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Alberto C, Lambeng N, Deffert C, Breville G, Gayet-Ageron A, Lalive P, Calmy A, Coste A, Papadimitriou-Olivgeris M, Braun D, Lienhard R, Bosshard PP, Fontao L, Toutous Trellu L. Multicentric evaluation of a specific intrathecal anti- Treponema pallidum IgG index as a diagnostic biomarker of neurosyphilis: results from a retro-prospective case-control study. Sex Transm Infect 2024; 100:63-69. [PMID: 38071543 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2023-055913] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The diagnosis of neurosyphilis (NS) lacks a true 'gold standard', making the diagnosis challenging while consequences of a misdiagnosis are potentially severe. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of measuring an antibody index (AI) for the intrathecal synthesis of specific anti-Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) IgG for the diagnosis of NS. METHODS Specific anti-T. pallidum IgG were measured simultaneously in paired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-serum samples collected retrospectively and prospectively between 2007 and 2022, from patients suspected of NS, in Switzerland. An AI was calculated to account for blood-brain barrier integrity. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, sensitivity/specificity and positive/negative predictive values of AI test were estimated. Two NS definitions were used: NS1 included patients with NS suspicion presenting with neurological symptoms and/or acute neurosensory signs, and positive T. Pallidum Hemagglutinations Assay (TPHA)/T. pallidum particle agglutination assay (TPPA) serology and CSF-TPHA/TPPA ≥320, and either CSF-leucocytes >5 cells/mm3 and/or CSF-protein >0.45 g/L and/or a reactive CSF-venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL)/rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test. NS2 included patients with suspected NS presenting with acute ocular and/or otologic symptoms, and positive TPHA/TPPA serology, and a favourable response to NS treatment. Controls were patients diagnosed with any other central nervous system (CNS) pathologies and with positive TPHA/TPPA serology. RESULTS The study included 71 NS (43 NS1 and 28 NS2) and 110 controls. With a threshold of ≥1.7, sensitivity and specificity of the specific AI test were 90.7% (CI 77.7 to 97.4) and 100% (CI 96.7 to 100.0), respectively, for NS1 and 14.3% (CI 4 to 32.7) and 100% (CI 96.7 to 100.0) for NS2. In patients suspected of NS with a CNS involvement (NS1 group), NS could be confirmed by the positivity of this specific AI. CONCLUSIONS Measurement of an intrathecal synthesis index of specific anti-T. pallidum IgG in patients with CSF inflammatory signs appears to be a valuable diagnostic test. However, in otic or ocular syphilis, presenting few CSF abnormalities, AI is not sufficient alone to confirm NS diagnosis. TRIAL REGISTRATION Swiss Association of Research Ethics Committees number 2019-00232.
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- Chloé Alberto
- Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Neurology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- CRC & Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Health and Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Neurology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- HIV/AIDS Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Microbiology Institute, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Ackermann-Gäumann R, Brêchet A, Smetana J, Salát J, Lienhard R, Croxatto A, Polcarová P, Chlíbek R, Růžek D. Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis elicits a detectable NS1 IgG antibody response. J Virol Methods 2023; 322:114831. [PMID: 37838083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114831] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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Vaccine-induced protection against tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is mediated by antibodies to the viral particle/envelope protein. The detection of non-structural protein 1 (NS1) specific antibodies has been suggested as a marker indicative of natural infections. However, recent work has shown that TBEV vaccines contain traces of NS1, and immunization of mice induced low amounts of NS1-specific antibodies. In this study, we investigated if vaccination induces TBEV NS1-specific antibodies in humans. Healthy army members (n = 898) were asked to fill in a questionnaire relating to flavivirus vaccination or infection, and blood samples were collected. In addition, samples of 71 suspected acute TBE cases were included. All samples were screened for the presence of TBEV NS1-specific IgG antibodies using an in-house developed ELISA. Antibodies were quantified as percent positivity in reference to a positive control. For qualitative evaluation, cut-off for positivity was defined based on the mean OD of the lower 95% of the vaccinated individuals + 3 SD. We found significantly higher NS1-specific IgG antibody titers (i.e., quantitative evaluation) in individuals having received 2, 3, or 4 or more vaccine doses than in non-vaccinated individuals. Similarly, the percentage of individuals with a positive test result (i.e., qualitative evaluation) was higher in individuals vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis than in unvaccinated study participants. Although NS1-specific IgG titers remained at a relatively low level when compared to TBE patients, a clear distinction was not always possible. Establishing a clear cut-off point in detection systems is critical for NS1-specific antibodies to serve as a marker for distinguishing the immune response after vaccination and infection.
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- Rahel Ackermann-Gäumann
- Microbiologie, ADMED Analyses et Diagnostics Médicaux, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland; Swiss National Reference Center for Tick-Transmitted Diseases, Switzerland.
