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Wan Y, Myall AC, Boonyasiri A, Bolt F, Ledda A, Mookerjee S, Weiße AY, Getino M, Turton JF, Abbas H, Prakapaite R, Sabnis A, Abdolrasouli A, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Miglietta L, Donaldson H, Gilchrist M, Hopkins KL, Ellington MJ, Otter JA, Larrouy-Maumus G, Edwards AM, Rodriguez-Manzano J, Didelot X, Barahona M, Holmes AH, Jauneikaite E, Davies F. Integrated analysis of patient networks and plasmid genomes reveals a regional, multi-species outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales carrying both blaIMP and mcr-9 genes. J Infect Dis 2024:jiae019. [PMID: 38245822 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are challenging in healthcare, with resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics. This study describes the emergence of IMP-encoding CPE amongst diverse Enterobacterales species between 2016 and 2019 across a London regional network. METHODS We performed a network analysis of patient pathways, using electronic health records, to identify contacts between IMP-encoding CPE positive patients. Genomes of IMP-encoding CPE isolates were overlayed with patient contacts to imply potential transmission events. RESULTS Genomic analysis of 84 Enterobacterales isolates revealed diverse species (predominantly Klebsiella spp, Enterobacter spp, E. coli); 86% (72/84) harboured an IncHI2 plasmid carrying blaIMP and colistin resistance gene mcr-9 (68/72). Phylogenetic analysis of IncHI2 plasmids identified three lineages showing significant association with patient contacts and movements between four hospital sites and across medical specialities, which was missed on initial investigations. CONCLUSIONS Combined, our patient network and plasmid analyses demonstrate an interspecies, plasmid-mediated outbreak of blaIMPCPE, which remained unidentified during standard investigations. With DNA sequencing and multi-modal data incorporation, the outbreak investigation approach proposed here provides a framework for real-time identification of key factors causing pathogen spread. Plasmid-level outbreak analysis reveals that resistance spread may be wider than suspected, allowing more interventions to stop transmission within hospital networks.
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- Yu Wan
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- HCAI, Fungal, AMR, AMU & Sepsis Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- HCAI, Fungal, AMR, AMU & Sepsis Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Microbiology, North West London Pathology, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology, North West London Pathology, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- HCAI, Fungal, AMR, AMU & Sepsis Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Reference Services Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences and Department of Statistics, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Microbiology, North West London Pathology, London, United Kingdom
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Kechagias S, Theodoridis K, Broomfield J, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Reid R, Georgiou P, van Arkel RJ, Jeffers JRT. The effect of nodal connectivity and strut density within stochastic titanium scaffolds on osteogenesis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1305936. [PMID: 38107615 PMCID: PMC10721980 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1305936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Modern orthopaedic implants use lattice structures that act as 3D scaffolds to enhance bone growth into and around implants. Stochastic scaffolds are of particular interest as they mimic the architecture of trabecular bone and can combine isotropic properties and adjustable structure. The existing research mainly concentrates on controlling the mechanical and biological performance of periodic lattices by adjusting pore size and shape. Still, less is known on how we can control the performance of stochastic lattices through their design parameters: nodal connectivity, strut density and strut thickness. To elucidate this, four lattice structures were evaluated with varied strut densities and connectivity, hence different local geometry and mechanical properties: low apparent modulus, high apparent modulus, and two with near-identical modulus. Pre-osteoblast murine cells were seeded on scaffolds and cultured in vitro for 28 days. Cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation were evaluated. Additionally, the expression levels of key osteogenic biomarkers were used to assess the effect of each design parameter on the quality of newly formed tissue. The main finding was that increasing connectivity increased the rate of osteoblast maturation, tissue formation and mineralisation. In detail, doubling the connectivity, over fixed strut density, increased collagen type-I by 140%, increased osteopontin by 130% and osteocalcin by 110%. This was attributed to the increased number of acute angles formed by the numerous connected struts, which facilitated the organization of cells and accelerated the cell cycle. Overall, increasing connectivity and adjusting strut density is a novel technique to design stochastic structures which combine a broad range of biomimetic properties and rapid ossification.
