaccine. We found that co-expression of the P1 precursor and 3CD protease of EV-D68 in Pichia pastoris yeast resulted in the generation of EV-D68 VLPs, which were composed of processed VP0, VP1, and VP3 capsid proteins and were visualized as ~30 nm spherical particles. Mice immunized with these VLPs produced serum antibodies capable of specifically neutralizing EV-D68 infections in vitro. The in vivo protective efficacy of the EV-D68 VLP candidate vaccine was assessed in two challenge experiments. The first challenge experiment showed that neonatal mice born to the VLP-immunized dams were fully protected from lethal EV-D68 infection, whereas in the second experiment, passive transfer of anti-VLP sera was found to confer complete protection in the recipient mice. Collectively, these results demonstrate the proof-of-concept for VLP-based broadly effective EV-D68 vaccines.
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"Spike" in acute asthma exacerbations during enterovirus D68 epidemic in Japan: A nation-wide survey. Allergol Int 2018; 67:55-60. [PMID: 28455155 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In September 2015, Japan experienced an unusual increase in acute asthma hospitalizations of children that coincided with an enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) epidemic. The objective of this study is to investigate whether EV-D68 had a causal relationship with the spike in asthma hospitalizations. METHODS A nation-wide retrospective survey of asthma hospitalizations of children was performed for the period from January 2010 through October 2015. The Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology asked its affiliated hospitals to report monthly numbers of hospitalizations, ICU admissions and mechanical ventilations due to acute asthma exacerbation. The data were retrieved from medical databases using predefined search criteria: diagnosis of asthma or asthmatic bronchitis, admission, and age <20 years. Monthly numbers of EV-D68 detection were also obtained from the Infectious Disease Surveillance Center of Japan. A Granger causality test was used to analyze the association of EV-D68 detections for asthma exacerbation. RESULTS A total of 157 hospitals reported 87,189 asthma hospitalizations, including 477 ICU admissions and 1193 mechanical ventilations, during the survey period of 5 years and 10 months. The numbers of these events increased drastically in September 2015. The Granger causality test verified the association between EV-D68 and asthma hospitalizations/mechanical ventilations. The most-affected age group was 3-6 years old. CONCLUSIONS The spike in pediatric asthma hospitalizations in Japan in September 2015 was found to be associated with the EV-D68 epidemic. Respiratory pathogens can cause "epidemics" of asthma exacerbation. Coordinated surveillance of infectious diseases and asthma may be beneficial for prevention and better control of both illnesses.
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Chronic meningoencephalitis caused by Echo virus 6 in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency : Successful treatment with pleconaril. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2017; 130:70-72. [PMID: 29116409 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-017-1289-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chronic enteroviral meningoencephalitis, most commonly caused by echoviruses, can particularly be seen in agammaglobulinemic patients. In spite of the fact that no specific treatment for enteroviral infections exists, pleconaril is an antiviral drug reported to be efficient against enteroviral infections in infants and adults. We present a case of a 42-year-old male, previously diagnosed with common variable immunodeficiency, who presented with severe chronic meningoencephalitis caused by Echo virus 6 and was successfully treated with pleconaril. Enteroviruses usually cause mild symptoms, but some strains can cause life-threatening conditions especially in immunocompromised patients. Although pleconaril production is unprofitable due to the rarity of severe disease, our effective treatment should encourage further availability of pleconaril.