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- Microbiologie, ADMED Analyses et Diagnostics Médicaux, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Emerging Viral Infections, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic; Laboratory of Arbovirology, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Microbiologie, ADMED Analyses et Diagnostics Médicaux, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland; Swiss National Reference Center for Tick-Transmitted Diseases, Switzerland
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- Microbiologie, ADMED Analyses et Diagnostics Médicaux, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland; Swiss National Reference Center for Tick-Transmitted Diseases, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Emerging Viral Infections, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic; Laboratory of Arbovirology, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Rodríguez I, Noda AA, Bosshard PP, Lienhard R. Anti-Treponema pallidum IgA response as a potential diagnostic marker of syphilis. Clin Microbiol Infect 2023; 29:1603.e1-1603.e4. [PMID: 37611864 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.08.015] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Serological tests for syphilis detect mainly total Ig, IgM or IgG antibodies. We aimed to evaluate the specific IgA response in syphilis patients according to disease stage. METHODS A serum IgA-enzyme immunoassay was developed using commercially available microplates coated with recombinant treponemal antigens and an anti-IgA-conjugate. To define a cut-off, we used 91 syphilis positive and 136 negative sera previously defined by the rapid plasma reagin and the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination results. Then we determined the intra- and inter-assay precisions, diagnostic sensitivity according to the clinical stage (in 66, 55 and 42 sera from primary, secondary and latent syphilis patients, respectively) and specificity (in 211 sera from people with conditions different to syphilis). IgA values were further measured in 71 sera from patients with previously treated syphilis. RESULTS The newly developed IgA-enzyme immunoassay showed a good discrimination between negative and positive samples with intra- and inter-assay variation coefficients <20%. The sensitivity was 80.3% (95% CI, 70.0-90.6), 100.0% (95% CI, 99.1-100.0) and 95.2% (95% CI, 87.6-100.0) in primary, secondary and latent syphilis, respectively, and the specificity was 98.1% (95% CI, 96.0-100.0). Further, IgA values were negative in 61.3% (38/62) of patients with previously treated syphilis. DISCUSSION Our findings suggest serum IgA as a sensitive and specific marker of syphilis and its detection could be used as a screening assay for active infection. Further evaluation is needed in prospective longitudinal field studies.
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- Islay Rodríguez
- National Reference Laboratory of Treponemes and Special Pathogens, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Havana, Cuba.
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- National Reference Laboratory of Treponemes and Special Pathogens, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Coste AT, Egli A, Schrenzel J, Nickel B, Zbinden A, Lienhard R, Dumoulin A, Risch M, Greub G. IVDR: Analysis of the Social, Economic, and Practical Consequences of the Application of an Ordinance of the In Vitro Diagnostic Ordinance in Switzerland. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2910. [PMID: 37761277 PMCID: PMC10529212 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13182910] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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IVDR regulation represents a major challenge for diagnostic microbiology laboratories. IVDR complicates a broad range of aspects and poses a risk given the high diversity of pathogens (including rare but highly virulent microbes) and the large variety of samples submitted for analysis. The regular emergence of new pathogens (including Echovirus E-11, Adenovirus 41, Monkeypox virus, Alongshan virus, and Enterovirus D68, as recent examples in Europe in the post SARS-CoV-2 era) is another factor that makes IVDR regulation risky, because its detrimental effect on production of in-house tests will negatively impact knowledge and expertise in the development of new diagnostic tests. Moreover, such regulations negatively impact the availability of diagnostic tests, especially for neglected pathogens, and has a detrimental effect on the overall costs of the tests. The increased regulatory burden of IVDR may thereby pose an important risk for public health. Taken together, it will have a negative impact on the financial balance of diagnostic microbiology laboratories (especially small ones). The already-high standards of quality management of all ISO-accredited and Swissmedic-authorized laboratories render IVDR law of little value, at least in Switzerland, while tremendously increasing the regulatory burden and associated costs. Eventually, patients will need to pay for diagnostic assays outside of the framework of their insurance in order to obtain a proper diagnostic assessment, which may result in social inequity. Thus, based on the risk assessment outlined above, the coordinated commission for clinical microbiology proposes adjusting the IvDO ordinance by (i) introducing an obligation to be ISO 15189 accredited and (ii) not implementing the IvDO 2028 milestone.
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- Alix T. Coste
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne & University Hospital Center, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland; (A.E.); (A.Z.)
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- Bacteriology Laboratory, Service of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Diagnostic, Geneva University Hospitals, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland;
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland;
- University of Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland; (A.E.); (A.Z.)