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- Stylianos Kechagias
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Arkell P, Mairiang D, Songjaeng A, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Hill-Cawthorne K, Avirutnan P, Georgiou P, Holmes A, Rodriguez-Manzano J. Analytical and diagnostic performance characteristics of reverse-transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for dengue virus serotypes 1-4: A scoping review to inform potential use in portable molecular diagnostic devices. PLOS Glob Public Health 2023; 3:e0002169. [PMID: 37552632 PMCID: PMC10409275 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus (DENV) serotypes 1-4 which affects 100-400 million adults and children each year. Reverse-transcriptase (RT) quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays are the current gold-standard in diagnosis and serotyping of infections, but their use in low-middle income countries (LMICs) has been limited by laboratory infrastructure requirements. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays do not require thermocycling equipment and therefore could potentially be deployed outside laboratories and/or miniaturised. This scoping literature review aimed to describe the analytical and diagnostic performance characteristics of previously developed serotype-specific dengue RT-LAMP assays and evaluate potential for use in portable molecular diagnostic devices. A literature search in Medline was conducted. Studies were included if they were listed before 4th May 2022 (no prior time limit set) and described the development of any serotype-specific DENV RT-LAMP assay ('original assays') or described the further evaluation, adaption or implementation of these assays. Technical features, analytical and diagnostic performance characteristics were collected for each assay. Eight original assays were identified. These were heterogenous in design and reporting. Assays' lower limit of detection (LLOD) and linear range of quantification were comparable to RT-qPCR (with lowest reported values 2.2x101 and 1.98x102 copies/ml, respectively, for studies which quantified target RNA copies) and analytical specificity was high. When evaluated, diagnostic performance was also high, though reference diagnostic criteria varied widely, prohibiting comparison between assays. Fourteen studies using previously described assays were identified, including those where reagents were lyophilised or 'printed' into microfluidic channels and where several novel detection methods were used. Serotype-specific DENV RT-LAMP assays are high-performing and have potential to be used in portable molecular diagnostic devices if they can be integrated with sample extraction and detection methods. Standardised reporting of assay validation and diagnostic accuracy studies would be beneficial.
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- Paul Arkell
- Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Molecular Biology of Dengue and Flaviviruses Research Team, Medical Molecular Biotechnology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Bangkok, Thailand
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- Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Research, Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Dengue and Emerging Pathogens (SiCORE-Dengue), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Molecular Biology of Dengue and Flaviviruses Research Team, Medical Molecular Biotechnology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Research, Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- David Price Evans Global Health and Infectious Disease Research Group, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Malpartida-Cardenas K, Moser N, Ansah F, Pennisi I, Ahu Prah D, Amoah LE, Awandare G, Hafalla JCR, Cunnington A, Baum J, Rodriguez-Manzano J, Georgiou P. Sensitive Detection of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Malaria with Seven Novel Parasite-Specific LAMP Assays and Translation for Use at Point-of-Care. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0522222. [PMID: 37158750 PMCID: PMC10269850 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05222-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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Human malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease with high impact in the sub-Saharan Africa region, where 95% of global cases occurred in 2021. While most malaria diagnostic tools are focused on Plasmodium falciparum, there is a current lack of testing non-P. falciparum cases, which may be underreported and, if undiagnosed or untreated, may lead to severe consequences. In this work, seven species-specific loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays were designed and evaluated against TaqMan quantitative PCR (qPCR), microscopy, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). Their clinical performance was assessed with a cohort of 164 samples of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients from Ghana. All asymptomatic samples with a parasite load above 80 genomic DNA (gDNA) copies per μL of extracted sample were detected with the Plasmodium falciparum LAMP assay, reporting 95.6% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] of 89.9 to 98.5) sensitivity and 100% (95% CI of 87.2 to 100) specificity. This assay showed higher sensitivity than microscopy and ELISA, which were 52.7% (95% CI of 39.7 to 67%) and 67.3% (95% CI of 53.3 to 79.3%), respectively. Nine samples were positive for P. malariae, indicating coinfections with P. falciparum, which represented 5.5% of the tested population. No samples were detected as positive for P. vivax, P. ovale, P. knowlesi, or P. cynomolgi by any method. Furthermore, translation to the point-of-care was demonstrated with a subcohort of 18 samples tested locally in Ghana using our handheld lab-on-chip platform, Lacewing, showing comparable results to a conventional fluorescence-based instrument. The developed molecular diagnostic test could detect asymptomatic malaria cases, including submicroscopic parasitemia, and it has the potential to be used for point-of-care applications. IMPORTANCE The spread of Plasmodium falciparum parasites with Pfhrp2/3 gene deletions presents a major threat to reliable point-of-care diagnosis with current rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). Novel molecular diagnostics based on nucleic acid amplification are needed to address this liability. In this work, we overcome this challenge by developing sensitive tools for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum and non-P. falciparum species. Furthermore, we evaluate these tools with a cohort of symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria patients and test a subcohort locally in Ghana. The findings of this work could lead to the implementation of DNA-based diagnostics to fight against the spread of malaria and provide reliable, sensitive, and specific diagnostics at the point of care.