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Prostova MA, Deviatkin AA, Tcelykh IO, Lukashev AN, Gmyl AP. Independent evolution of tetraloop in enterovirus oriL replicative element and its putative binding partners in virus protein 3C. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3896. [PMID: 29018627 PMCID: PMC5633025 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Enteroviruses are small non-enveloped viruses with a (+) ssRNA genome with one open reading frame. Enterovirus protein 3C (or 3CD for some species) binds the replicative element oriL to initiate replication. The replication of enteroviruses features a low-fidelity process, which allows the virus to adapt to the changing environment on the one hand, and requires additional mechanisms to maintain the genome stability on the other. Structural disturbances in the apical region of oriL domain d can be compensated by amino acid substitutions in positions 154 or 156 of 3C (amino acid numeration corresponds to poliovirus 3C), thus suggesting the co-evolution of these interacting sequences in nature. The aim of this work was to understand co-evolution patterns of two interacting replication machinery elements in enteroviruses, the apical region of oriL domain d and its putative binding partners in the 3C protein. Methods To evaluate the variability of the domain d loop sequence we retrieved all available full enterovirus sequences (>6, 400 nucleotides), which were present in the NCBI database on February 2017 and analysed the variety and abundance of sequences in domain d of the replicative element oriL and in the protein 3C. Results A total of 2,842 full genome sequences was analysed. The majority of domain d apical loops were tetraloops, which belonged to consensus YNHG (Y = U/C, N = any nucleotide, H = A/C/U). The putative RNA-binding tripeptide 154–156 (Enterovirus C 3C protein numeration) was less diverse than the apical domain d loop region and, in contrast to it, was species-specific. Discussion Despite the suggestion that the RNA-binding tripeptide interacts with the apical region of domain d, they evolve independently in nature. Together, our data indicate the plastic evolution of both interplayers of 3C-oriL recognition.
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- Maria A Prostova
- Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides, Moscow, Russia
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- Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides, Moscow, Russia
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- Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides, Moscow, Russia.,Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides, Moscow, Russia.,Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides, Moscow, Russia.,Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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Hellferscee O, Tempia S, Walaza S, Variava E, Dawood H, Wolter N, Madhi SA, du Plessis M, Cohen C, Treurnicht FK. Enterovirus genotypes among patients with severe acute respiratory illness, influenza-like illness, and asymptomatic individuals in South Africa, 2012-2014. J Med Virol 2017; 89:1759-1767. [PMID: 28574589 PMCID: PMC5714810 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Enteroviruses can cause outbreaks of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and EV-A, -B, -C, and -D species have different pathogenic profiles and circulation patterns. We aimed to characterize and determine the prevalence of enterovirus genotypes among South African patients with respiratory illness and controls during June 2012 to July 2014. Syndromic SARI and influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance was performed at two sentinel sites. At each site nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal specimens were collected from SARI and ILI patients as well as controls. Specimens were tested for enterovirus by real-time PCR. Positive specimens were further genotyped by sequencing a region of the VP1 gene. The prevalence of enterovirus was 5.8% (87/1494), 3.4% (103/3079), and 3.4% (46/1367) among SARI, ILI, and controls, respectively (SARI/controls, P = 0.002 and ILI/control, P = 0.973). Among the 101/236 (42.8%) enterovirus-positive specimens that could be genotyped, we observed a high diversity of circulating enterovirus genotypes (a total of 33 genotypes) from all four human enterovirus species with high prevalence of Enterovirus-B (60.4%; 61/101) and Enterovirus-A (21.8%; 22/101) compared to Enterovirus-C (10.9%; 11/101) and Enterovirus-D (6.9%; 7/101) (P = 0.477). Of the enterovirus genotypes identified, Echovirus 30 (9.9%, 10/101), Coxsackie virus B5 (7.9%, 8/101) and Enterovirus-D68 (6.9%, 7/101) were most prevalent. There was no difference in disease severity (SARI or ILI compared to controls) between the different enterovirus species (P = 0.167). We observed a high number of enterovirus genotypes in patients with respiratory illness and in controls from South Africa with no disease association of EV species with disease severity.