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- ADMed Microbiologie Laboratory, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland;
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institut Central des Hôpitaux, Hôpital du Valais, 1950 Sion, Switzerland;
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- Dr Risch Medical Laboratory, Wuhrstrasse 14, 9490 Vaduz, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne & University Hospital Center, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;
- Infectious Disease Service, University of Lausanne & University Hospital Center, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Cuénod A, Aerni M, Bagutti C, Bayraktar B, Boz ES, Carneiro CB, Casanova C, Coste AT, Damborg P, van Dam DW, Demirci M, Drevinek P, Dubuis O, Fernandez J, Greub G, Hrabak J, Hürkal Yiğitler G, Hurych J, Jensen TG, Jost G, Kampinga GA, Kittl S, Lammens C, Lang C, Lienhard R, Logan J, Maffioli C, Mareković I, Marschal M, Moran-Gilad J, Nolte O, Oberle M, Pedersen M, Pflüger V, Pranghofer S, Reichl J, Rentenaar RJ, Riat A, Rodríguez-Sánchez B, Schilt C, Schlotterbeck AK, Schrenzel J, Troib S, Willems E, Wootton M, Ziegler D, Egli A. Quality of MALDI-TOF mass spectra in routine diagnostics: results from an international external quality assessment including 36 laboratories from 12 countries using 47 challenging bacterial strains. Clin Microbiol Infect 2023; 29:190-199. [PMID: 35623578 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) is a widely used method for bacterial species identification. Incomplete databases and mass spectral quality (MSQ) still represent major challenges. Important proxies for MSQ are the number of detected marker masses, reproducibility, and measurement precision. We aimed to assess MSQs across diagnostic laboratories and the potential of simple workflow adaptations to improve it. METHODS For baseline MSQ assessment, 47 diverse bacterial strains, which are challenging to identify by MALDI-TOF MS, were routinely measured in 36 laboratories from 12 countries, and well-defined MSQ features were used. After an intervention consisting of detailed reported feedback and instructions on how to acquire MALDI-TOF mass spectra, measurements were repeated and MSQs were compared. RESULTS At baseline, we observed heterogeneous MSQ between the devices, considering the median number of marker masses detected (range = [2-25]), reproducibility between technical replicates (range = [55%-86%]), and measurement error (range = [147 parts per million (ppm)-588 ppm]). As a general trend, the spectral quality was improved after the intervention for devices, which yielded low MSQs in the baseline assessment as follows: for four out of five devices with a high measurement error, the measurement precision was improved (p-values <0.001, paired Wilcoxon test); for six out of ten devices, which detected a low number of marker masses, the number of detected marker masses increased (p-values <0.001, paired Wilcoxon test). DISCUSSION We have identified simple workflow adaptations, which, to some extent, improve MSQ of poorly performing devices and should be considered by laboratories yielding a low MSQ. Improving MALDI-TOF MSQ in routine diagnostics is essential for increasing the resolution of bacterial identification by MALDI-TOF MS, which is dependent on the reproducible detection of marker masses. The heterogeneity identified in this external quality assessment (EQA) requires further study.
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- Aline Cuénod
- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Division of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- University of Health Sciences, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Haydarpasa Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Kirklareli University, Kirklareli, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory of Bacteriology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Plzen, Czech Republic
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- University of Health Sciences, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Reference Services Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Microbiology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- School of Public Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Center for Laboratory Medicine, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory of Bacteriology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory of Bacteriology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Public Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Clinical Laboratory AZNikolaas, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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- University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Division of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Margos G, Wormser GP, Schwartz I, Markowicz M, Henningsson AJ, Lienhard R, Stevenson B, Estrada-Peña A, Sing A, Fingerle V, Göker M. Evidence of taxonomic bias in public databases: the example of the genus Borrelia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2022; 13:101994. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Blanc DS, Grandbastien B, Bally F, Lienhard R, Tritten ML, Clerc O, Fracheboud D, Pfister S, Chuard C, Burr M, Schmiedel Y, Liassine N, Jost G, Togni G, Di Lorenzo V, Jayol A, Prod'hom G, Greub G, Senn L. [Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: 15 years of molecular epidemiology in Western Switzerland]. Rev Med Suisse 2022; 18:724-728. [PMID: 35417102 DOI: 10.53738/revmed.2022.18.777.724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Since the introduction of antibiotics, successive waves of Staphylococcus aureus clones occurred, each one having characteristic susceptibility pattern to antibiotics and virulence factors. We report here the results of a molecular epidemiological surveillance of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in French-speaking Switzerland between 2006 and 2020 showing the emergence and disappearance of clones known for their international dissemination, and the sporadic appearance of other international clones. Since 2012, a marked decrease in the incidence of cases attributable to the biology of the clones and to the control measures taken in the hospitals has been observed. These results highlight the importance of continuous surveillance in order to better assess the burden of this multi-resistant pathogen in our region.