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- Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas
- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
- Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
- Immunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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- Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Immunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Malpartida-Cardenas K, Baum J, Cunnington A, Georgiou P, Rodriguez-Manzano J. A dual paper-based nucleic acid extraction method from blood in under ten minutes for point-of-care diagnostics. Analyst 2023. [PMID: 37265396 DOI: 10.1039/d3an00296a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nucleic acid extraction (NAE) plays a crucial role for diagnostic testing procedures. For decades, dried blood spots (DBS) have been used for serology, drug monitoring, and molecular studies. However, extracting nucleic acids from DBS remains a significant challenge, especially when attempting to implement these applications to the point-of-care (POC). To address this issue, we have developed a paper-based NAE method using cellulose filter papers (DBSFP) that operates without the need for electricity (at room temperature). Our method allows for NAE in less than 7 min, and it involves grade 3 filter paper pre-treated with 8% (v/v) igepal surfactant, 1 min washing step with 1× PBS, and 5 min incubation at room temperature in 1× TE buffer. The performance of the methodology was assessed with loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), targeting the human reference gene beta-actin and the kelch 13 gene from P. falciparum. The developed method was evaluated against FTA cards and magnetic bead-based purification, using time-to-positive (min) for comparative analysis. Furthermore, we optimised our approach to take advantage of the dual functionality of the paper-based extraction, allowing for elution (eluted disk) as well as direct placement of the disk in the LAMP reaction (in situ disk). This flexibility extends to eukaryotic cells, bacterial cells, and viral particles. We successfully validated the method for RNA/DNA detection and demonstrated its compatibility with whole blood stored in anticoagulants. Additionally, we studied the compatibility of DBSFP with colorimetric and lateral flow detection, showcasing its potential for POC applications. Across various tested matrices, targets, and experimental conditions, our results were comparable to those obtained using gold standard methods, highlighting the versatility of our methodology. In summary, this manuscript presents a cost-effective solution for NAE from DBS, enabling molecular testing in virtually any POC setting. When combined with LAMP, our approach provides sample-to-result detection in under 35 minutes.
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- Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas
- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK.
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, UK
- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
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Kreitmann L, Miglietta L, Xu K, Malpartida-Cardenas K, D'Souza G, Kaforou M, Brengel-Pesce K, Drazek L, Holmes A, Rodriguez-Manzano J. Next-generation molecular diagnostics: Leveraging digital technologies to enhance multiplexing in real-time PCR. Trends Analyt Chem 2023; 160:116963. [PMID: 36968318 PMCID: PMC7614363 DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2023.116963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) enables accurate detection and quantification of nucleic acids and has become a fundamental tool in biological sciences, bioengineering and medicine. By combining multiple primer sets in one reaction, it is possible to detect several DNA or RNA targets simultaneously, a process called multiplex PCR (mPCR) which is key to attaining optimal throughput, cost-effectiveness and efficiency in molecular diagnostics, particularly in infectious diseases. Multiple solutions have been devised to increase multiplexing in qPCR, including single-well techniques, using target-specific fluorescent oligonucleotide probes, and spatial multiplexing, where segregation of the sample enables parallel amplification of multiple targets. However, these solutions are mostly limited to three or four targets, or highly sophisticated and expensive instrumentation. There is a need for innovations that will push forward the multiplexing field in qPCR, enabling for a next generation of diagnostic tools which could accommodate high throughput in an affordable manner. To this end, the use of machine learning (ML) algorithms (data-driven solutions) has recently emerged to leverage information contained in amplification and melting curves (AC and MC, respectively) - two of the most standard bio-signals emitted during qPCR - for accurate classification of multiple nucleic acid targets in a single reaction. Therefore, this review aims to demonstrate and illustrate that data-driven solutions can be successfully coupled with state-of-the-art and common qPCR platforms using a variety of amplification chemistries to enhance multiplexing in qPCR. Further, because both ACs and MCs can be predicted from sequence data using thermodynamic databases, it has also become possible to use computer simulation to rationalize and optimize the design of mPCR assays where target detection is supported by data-driven technologies. Thus, this review also discusses recent work converging towards the development of an end-to-end framework where knowledge-based and data-driven software solutions are integrated to streamline assay design, and increase the accuracy of target detection and quantification in the multiplex setting. We envision that concerted efforts by academic and industry scientists will help advance these technologies, to a point where they become mature and robust enough to bring about major improvements in the detection of nucleic acids across many fields.