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- Orienka Hellferscee
- National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory ServiceJohannesburgSouth Africa
- University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory ServiceJohannesburgSouth Africa
- Centres for Disease Control and PreventionAtlantaGeorgia
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory ServiceJohannesburgSouth Africa
- University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
- Department of MedicineKlerksdorp‐Tshepong Hospital ComplexKlerksdorpSouth Africa
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- Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan HospitalPietermaritzburgSouth Africa
- CaprisaUniversity of KwaZulu‐NatalSouth Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory ServiceJohannesburgSouth Africa
- University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory ServiceJohannesburgSouth Africa
- University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory ServiceJohannesburgSouth Africa
- University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory ServiceJohannesburgSouth Africa
- University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory ServiceJohannesburgSouth Africa
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Rui Y, Su J, Wang H, Chang J, Wang S, Zheng W, Cai Y, Wei W, Gordy JT, Markham R, Kong W, Zhang W, Yu XF. Disruption of MDA5-Mediated Innate Immune Responses by the 3C Proteins of Coxsackievirus A16, Coxsackievirus A6, and Enterovirus D68. J Virol 2017; 91:e00546-17. [PMID: 28424289 PMCID: PMC5469270 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00546-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16), CV-A6, and enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) belong to the Picornaviridae family and are major causes of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) and pediatric respiratory disease worldwide. The biological characteristics of these viruses, especially their interplay with the host innate immune system, have not been well investigated. In this study, we discovered that the 3Cpro proteins from CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 bind melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) and inhibit its interaction with MAVS. Consequently, MDA5-triggered type I interferon (IFN) signaling in the retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptor (RLR) pathway was blocked by the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3Cpro proteins. Furthermore, the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3Cpro proteins all cleave transforming growth factor β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1), resulting in the inhibition of NF-κB activation, a host response also critical for Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated signaling. Thus, our data demonstrate that circulating HFMD-associated CV-A16 and CV-A6, as well as severe respiratory disease-associated EV-D68, have developed novel mechanisms to subvert host innate immune responses by targeting key factors in the RLR and TLR pathways. Blocking the ability of 3Cpro proteins from diverse enteroviruses and coxsackieviruses to interfere with type I IFN induction should restore IFN antiviral function, offering a potential novel antiviral strategy.IMPORTANCE CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 are emerging pathogens associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease and pediatric respiratory disease worldwide. The pathogenic mechanisms of these viruses are largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3Cpro proteins block MDA5-triggered type I IFN induction. The 3Cpro proteins of these viruses bind MDA5 and inhibit its interaction with MAVS. In addition, the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3Cpro proteins cleave TAK1 to inhibit the NF-κB response. Thus, our data demonstrate that circulating HFMD-associated CV-A16 and CV-A6, as well as severe respiratory disease-associated EV-D68, have developed a mechanism to subvert host innate immune responses by simultaneously targeting key factors in the RLR and TLR pathways. These findings indicate the potential merit of targeting the CV-A16, CV-A6, and EV-D68 3Cpro proteins as an antiviral strategy.
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- Yajuan Rui
- First Hospital of Jilin University, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Barnadas C, Midgley SE, Skov MN, Jensen L, Poulsen MW, Fischer TK. An enhanced Enterovirus surveillance system allows identification and characterization of rare and emerging respiratory enteroviruses in Denmark, 2015-16. J Clin Virol 2017; 93:40-44. [PMID: 28618288 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2017.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The potential for outbreaks due to Enteroviruses (EV) with respiratory tropism, such as EV-D68, and the detection of new and rare EV species C is a concern. These EVs are typically not detected in stool specimens and may therefore be missed by standard EV surveillance systems. Following the North American outbreak of EV-D68 in 2014, Denmark piloted an enhanced EV surveillance system that included the screening of respiratory samples. OBJECTIVES We aim to report clinical manifestations and phylogenetic descriptions from the rare and emerging EVs identified thereby demonstrating the usefulness of this system. STUDY DESIGN Positive EV samples received through the enhanced non-polio EV pilot surveillance system were characterized by sequencing fragments of VP1, VP2 and VP4 capsid proteins and clinical observations were compiled. RESULTS Between January 2015 and October 2016, six cases of rare genotypes EV-C104, C105 and C109 and nine cases of EV-D68 were identified. Patients presented with mild to moderately severe respiratory illness; no paralysis occurred. Distinct EV-C104, EV-C109 and EV-D68 sequences argue against a common source of introduction of these genotypes in the Danish population. CONCLUSIONS The enhanced EV surveillance system enabled detection and characterization of rare EVs in Denmark. In order to improve our knowledge of and our preparedness against emerging EVs, public health laboratories should consider expanding their EV surveillance system to include respiratory specimens.