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- Dominique S Blanc
- Unité hygiène, prévention et contrôle de l'infection, Service des maladies infectieuses, Département de médecine, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne
- Centre national de référence pour la détection précoce des résistances émergentes aux antibiotiques (NARA), Site de Lausanne, 1700 Fribourg
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- Unité hygiène, prévention et contrôle de l'infection, Service des maladies infectieuses, Département de médecine, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne
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- Service des maladies infectieuses, Institut central des hôpitaux, 1950 Sion
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- Département de médecine, Réseau hospitalier neuchâtelois, 2000 Neuchâtel
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- Infectiologie et hygiène hospitalière, Hôpital du Jura, 2800 Delémont
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- Infectiologie et hygiène hospitalière, Hôpital du Jura, 2800 Delémont
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- Polyanalytic, 1004 Lausanne
- Laboratoire BBV, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Dianalabs Valais, 1950 Sion
- Proxilab, 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains
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- Infectiologie et hygiène hospitalière, Hôpital du Jura, 2800 Delémont
- Polyanalytic, 1004 Lausanne
- Laboratoire BBV, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Dianalabs Valais, 1950 Sion
- Proxilab, 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains
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- Laboratoires, Établissements hospitaliers du Nord-Vaudois, 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains
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- Institut de microbiologie, Département des laboratoires, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois et Université de Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne
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- Institut de microbiologie, Département des laboratoires, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois et Université de Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne
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- Unité hygiène, prévention et contrôle de l'infection, Service des maladies infectieuses, Département de médecine, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne
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John G, Mugnier E, Pittet E, Staehli DM, Clerc O, Kenfak AF, Konasch A, Lienhard R, Genné D. Urinary culture sensitivity after a single empirical antibiotic dose for upper or febrile urinary tract infection: a prospective multicenter observational study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2022; 28:1099-1104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Greub G, Caruana G, Schweitzer M, Imperiali M, Muigg V, Risch M, Croxatto A, Opota O, Heller S, Albertos Torres D, Tritten ML, Leuzinger K, Hirsch HH, Lienhard R, Egli A. Multicenter Technical Validation of 30 Rapid Antigen Tests for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (VALIDATE). Microorganisms 2021; 9:2589. [PMID: 34946190 PMCID: PMC8704317 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122589] [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: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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During COVID19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests (RATs) were marketed with minimal or no performance data. We aimed at closing this gap by determining technical sensitivities and specificities of 30 RATs prior to market release. We developed a standardized technical validation protocol and assessed 30 RATs across four diagnostic laboratories. RATs were tested in parallel using the Standard Q® (SD Biosensor/Roche) assay as internal reference. We used left-over universal transport/optimum media from nasopharyngeal swabs of 200 SARS-CoV-2 PCR-negative and 100 PCR-positive tested patients. Transport media was mixed with assay buffer and applied to RATs according to manufacturer instructions. Sensitivities were determined according to viral loads. Specificity of at least 99% and sensitivity of 95%, 90%, and 80% had to be reached for 107, 106, 105 virus copies/mL, respectively. Sensitivities ranged from 43.5% to 98.6%, 62.3% to 100%, and 66.7% to 100% at 105, 106, 107 copies/mL, respectively. Automated assay readers such as ExDia or LumiraDx showed higher performances. Specificities ranged from 88.8% to 100%. Only 15 of 30 (50%) RATs passed our technical validation. Due to the high failure rate of 50%, mainly caused by lack of sensitivity, we recommend a thorough validation of RATs prior to market release.
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- Gilbert Greub
- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (G.C.); (A.C.); (O.O.)
- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Coordination Commission of Clinical Microbiology, Swiss Society of Microbiology, 1033 Cheseaux, Switzerland; (M.R.); (R.L.); (A.E.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (G.C.); (A.C.); (O.O.)
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- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (M.S.); (V.M.); (S.H.); (D.A.T.)
- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Centro Medicina di Laboratorio Dr Risch, Via Arbostra 2, 6963 Pregassona, Switzerland;
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- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (M.S.); (V.M.); (S.H.); (D.A.T.)
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- Coordination Commission of Clinical Microbiology, Swiss Society of Microbiology, 1033 Cheseaux, Switzerland; (M.R.); (R.L.); (A.E.)
- Centro Medicina di Laboratorio Dr Risch, Via Arbostra 2, 6963 Pregassona, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (G.C.); (A.C.); (O.O.)
- ADMed Microbiologie Laboratory, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (G.C.); (A.C.); (O.O.)
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- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (M.S.); (V.M.); (S.H.); (D.A.T.)
- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (M.S.); (V.M.); (S.H.); (D.A.T.)
- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinical Virology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (K.L.); (H.H.H.)
- Transplantation & Clinical Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinical Virology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (K.L.); (H.H.H.)
- Transplantation & Clinical Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
- Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Coordination Commission of Clinical Microbiology, Swiss Society of Microbiology, 1033 Cheseaux, Switzerland; (M.R.); (R.L.); (A.E.)
- ADMed Microbiologie Laboratory, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland;
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- Coordination Commission of Clinical Microbiology, Swiss Society of Microbiology, 1033 Cheseaux, Switzerland; (M.R.); (R.L.); (A.E.)
- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (M.S.); (V.M.); (S.H.); (D.A.T.)
- Clinical Virology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (K.L.); (H.H.H.)
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Metzger CMJA, Lienhard R, Seth-Smith HMB, Roloff T, Wegner F, Sieber J, Bel M, Greub G, Egli A. PCR performance in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern? Swiss Med Wkly 2021; 151:w30120. [PMID: 34909869 DOI: 10.4414/smw.2021.w30120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The new SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) has been recently declared a Variant of Concern due to a series of important mutations in the viral spike protein and especially in the receptor-binding domain. While investigations into the spread of this new variant are ongoing, the first cases have been detected in Switzerland. Important questions have been raised: (1) Will the PCR assays commonly used to detect SARS-CoV-2 still work for the Omicron variant? (2) Can specific PCR features, e.g. S-gene dropout, be used to identify potential Omicron samples? In this minireview we provide current knowledge on the Omicron variant and guidance on its PCR validation.