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Moser N, Yu LS, Rodriguez Manzano J, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Au A, Arkell P, Cicatiello C, Moniri A, Miglietta L, Wang WH, Wang SF, Holmes A, Chen YH, Georgiou P. Quantitative detection of dengue serotypes using a smartphone-connected handheld lab-on-chip platform. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:892853. [PMID: 36185458 PMCID: PMC9521504 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.892853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Dengue is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in the world. Rapid, accurate and scalable diagnostics are key to patient management and epidemiological surveillance of the dengue virus (DENV), however current technologies do not match required clinical sensitivity and specificity or rely on large laboratory equipment. In this work, we report the translation of our smartphone-connected handheld Lab-on-Chip (LoC) platform for the quantitative detection of two dengue serotypes. At its core, the approach relies on the combination of Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) microchip technology to integrate an array of 78 × 56 potentiometric sensors, and a label-free reverse-transcriptase loop mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay. The platform communicates to a smartphone app which synchronises results in real time with a secure cloud server hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for epidemiological surveillance. The assay on our LoC platform (RT-eLAMP) was shown to match performance on a gold-standard fluorescence-based real-time instrument (RT-qLAMP) with synthetic DENV-1 and DENV-2 RNA and extracted RNA from 9 DENV-2 clinical isolates, achieving quantitative detection in under 15 min. To validate the portability of the platform and the geo-tagging capabilities, we led our study in the laboratories at Imperial College London, UK, and Kaohsiung Medical Hospital, Taiwan. This approach carries high potential for application in low resource settings at the point of care (PoC).
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- Nicolas Moser
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Nicolas Moser,
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Center for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Center for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Center for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Wormald BW, Moser N, deSouza NM, Mantikas KT, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Pennisi I, Ind TEJ, Vroobel K, Kalofonou M, Rodriguez-Manzano J, Georgiou P. Lab-on-chip assay of tumour markers and human papilloma virus for cervical cancer detection at the point-of-care. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8750. [PMID: 35610285 PMCID: PMC9128326 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12557-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Cervical cancer affects over half a million people worldwide each year, the majority of whom are in resource-limited settings where cytology screening is not available. As persistent human papilloma virus (HPV) infections are a key causative factor, detection of HPV strains now complements cytology where screening services exist. This work demonstrates the efficacy of a handheld Lab-on-Chip (LoC) device, with an external sample extraction process, in detecting cervical cancer from biopsy samples. The device is based on Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor (ISFET) sensors used in combination with loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays, to amplify HPV DNA and human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) mRNA. These markers were selected because of their high levels of expression in cervical cancer cells, but low to nil expression in normal cervical tissue. The achieved analytical sensitivity for the molecular targets resolved down to a single copy per reaction for the mRNA markers, achieving a limit of detection of 102 for hTERT. In the tissue samples, HPV-16 DNA was present in 4/5 malignant and 2/5 benign tissues, with HPV-18 DNA being present in 1/5 malignant and 1/5 benign tissues. hTERT mRNA was detected in all malignant and no benign tissues, with the demonstrated pilot data to indicate the potential for using the LoC in cervical cancer screening in resource-limited settings on a large scale.
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- Benjamin W Wormald
- Cancer Research UK Cancer Imaging Centre, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, SW7 3RP, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2BT, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Imaging Centre, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, SW7 3RP, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2BT, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2BT, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, School of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, W2 1NY, UK
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2BT, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, School of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, W2 1NY, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2BT, UK.
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Malpartida-Cardenas K, Miglietta L, Peng T, Moniri A, Holmes A, Georgiou P, Rodriguez-Manzano J. Single-channel digital LAMP multiplexing using amplification curve analysis. Sens Diagn 2022; 1:465-468. [PMID: 37034965 PMCID: PMC7614402 DOI: 10.1039/d2sd00038e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
We demonstrate LAMP multiplexing (5-plex) in a single reaction with a single fluorescent channel using the machine learning-based method amplification curve analysis, showing a classification accuracy of 91.33% for detection of respiratory pathogens.