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- Céline Barnadas
- European Programme for Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden; Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark; University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
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Schuffenecker I, Mirand A, Josset L, Henquell C, Hecquet D, Pilorgé L, Petitjean-Lecherbonnier J, Manoha C, Legoff J, Deback C, Pillet S, Lepiller Q, Mansuy JM, Marque-Juillet S, Antona D, Peigue-Lafeuille H, Lina B. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients infected with enterovirus D68, France, July to December 2014. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 21:30226. [PMID: 27195770 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2016.21.19.30226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In 2014, the United States (US) experienced a nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection with 1,152 cases reported mainly in hospitalised children with severe asthma or bronchiolitis. Following the US alert, 11 laboratories of the French enterovirus (EV) surveillance network participated in an EV-D68 survey. A total of 6,229 respiratory samples, collected from 1 July to 31 December 2014, were screened for EV-D68 resulting in 212 EV-D68-positive samples. These 212 samples corresponded to 200 EV-D68 cases. The overall EV-D68 positivity rates among respiratory samples were of 5% (184/3,645) and 1.1% (28/2,584) in hospitalised children and adults respectively. The maximum weekly EV-D68 positivity rates were of 16.1% for children (n = 24/149; week 43) and 2.6% for adults (n = 3/115; week 42). Of 173 children with EV-D68 infection alone, the main symptoms were asthma (n = 83; 48.0%) and bronchiolitis (n = 37; 21.4%). One child developed acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) following EV-D68-associated pneumonia. Although there was no significant increase in severe respiratory tract infections reported to the French public health authorities, 10.7% (19/177) of the EV-D68 infected children and 14.3% (3/21) of the EV-D68 infected adults were hospitalised in intensive care units. Phylogenetic analysis of the viral protein 1 (VP1) sequences of 179 EV-D68 cases, revealed that 117 sequences (65.4%), including that of the case of AFP, belonged to the B2 variant of clade B viruses. Continuous surveillance of EV-D68 infections is warranted and could benefit from existing influenza-like illness and EV surveillance networks.
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- Isabelle Schuffenecker
- Centre National de Référence des Enterovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Bosis S, Esposito S. Enterovirus D68-Associated Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Pediatric Age Group. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2017; 19:12. [PMID: 28251508 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-017-0567-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review summarizes the current knowledge regarding the role of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. RECENT FINDINGS EV-D68 is an emergent viral pathogen. Since its first isolation in 1962 in California in four children suffering from CAP and bronchiolitis, EV-D68 has been rarely detected from respiratory specimens. However, recently, EV-D68 infection has raised concerns in the international community because of outbreaks in 2014 in the USA and the increased number of children with EV-D68-associated severe respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, that have been reported in many other countries around the world. EV-D68 causes severe and life-threatening respiratory diseases in the pediatric population, particularly in children with underlying conditions such as prematurity or chronic diseases. Since no specific treatment or vaccinations are available for EV-D68 infections, greater surveillance as well as the use of sensitive and rapid diagnostic methods are essential to prevent and manage new outbreaks.
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- Samantha Bosis
- Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. .,Pediatric Clinic, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Piazza Menghini 1, 06129, Perugia, Italy.