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- ADMed Microbiologie, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.,Commission of Clinical Microbiology (CCCM) of the Swiss Society of Microbiology
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- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Applied Microbiology Research, Department Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Applied Microbiology Research, Department Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Applied Microbiology Research, Department Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Federal Office for Civil Protection, Spiez Laboratory, Spiez, Switzerland
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- Federal Office of Public Health, Bern, Switzerland
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- Commission of Clinical Microbiology (CCCM) of the Swiss Society of Microbiology.,Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Commission of Clinical Microbiology (CCCM) of the Swiss Society of Microbiology.,Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Applied Microbiology Research, Department Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Tastanova A, Stoffel CI, Dzung A, Cheng PF, Bellini E, Johansen P, Duda A, Nobbe S, Lienhard R, Bosshard PP, Levesque MP. A Comparative Study of Real-Time RT-PCR-Based SARS-CoV-2 Detection Methods and Its Application to Human-Derived and Surface Swabbed Material. J Mol Diagn 2021; 23:796-804. [PMID: 33962053 PMCID: PMC8096526 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2021.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Real-time RT-PCR remains a gold standard in the detection of various viral diseases. In the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, multiple RT-PCR-based tests were developed to screen for viral infection. As an emergency response to increasing testing demand, we established a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) PCR diagnostics platform for which we compared different commercial and in-house RT-PCR protocols. Four commercial, one customized, and one in-house RT-PCR protocols were evaluated with 92 SARS-CoV-2-positive and 92 SARS-CoV-2-negative samples. Furthermore, economical and practical characteristics of these protocols were compared. In addition, a highly sensitive digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) method was developed, and application of RT-PCR and ddPCR methods on SARS-CoV-2 environmental samples was examined. Very low limits of detection (1 or 2 viral copies/μL), high sensitivities (93.6% to 97.8%), and high specificities (98.7% to 100%) for the tested RT-PCR protocols were found. Furthermore, the feasibility of downscaling two of the commercial protocols, which could optimize testing capacity, was demonstrated. Tested commercial and customized RT-PCR detection kits show very good and comparable sensitivity and specificity, and the kits could be further optimized for use on SARS-CoV-2 viral samples derived from human and surface swabbed samples.
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- Aizhan Tastanova
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Caruana G, Croxatto A, Kampouri E, Kritikos A, Opota O, Foerster M, Brouillet R, Senn L, Lienhard R, Egli A, Pantaleo G, Carron PN, Greub G. Implementing SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing in the Emergency Ward of a Swiss University Hospital: The INCREASE Study. Microorganisms 2021; 9:798. [PMID: 33920307 PMCID: PMC8069749 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [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: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Following the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) authorization of the rapid antigen test (RAT), we implemented the use of the RAT in the emergency ward of our university hospital for patients' cohorting. RAT triaging in association with RT-PCR allowed us to promptly isolate positive patients and save resources. Among 532 patients, overall sensitivities were 48.3% for Exdia and 41.2% for Standard Q®, PanbioTM and BD Veritor™. All RATs exhibited specificity above 99%. Sensitivity increased to 74.6%, 66.2%, 66.2% and 64.8% for Exdia, Standard Q®, PanbioTM and BD Veritor™, respectively, for viral loads above 105 copies/mL, to 100%, 97.8%, 96.6% and 95.6% for viral loads above 106 copies/mL and 100% for viral loads above 107 copies/mL. Sensitivity was significantly higher for patients with symptoms onset within four days (74.3%, 69.2%, 69.2% and 64%, respectively) versus patients with the evolution of symptoms longer than four days (36.8%, 21.1%, 21.1% and 23.7%, respectively). Among COVID-19 asymptomatic patients, sensitivity was 33%. All Immunoglobulin-A-positive patients resulted negative for RAT. The RAT might represent a useful resource in selected clinical settings as a complementary tool in RT-PCR for rapid patient triaging, but the lower sensitivity, especially in late presenters and COVID-19 asymptomatic subjects, must be taken into account.
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- Giorgia Caruana
- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Hospital Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Service of Infectious Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Hospital Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Service of Infectious Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- ADMed Microbiologie Laboratory, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of immunology, University Hospital of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Service of Infectious Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Goncalves Cabecinhas AR, Roloff T, Stange M, Bertelli C, Huber M, Ramette A, Chen C, Nadeau S, Gerth Y, Yerly S, Opota O, Pillonel T, Schuster T, Metzger CMJA, Sieber J, Bel M, Wohlwend N, Baumann C, Koch MC, Bittel P, Leuzinger K, Brunner M, Suter-Riniker F, Berlinger L, Søgaard KK, Beckmann C, Noppen C, Redondo M, Steffen I, Seth-Smith HMB, Mari A, Lienhard R, Risch M, Nolte O, Eckerle I, Martinetti Lucchini G, Hodcroft EB, Neher RA, Stadler T, Hirsch HH, Leib SL, Risch L, Kaiser L, Trkola A, Greub G, Egli A. SARS-CoV-2 N501Y Introductions and Transmissions in Switzerland from Beginning of October 2020 to February 2021-Implementation of Swiss-Wide Diagnostic Screening and Whole Genome Sequencing. Microorganisms 2021; 9:677. [PMID: 33806013 PMCID: PMC8064472 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [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: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 (N501Y.V1) throughout the UK, B.1.351 (N501Y.V2) in South Africa, and P.1 (B.1.1.28.1; N501Y.V3) in Brazil has led to the definition of variants of concern (VoCs) and recommendations for lineage specific surveillance. In Switzerland, during the last weeks of December 2020, we established a nationwide screening protocol across multiple laboratories, focusing first on epidemiological and microbiological definitions. In January 2021, we validated and implemented an N501Y-specific PCR to rapidly screen for VoCs, which are then confirmed using amplicon sequencing or whole genome sequencing (WGS). A total of 13,387 VoCs have been identified since the detection of the first Swiss case in October 2020, with 4194 being B.1.1.7, 172 B.1.351, and 7 P.1. The remaining 9014 cases of VoCs have been described without further lineage specification. Overall, all diagnostic centers reported a rapid increase of the percentage of detected VOCs, with a range of 6 to 46% between 25 to 31 of January 2021 increasing towards 41 to 82% between 22 to 28 of February. A total of 739 N501Y positive genomes were analysed and show a broad range of introduction events to Switzerland. In this paper, we describe the nationwide coordination and implementation process across laboratories, public health institutions, and researchers, the first results of our N501Y-specific variant screening, and the phylogenetic analysis of all available WGS data in Switzerland, that together identified the early introduction events and subsequent community spreading of the VoCs.