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- Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas
- Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Miglietta L, Moniri A, Pennisi I, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Abbas H, Hill-Cawthorne K, Bolt F, Jauneikaite E, Davies F, Holmes A, Georgiou P, Rodriguez-Manzano J. Coupling Machine Learning and High Throughput Multiplex Digital PCR Enables Accurate Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Genes in Clinical Isolates. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:775299. [PMID: 34888355 PMCID: PMC8650054 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.775299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Rapid and accurate identification of patients colonised with carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) is essential to adopt prompt prevention measures to reduce the risk of transmission. Recent studies have demonstrated the ability to combine machine learning (ML) algorithms with real-time digital PCR (dPCR) instruments to increase classification accuracy of multiplex PCR assays when using synthetic DNA templates. We sought to determine if this novel methodology could be applied to improve identification of the five major carbapenem-resistant genes in clinical CPO-isolates, which would represent a leap forward in the use of PCR-based data-driven diagnostics for clinical applications. We collected 253 clinical isolates (including 221 CPO-positive samples) and developed a novel 5-plex PCR assay for detection of blaIMP, blaKPC, blaNDM, blaOXA-48, and blaVIM. Combining the recently reported ML method “Amplification and Melting Curve Analysis” (AMCA) with the abovementioned multiplex assay, we assessed the performance of the AMCA methodology in detecting these genes. The improved classification accuracy of AMCA relies on the usage of real-time data from a single-fluorescent channel and benefits from the kinetic/thermodynamic information encoded in the thousands of amplification events produced by high throughput real-time dPCR. The 5-plex showed a lower limit of detection of 10 DNA copies per reaction for each primer set and no cross-reactivity with other carbapenemase genes. The AMCA classifier demonstrated excellent predictive performance with 99.6% (CI 97.8–99.9%) accuracy (only one misclassified sample out of the 253, with a total of 160,041 positive amplification events), which represents a 7.9% increase (p-value <0.05) compared to conventional melting curve analysis. This work demonstrates the use of the AMCA method to increase the throughput and performance of state-of-the-art molecular diagnostic platforms, without hardware modifications and additional costs, thus potentially providing substantial clinical utility on screening patients for CPO carriage.
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- Luca Miglietta
- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.,Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.,Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Rodriguez-Manzano J, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Moser N, Pennisi I, Cavuto M, Miglietta L, Moniri A, Penn R, Satta G, Randell P, Davies F, Bolt F, Barclay W, Holmes A, Georgiou P. Handheld Point-of-Care System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Extracted RNA in under 20 min. ACS Cent Sci 2021; 7:307-317. [PMID: 33649735 PMCID: PMC7839415 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health emergency characterized by the high rate of transmission and ongoing increase of cases globally. Rapid point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics to detect the causative virus, SARS-CoV-2, are urgently needed to identify and isolate patients, contain its spread and guide clinical management. In this work, we report the development of a rapid PoC diagnostic test (<20 min) based on reverse transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) and semiconductor technology for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 from extracted RNA samples. The developed LAMP assay was tested on a real-time benchtop instrument (RT-qLAMP) showing a lower limit of detection of 10 RNA copies per reaction. It was validated against extracted RNA from 183 clinical samples including 127 positive samples (screened by the CDC RT-qPCR assay). Results showed 91% sensitivity and 100% specificity when compared to RT-qPCR and average positive detection times of 15.45 ± 4.43 min. For validating the incorporation of the RT-LAMP assay onto our PoC platform (RT-eLAMP), a subset of samples was tested (n = 52), showing average detection times of 12.68 ± 2.56 min for positive samples (n = 34), demonstrating a comparable performance to a benchtop commercial instrument. Paired with a smartphone for results visualization and geolocalization, this portable diagnostic platform with secure cloud connectivity will enable real-time case identification and epidemiological surveillance.
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- Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano
- Department
of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Imperial
College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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- Imperial
College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Imperial
College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Moniri A, Miglietta L, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Pennisi I, Cacho-Soblechero M, Moser N, Holmes A, Georgiou P, Rodriguez-Manzano J. Amplification Curve Analysis: Data-Driven Multiplexing Using Real-Time Digital PCR. Anal Chem 2020; 92:13134-13143. [PMID: 32946688 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Information about the kinetics of PCR reactions is encoded in the amplification curve. However, in digital PCR (dPCR), this information is typically neglected by collapsing each amplification curve into a binary output (positive/negative). Here, we demonstrate that the large volume of raw data obtained from real-time dPCR instruments can be exploited to perform data-driven multiplexing in a single fluorescent channel using machine learning methods, by virtue of the information in the amplification curve. This new approach, referred to as amplification curve analysis (ACA), was shown using an intercalating dye (EvaGreen), reducing the cost and complexity of the assay and enabling the use of melting curve analysis for validation. As a case study, we multiplexed 3 carbapenem-resistant genes to show the impact of this approach on global challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. In the presence of single targets, we report a classification accuracy of 99.1% (N = 16188), which represents a 19.7% increase compared to multiplexing based on the final fluorescent intensity. Considering all combinations of amplification events (including coamplifications), the accuracy was shown to be 92.9% (N = 10383). To support the analysis, we derived a formula to estimate the occurrence of coamplification in dPCR based on multivariate Poisson statistics and suggest reducing the digital occupancy in the case of multiple targets in the same digital panel. The ACA approach takes a step toward maximizing the capabilities of existing real-time dPCR instruments and chemistries, by extracting more information from data to enable data-driven multiplexing with high accuracy. Furthermore, we expect that combining this method with existing probe-based assays will increase multiplexing capabilities significantly. We envision that once emerging point-of-care technologies can reliably capture real-time data from isothermal chemistries, the ACA method will facilitate the implementation of dPCR outside of the lab.