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Vazquez-Perez JA, Ramirez-Gonzalez JE, Moreno-Valencia Y, Hernandez-Hernandez VA, Romero-Espinoza JAI, Castillejos-Lopez M, Hernandez A, Perez-Padilla R, Oropeza-Lopez LE, Escobar-Escamilla N, Gonzalez-Villa M, Alejandre-Garcia A, Regalado-Pineda J, Santillan-Doherty P, Lopez-Martínez I, Diaz-Quiñonez A, Salas-Hernandez J. EV-D68 infection in children with asthma exacerbation and pneumonia in Mexico City during 2014 autumn. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2016; 10:154-60. [PMID: 26935868 PMCID: PMC4814865 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Human enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) recently caused an increase in mild-to-severe pediatric respiratory cases in North America and some European countries. Even though few of these children presented with acute paralytic disease, direct causal relationship cannot yet be assumed. OBJECTIVES The purposes of this report were to describe the clinical findings of an outbreak of EV-D68 infection in Mexico City and identify the genetic relationship with previously reported strains. PATIENTS/METHODS Between September and December 2014, 126 nasopharyngeal samples (NPS) of hospitalized children <15 years of age with ARI were tested for the presence of respiratory viruses using a multiplex RT-qPCR and EV-D68-specific RT-qPCR. Clinical, epidemiological, and demographic data were collected and associated with symptomatology and viral infections. Phylogenetic analyses were performed using VP1 region. RESULTS Enterovirus/rhinovirus infection was detected in 40 patients (31·7%), of which 24 patients were EV-D68-positive. EV-D68 infection prevailed over September and October 2014 and was associated with neutrophilia and lymphopenia, and patients were more likely to develop hypoxemia. Phylogenetic analyses showed that Mexican EV-D68 belongs to the new B1 clade. CONCLUSIONS This is the first EV-D68 outbreak described in Mexico and occurred few weeks after the United States reported similar infections. Although EV-D68 belongs to new B1 clade, no neurological affection was observed.
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- Joel A Vazquez-Perez
- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos, Manuel Martinez Baez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos, Manuel Martinez Baez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos, Manuel Martinez Baez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos, Manuel Martinez Baez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos, Manuel Martinez Baez, Mexico City, Mexico.,Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico
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Moyer K, Wang H, Salamon D, Leber A, Mejias A. Enterovirus D68 in Hospitalized Children: Sequence Variation, Viral Loads and Clinical Outcomes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167111. [PMID: 27875593 PMCID: PMC5119825 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background An outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) caused severe respiratory illness in 2014. The disease spectrum of EV-D68 infections in children with underlying medical conditions other than asthma, the role of EV-D68 loads on clinical illness, and the variation of EV-D68 strains within the same institution over time have not been described. We sought to define the association between EV-D68 loads and sequence variation, and the clinical characteristic in hospitalized children at our institution from 2011 to 2014. Methods May through November 2014, and August to September 2011 to 2013, a convenience sample of nasopharyngeal specimens from children with rhinovirus (RV)/EV respiratory infections were tested for EV-D68 by RT-PCR. Clinical data were compared between children with RV/EV-non-EV-D68 and EV-D68 infections, and among children with EV-D68 infections categorized as healthy, asthmatics, and chronic medical conditions. EV-D68 loads were analyzed in relation to disease severity parameters and sequence variability characterized over time. Results In 2014, 44% (192/438) of samples tested positive for EV-D68 vs. 10% (13/130) in 2011–13 (p<0.0001). PICU admissions (p<0.0001) and non-invasive ventilation (p<0.0001) were more common in children with EV-D68 vs. RV/EV-non-EV-D68 infections. Asthmatic EV-D68+ children, required supplemental oxygen administration (p = 0.03) and PICU admissions (p <0.001) more frequently than healthy children or those with chronic medical conditions; however oxygen duration (p<0.0001), and both PICU and total hospital stay (p<0.01) were greater in children with underlying medical conditions, irrespective of viral burden. By phylogenetic analysis, the 2014 EV-D68 strains clustered into a new sublineage within clade B. Conclusions This is one of the largest pediatric cohorts described from the EV-D68 outbreak. Irrespective of viral loads, EV-D68 was associated with high morbidity in children with asthma and co-morbidities. While EV-D68 circulated before 2014, the outbreak isolates clustered differently than those from prior years.
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- Katherine Moyer
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AM); (AL)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AM); (AL)
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Enterovirus D68 Reemerges Globally as a Severe Pathogen Targeting Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2016; 17:1088-1089. [PMID: 27814328 PMCID: PMC6581449 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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