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- Ana Rita Goncalves Cabecinhas
- Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland; (A.R.G.C.); (S.Y.); (I.E.); (L.K.)
- Center for Emerging Viral Diseases, University Hospital Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (T.R.); (M.S.); (M.B.); (K.K.S.); (H.M.B.S.-S.); (A.M.)
- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel & University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute for Bioinformatics (SIB), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (R.A.N.); (T.S.)
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- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (T.R.); (M.S.); (M.B.); (K.K.S.); (H.M.B.S.-S.); (A.M.)
- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel & University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute for Bioinformatics (SIB), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (R.A.N.); (T.S.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (C.B.); (O.O.); (T.P.); (G.G.)
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- Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.H.); (A.T.)
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (A.R.); (C.B.); (M.C.K.); (P.B.); (F.S.-R.); (S.L.L.)
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (C.C.); (S.N.)
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (C.C.); (S.N.)
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- Center for Laboratory Medicine, 9001 Saint Gall, Switzerland; (Y.G.); (O.N.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland; (A.R.G.C.); (S.Y.); (I.E.); (L.K.)
- Center for Emerging Viral Diseases, University Hospital Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (C.B.); (O.O.); (T.P.); (G.G.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (C.B.); (O.O.); (T.P.); (G.G.)
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- Federal Office of Public Health FOPH, 3097 Berne, Switzerland; (T.S.); (M.B.)
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- Spiez Laboratory, Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP, 3700 Spiez, Switzerland; (C.M.J.A.M.); (J.S.)
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- Spiez Laboratory, Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP, 3700 Spiez, Switzerland; (C.M.J.A.M.); (J.S.)
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- Federal Office of Public Health FOPH, 3097 Berne, Switzerland; (T.S.); (M.B.)
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- Clinical Microbiology, Labormedizinisches Zentrum Dr. Risch, 9470 Buchs SG, Switzerland; (N.W.); (M.R.); (L.R.)
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (A.R.); (C.B.); (M.C.K.); (P.B.); (F.S.-R.); (S.L.L.)
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (A.R.); (C.B.); (M.C.K.); (P.B.); (F.S.-R.); (S.L.L.)
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (A.R.); (C.B.); (M.C.K.); (P.B.); (F.S.-R.); (S.L.L.)
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- Clinical Virology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (K.L.); (H.H.H.)
- Transplantation & Clinical Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (T.R.); (M.S.); (M.B.); (K.K.S.); (H.M.B.S.-S.); (A.M.)
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (A.R.); (C.B.); (M.C.K.); (P.B.); (F.S.-R.); (S.L.L.)
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- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (T.R.); (M.S.); (M.B.); (K.K.S.); (H.M.B.S.-S.); (A.M.)
- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel & University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Viollier AG, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland; (C.B.); (C.N.); (M.R.)
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- Viollier AG, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland; (C.B.); (C.N.); (M.R.)
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- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (T.R.); (M.S.); (M.B.); (K.K.S.); (H.M.B.S.-S.); (A.M.)
- Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel & University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute for Bioinformatics (SIB), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (R.A.N.); (T.S.)
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- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (T.R.); (M.S.); (M.B.); (K.K.S.); (H.M.B.S.-S.); (A.M.)
- Swiss Institute for Bioinformatics (SIB), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (R.A.N.); (T.S.)
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- ADMED Microbiology, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland;
- Coordination Commission of Clinical Microbiology, Swiss Society of Microbiology, 1033 Cheseaux, Switzerland;
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- Clinical Microbiology, Labormedizinisches Zentrum Dr. Risch, 9470 Buchs SG, Switzerland; (N.W.); (M.R.); (L.R.)
- Coordination Commission of Clinical Microbiology, Swiss Society of Microbiology, 1033 Cheseaux, Switzerland;
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- Center for Laboratory Medicine, 9001 Saint Gall, Switzerland; (Y.G.); (O.N.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland; (A.R.G.C.); (S.Y.); (I.E.); (L.K.)
- Center for Emerging Viral Diseases, University Hospital Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Coordination Commission of Clinical Microbiology, Swiss Society of Microbiology, 1033 Cheseaux, Switzerland;
- EOC Microbiological Laboratory, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland;
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- Swiss Institute for Bioinformatics (SIB), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (R.A.N.); (T.S.)