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- Ahmad Moniri
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.,Section of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1NY, U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.,NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, U.K
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Cacho-Soblechero M, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Cicatiello C, Rodriguez-Manzano J, Georgiou P. A Dual-Sensing Thermo-Chemical ISFET Array for DNA-Based Diagnostics. IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst 2020; 14:477-489. [PMID: 32149696 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2020.2978000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
This paper presents a 32 × 32 ISFET array with in-pixel dual-sensing and programmability targeted for on-chip DNA amplification detection. The pixel architecture provides thermal and chemical sensing by encoding temperature and ion activity in a single output PWM, modulating its frequency and its duty cycle respectively. Each pixel is composed of an ISFET-based differential linear OTA and a 2-stage sawtooth oscillator. The operating point and characteristic response of the pixel can be programmed, enabling trapped charge compensation and enhancing the versatility and adaptability of the architecture. Fabricated in 0.18 μm standard CMOS process, the system demonstrates a quadratic thermal response and a highly linear pH sensitivity, with a trapped charge compensation scheme able to calibrate 99.5% of the pixels in the target range, achieving a homogeneous response across the array. Furthermore, the sensing scheme is robust against process variations and can operate under various supply conditions. Finally, the architecture suitability for on-chip DNA amplification detection is proven by performing Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) of phage lambda DNA, obtaining a time-to-positive of 7.71 minutes with results comparable to commercial qPCR instruments. This architecture represents the first in-pixel dual thermo-chemical sensing in ISFET arrays for Lab-on-a-Chip diagnostics.
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Rodriguez-Manzano J, Moser N, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Moniri A, Fisarova L, Pennisi I, Boonyasiri A, Jauneikaite E, Abdolrasouli A, Otter JA, Bolt F, Davies F, Didelot X, Holmes A, Georgiou P. Rapid Detection of Mobilized Colistin Resistance using a Nucleic Acid Based Lab-on-a-Chip Diagnostic System. Sci Rep 2020; 10:8448. [PMID: 32439986 PMCID: PMC7242339 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64612-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to global public health. One of the most concerning trends is the rapid spread of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms (CPO), where colistin has become the last-resort antibiotic treatment. The emergence of colistin resistance, including the spread of mobilized colistin resistance (mcr) genes, raises the possibility of untreatable bacterial infections and motivates the development of improved diagnostics for the detection of colistin-resistant organisms. This work demonstrates a rapid response for detecting the most recently reported mcr gene, mcr−9, using a portable and affordable lab-on-a-chip (LoC) platform, offering a promising alternative to conventional laboratory-based instruments such as real-time PCR (qPCR). The platform combines semiconductor technology, for non-optical real-time DNA sensing, with a smartphone application for data acquisition, visualization and cloud connectivity. This technology is enabled by using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) as the chemistry for targeted DNA detection, by virtue of its high sensitivity, specificity, yield, and manageable temperature requirements. Here, we have developed the first LAMP assay for mcr−9 - showing high sensitivity (down to 100 genomic copies/reaction) and high specificity (no cross-reactivity with other mcr variants). This assay is demonstrated through supporting a hospital investigation where we analyzed nucleic acids extracted from 128 carbapenemase-producing bacteria isolated from clinical and screening samples and found that 41 carried mcr−9 (validated using whole genome sequencing). Average positive detection times were 6.58 ± 0.42 min when performing the experiments on a conventional qPCR instrument (n = 41). For validating the translation of the LAMP assay onto a LoC platform, a subset of the samples were tested (n = 20), showing average detection times of 6.83 ± 0.92 min for positive isolates (n = 14). All experiments detected mcr−9 in under 10 min, and both platforms showed no statistically significant difference (p-value > 0.05). When sample preparation and throughput capabilities are integrated within this LoC platform, the adoption of this technology for the rapid detection and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance genes will decrease the turnaround time for DNA detection and resistotyping, improving diagnostic capabilities, patient outcomes, and the management of infectious diseases.
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- Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. .,Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.,Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences and Department of Statistics, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Kalofonou M, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Alexandrou G, Rodriguez-Manzano J, Yu LS, Miscourides N, Allsopp R, Gleason KLT, Goddard K, Fernandez-Garcia D, Page K, Georgiou P, Ali S, Coombes RC, Shaw J, Toumazou C. A novel hotspot specific isothermal amplification method for detection of the common PIK3CA p.H1047R breast cancer mutation. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4553. [PMID: 32165708 PMCID: PMC7067842 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60852-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer (BC) is a common cancer in women worldwide. Despite advances in treatment, up to 30% of women eventually relapse and die of metastatic breast cancer. Liquid biopsy analysis of circulating cell-free DNA fragments in the patients' blood can monitor clonality and evolving mutations as a surrogate for tumour biopsy. Next generation sequencing platforms and digital droplet PCR can be used to profile circulating tumour DNA from liquid biopsies; however, they are expensive and time consuming for clinical use. Here, we report a novel strategy with proof-of-concept data that supports the usage of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) to detect PIK3CA c.3140 A > G (H1047R), a prevalent BC missense mutation that is attributed to BC tumour growth. Allele-specific primers were designed and optimized to detect the p.H1047R variant following the USS-sbLAMP method. The assay was developed with synthetic DNA templates and validated with DNA from two breast cancer cell-lines and two patient tumour tissue samples through a qPCR instrument and finally piloted on an ISFET enabled microchip. This work sets a foundation for BC mutational profiling on a Lab-on-Chip device, to help the early detection of patient relapse and to monitor efficacy of systemic therapies for personalised cancer patient management.
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- Melpomeni Kalofonou
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England.
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE2 7LX, England
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- Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE2 7LX, England
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE2 7LX, England
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE2 7LX, England
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, England
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Malpartida-Cardenas K, Miscourides N, Rodriguez-Manzano J, Yu LS, Moser N, Baum J, Georgiou P. Quantitative and rapid Plasmodium falciparum malaria diagnosis and artemisinin-resistance detection using a CMOS Lab-on-Chip platform. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 145:111678. [PMID: 31541787 PMCID: PMC7224984 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Early and accurate diagnosis of malaria and drug-resistance is essential to effective disease management. Available rapid malaria diagnostic tests present limitations in analytical sensitivity, drug-resistance testing and/or quantification. Conversely, diagnostic methods based on nucleic acid amplification stepped forwards owing to their high sensitivity, specificity and robustness. Nevertheless, these methods commonly rely on optical measurements and complex instrumentation which limit their applicability in resource-poor, point-of-care settings. This paper reports the specific, quantitative and fully-electronic detection of Plasmodium falciparum, the predominant malaria-causing parasite worldwide, using a Lab-on-Chip platform developed in-house. Furthermore, we demonstrate on-chip detection of C580Y, the most prevalent single-nucleotide polymorphism associated to artemisinin-resistant malaria. Real-time non-optical DNA sensing is facilitated using Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistors, fabricated in unmodified complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology, coupled with loop-mediated isothermal amplification. This work holds significant potential for the development of a fully portable and quantitative malaria diagnostic that can be used as a rapid point-of-care test.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, UK
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
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Moniri A, Rodriguez-Manzano J, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Yu LS, Didelot X, Holmes A, Georgiou P. Framework for DNA Quantification and Outlier Detection Using Multidimensional Standard Curves. Anal Chem 2019; 91:7426-7434. [PMID: 31056898 PMCID: PMC6551572 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Real-time PCR is a highly sensitive
and powerful technology for
the quantification of DNA and has become the method of choice in microbiology,
bioengineering, and molecular biology. Currently, the analysis of
real-time PCR data is hampered by only considering a single feature
of the amplification profile to generate a standard curve. The current
“gold standard” is the cycle-threshold (Ct) method which is known to provide poor quantification
under inconsistent reaction efficiencies. Multiple single-feature
methods have been developed to overcome the limitations of the Ct method; however, there is an unexplored area
of combining multiple features in order to benefit from their joint
information. Here, we propose a novel framework that combines existing
standard curve methods into a multidimensional standard curve. This
is achieved by considering multiple features together such that each
amplification curve is viewed as a point in a multidimensional space.