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute for Bioinformatics (SIB), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (R.A.N.); (T.S.)
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058 Basel, Switzerland; (C.C.); (S.N.)
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- Clinical Virology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (K.L.); (H.H.H.)
- Transplantation & Clinical Virology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (A.R.); (C.B.); (M.C.K.); (P.B.); (F.S.-R.); (S.L.L.)
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- Clinical Microbiology, Labormedizinisches Zentrum Dr. Risch, 9470 Buchs SG, Switzerland; (N.W.); (M.R.); (L.R.)
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Private University of the Principality of Liechtenstein, 9495 Triesen, Liechtenstein
- Centre of Laboratory Medicine, University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Virology, University Hospital Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland; (A.R.G.C.); (S.Y.); (I.E.); (L.K.)
- Center for Emerging Viral Diseases, University Hospital Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; (M.H.); (A.T.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (C.B.); (O.O.); (T.P.); (G.G.)
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- Center for Emerging Viral Diseases, University Hospital Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
- Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland; (T.R.); (M.S.); (M.B.); (K.K.S.); (H.M.B.S.-S.); (A.M.)
- Coordination Commission of Clinical Microbiology, Swiss Society of Microbiology, 1033 Cheseaux, Switzerland;
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Guérin F, Lachaal S, Auzou M, Le Brun C, Barraud O, Decousser JW, Lienhard R, Baraduc R, Dubreuil L, Cattoir V. Molecular basis of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) resistance in Finegoldia magna clinical isolates. Anaerobe 2020; 64:102220. [PMID: 32531434 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- François Guérin
- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, Caen, F-14033, France; Université de Caen Normandie, EA4655 (équipe "Antibio-résistance"), Caen, F-14032, France
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, Caen, F-14033, France
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, Caen, F-14033, France; Université de Caen Normandie, EA4655 (équipe "Antibio-résistance"), Caen, F-14032, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital Bretonneau, F-37044, Tours, France
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- CHU Limoges, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, Limoges, F-87042, France
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- CHU Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Créteil, F-94010, France
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- ADMED Microbiologie, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, CH-2303, Switzerland
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- CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63003, France
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- CHRU de Lille, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène et de Virologie, Lille, F-59 037, France
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- CHU Rennes, Service de Bactériologie et Hygiène Hospitalière, Rennes, F-35033, France; CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Rennes, F-35033, France.
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Margos G, Castillo-Ramirez S, Cutler S, Dessau RB, Eikeland R, Estrada-Peña A, Gofton A, Graña-Miraglia L, Hunfeld KP, Krause A, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Oskam C, Rudolf I, Schwartz I, Sing A, Stevenson B, Wormser GP, Fingerle V. Rejection of the name Borreliella and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3577-3581. [PMID: 32320380 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Rejection (nomen rejiciendum) of the name Borreliella and all new combinations therein is being requested on grounds of risk to human health and patient safety (Principle 1, subprinciple 2 and Rule 56a) and violation to aim for stability of names, to avoid useless creation of names (Principle 1, subprinciple 1 and 3) and that names should not be changed without sufficient reason (Principle 9 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes).
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- Gabriele Margos
- Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Center for Borrelia, Oberschleissheim, Germany.,Members of the ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis (ESGBOR, www.escmid.org/esgbor)
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- Programa de Genómica Evolutiva, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónomade México, CP 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- School of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, London E15 4LZ, UK.,Members of the ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis (ESGBOR, www.escmid.org/esgbor)
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse Hospital, Denmark.,Members of the ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis (ESGBOR, www.escmid.org/esgbor)
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- Norwegian Advisory Unit for Tick Borne Diseases, Sørlandet Hospital, Norway.,Members of the ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis (ESGBOR, www.escmid.org/esgbor)
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO, Black Mountain, Acton, ACT, 2901, Australia
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- Programa de Genómica Evolutiva, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónomade México, CP 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Zentralinstitut für Labormedizin, Mikrobiologie & Krankenhaushygiene, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Members of the ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis (ESGBOR, www.escmid.org/esgbor)
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- Abteilung Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Microbiologiste FAMH, Laboratoire Borrelia (CNRT/ NRZK Spiez), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Division of Inflammation and Infection (II), Linköping University, Sweden.,Members of the ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis (ESGBOR, www.escmid.org/esgbor)
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- Vector & Waterborne Pathogens Research Group, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, 6150, Australia
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-691 42 Valtice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Center for Borrelia, Oberschleissheim, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics and Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40502, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Members of the ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis (ESGBOR, www.escmid.org/esgbor).,Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Center for Borrelia, Oberschleissheim, Germany
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Alvarez Martinez D, Lienhard R, Toutous Trellu L, Alberto C. [Lyme Borreliosis in 2020 practice, from a dermatological point of view]. Rev Med Suisse 2020; 16:629-634. [PMID: 32239836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lyme borreliosis is a frequent disease in Switzerland. Due to the increasing number of symptoms attributed to this infection, the diagnostic is often controversy between different specialists and is often a subject of discussion. The diagnostic of Lyme disease lays particularly on the knowledge of cutaneous signs which are the only specific. Despite recent scientific progress, microbiological diagnostic is still delicate and serological tests currently used do not differentiate between an active infection versus a serological marker. Here we describe the different clinical presentations of Lyme disease diagnosis and management procedures according to stages of evolution.