Contrary to only considering a single-feature, in the multidimensional
space, data points do not fall exactly on the standard curve, which
enables a similarity measure between amplification curves based on
distances between data points. We show that this framework expands
the capabilities of standard curves in order to optimize quantification
performance, provide a measure of how suitable an amplification curve
is for a standard, and thus automatically detect outliers and increase
the reliability of quantification. Our aim is to provide an affordable
solution to enhance existing diagnostic settings through maximizing
the amount of information extracted from conventional instruments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ahmad Moniri
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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- School of Life Sciences and Department of Statistics , University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL , U.K
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance , Imperial College London , Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London W12 0NN , U.K
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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Rodriguez-Manzano J, Moniri A, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Dronavalli J, Davies F, Holmes A, Georgiou P. Simultaneous Single-Channel Multiplexing and Quantification of Carbapenem-Resistant Genes Using Multidimensional Standard Curves. Anal Chem 2019; 91:2013-2020. [PMID: 30624047 PMCID: PMC6389101 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Multiplexing
and quantification of nucleic acids, both have, in
their own right, significant and extensive use in biomedical related
fields. Currently, the ability to detect several nucleic acid targets
in a single-reaction scales linearly with the number of targets; an
expensive and time-consuming feat. Here, we propose a new methodology
based on multidimensional standard curves that extends the use of
real-time PCR data obtained by common qPCR instruments. By applying
this novel methodology, we achieve simultaneous single-channel multiplexing
and enhanced quantification of multiple targets using only real-time
amplification data. This is obtained without the need of fluorescent
probes, agarose gels, melting curves or sequencing analysis. Given
the importance and demand for tackling challenges in antimicrobial
resistance, the proposed method is applied to four of the most prominent
carbapenem-resistant genes: blaOXA-48, blaNDM, blaVIM, and blaKPC, which account for 97% of
the UK’s reported carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , St. Mary's Hospital , Praed Street , London , W2 1NY , United Kingdom
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , St. Mary's Hospital , Praed Street , London , W2 1NY , United Kingdom
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- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance , Imperial College London , Hammersmith Campus, W12 0NN , London , United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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Yu LS, Rodriguez-Manzano J, Malpartida-Cardenas K, Sewell T, Bader O, Armstrong-James D, Fisher MC, Georgiou P. Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus by Tandem Repeat Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification. J Mol Diagn 2018; 21:286-295. [PMID: 30529128 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Invasive fungal infections caused by multiazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus are associated with increasing rates of mortality in susceptible patients. Current methods of diagnosing infections caused by multiazole-resistant A. fumigatus are, however, not well suited for use in clinical point-of-care testing or in the field. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a widely used method of nucleic acid amplification with rapid and easy-to-use features, making it suitable for use in different resource settings. Here, we developed a LAMP assay to detect a 34 bp tandem repeat, named TR34-LAMP. TR34 is a high-prevalence allele that, in conjunction with the L98H single-nucleotide polymorphism, is associated with the occurrence of multiazole resistance in A. fumigatus in the environment and in patients. This process was validated with both synthetic double-stranded DNA and genomic DNA prepared from azole-resistant isolates of A. fumigatus. Use of our assay resulted in rapid and specific identification of the TR34 allele with high sensitivity, detecting down to 10 genomic copies per reaction within 25 minutes. Fluorescent and colorimetric detections were used for the analysis of 11 clinical isolates as cross validation. These results show that the TR34-LAMP assay has the potential to accelerate the screening of clinical and environmental A. fumigatus to provide a rapid and accurate diagnosis of azole resistance, which current methods struggle to achieve.
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- Ling-Shan Yu
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Malpartida-Cardenas K, Rodriguez-Manzano J, Yu LS, Delves MJ, Nguon C, Chotivanich K, Baum J, Georgiou P. Allele-Specific Isothermal Amplification Method Using Unmodified Self-Stabilizing Competitive Primers. Anal Chem 2018; 90:11972-11980. [PMID: 30226760 PMCID: PMC6195307 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Rapid and specific detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to drug resistance in infectious diseases is crucial for accurate prognostics, therapeutics and disease management at point-of-care. Here, we present a novel amplification method and provide universal guidelines for the detection of SNPs at isothermal conditions. This method, called USS-sbLAMP, consists of SNP-based loop-mediated isothermal amplification (sbLAMP) primers and unmodified self-stabilizing (USS) competitive primers that robustly delay or prevent unspecific amplification. Both sets of primers are incorporated into the same reaction mixture, but always targeting different alleles; one set specific to the wild type allele and the other to the mutant allele. The mechanism of action relies on thermodynamically favored hybridization of totally complementary primers, enabling allele-specific amplification. We successfully validate our method by detecting SNPs, C580Y and Y493H, in the Plasmodium falciparum kelch 13 gene that are responsible for resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapies currently used globally in the treatment of malaria. USS-sbLAMP primers can efficiently discriminate between SNPs with high sensitivity (limit of detection of 5 × 101 copies per reaction), efficiency, specificity and rapidness (<35 min) with the capability of quantitative measurements for point-of-care diagnosis, treatment guidance, and epidemiological reporting of drug-resistance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas
- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus , SW7 2AZ , London , United Kingdom
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- National Centre for Parasitology , Entomology and Malaria Control , Phnom Penh 12302 , Cambodia
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- Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine , Mahidol University , Bangkok 10400 , Thailand
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus , SW7 2AZ , London , United Kingdom
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- Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Imperial College London , London , SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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