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- Laboratoire Borrelia, CNRT, ADMed Microbiologie, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
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- Service de dermatologie, Département de médecine, HUG, 1211 Genève 14
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Noda AA, Grillová L, Mariet JF, Paiffer NB, Ruiz YC, Rodríguez I, Echevarría E, Obregón AM, Lienhard R, Picardeau M. A first insight into the genomic diversity of Leptospira strains isolated from patients in Cuba. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229673. [PMID: 32106244 PMCID: PMC7046204 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Leptospirosis is a neglected disease causing severe infections in humans and animals. Due in part to misdiagnosis, this infectious disease results in nearly 60,000 deaths per year around the globe. This study represents the first effort to describe the diversity of pathogenic Leptospira in Cuba based on whole-genome sequencing. We have collected nineteen whole-blood samples from patients that were diagnosed as having leptospirosis between 2008 and 2012 in Cuba. In addition, we have enhanced our sample set by three historical strains that were used for the development of a human vaccine in 1990s. The Leptospira strains were grown and serotyped by the microscopic agglutination test, and the draft genomes were generated by NGS (Illumina). Subsequently, the core genomes were analyzed and compared to the genetic data available from other Caribbean islands and countries in Central America. Core genome Multi-locus Sequence Typing (cgMLST) revealed four different core genome clonal groups (cgCGs), with the highest number of samples belonging to L. interrogans, followed by L. borgpetersenii and L. kirschneri. All cgCGs that were found in Cuba have been also identified from multiple origins across the globe, except in neighbor countries and Central America. Serotyping divided the samples into the serogroups Canicola, Ballum and Pomona. The most frequent cgCGs, cgCG28, associated with serogroup Canicola, and cgCG15, associated with serogroup Ballum, have also been identified from samples isolated from dogs, rodents, and pigs; suggesting that these hosts represent the major source of human infection in Cuba. The vaccine strains did not significantly differ from the recent patient isolates. However, the increasing prevalence of samples belonging to the serogroup Ballum combined with the fact that the available vaccine in Cuba represents inactivated Leptospira belonging to serogroups other than Ballum, should be a valuable information for the National and Regional Leptospirosis Control Programs.
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- Angel A. Noda
- Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, Havana, Cuba
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- Biology of Spirochetes Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, Havana, Cuba
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- Biology of Spirochetes Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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Grillová L, Noda AA, Lienhard R, Blanco O, Rodríguez I, Šmajs D. Multilocus Sequence Typing of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum in Cuba From 2012 to 2017. J Infect Dis 2020; 219:1138-1145. [PMID: 30325448 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The increased prevalence of syphilis in Cuba prompted us to map the circulating Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum allelic profiles in this geographic region. METHODS Samples were collected from 2012 to 2017, from 83 male patients with ulcers or skin lesions, and were examined using multilocus sequence typing. Additionally, we analyzed the 23S rDNA and 16S rDNA regions for the presence of possible mutations leading to macrolide and tetracycline resistance. RESULTS Among 94% of fully typed strains, we found 7 different allelic profiles, of which 4 had not been previously described. More than 87% of patients were infected with the T. pallidum SS14-like group and only 8.2% with T. pallidum Nichols-like group. As in other countries, the 1.3.1 allelic profile (ie, SS14-like) was the most common. In addition, 1 of the newly described allelic profiles represents T. pallidum strains that arose by recombination events between members of different T. pallidum subgroups. More than 90% of patients were infected with treponemes harboring the A2058G mutation. However, we found no potential tetracycline-resistant T. pallidum mutations. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that, in Cuba, tetracycline antibiotics could be used to treat syphilis in penicillin-allergic patients instead of macrolides.
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- Linda Grillová
- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Bacteriology and Serology, Analyses and Diagnostics Medical Microbiology, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Seth-Smith HMB, Casanova C, Sommerstein R, Meinel DM, Abdelbary MMH, Blanc DS, Droz S, Führer U, Lienhard R, Lang C, Dubuis O, Schlegel M, Widmer A, Keller PM, Marschall J, Egli A. Phenotypic and Genomic Analyses of Burkholderia stabilis Clinical Contamination, Switzerland. Emerg Infect Dis 2020; 25:1084-1092. [PMID: 31107229 PMCID: PMC6537712 DOI: 10.3201/eid2506.172119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A recent hospital outbreak related to premoistened gloves used to wash patients exposed the difficulties of defining Burkholderia species in clinical settings. The outbreak strain displayed key B. stabilis phenotypes, including the inability to grow at 42°C; we used whole-genome sequencing to confirm the pathogen was B. stabilis. The outbreak strain genome comprises 3 chromosomes and a plasmid, sharing an average nucleotide identity of 98.4% with B. stabilis ATCC27515 BAA-67, but with 13% novel coding sequences. The genome lacks identifiable virulence factors and has no apparent increase in encoded antimicrobial drug resistance, few insertion sequences, and few pseudogenes, suggesting this outbreak was an opportunistic infection by an environmental strain not adapted to human pathogenicity. The diversity among outbreak isolates (22 from patients and 16 from washing gloves) is only 6 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, although the genome remains plastic, with large elements stochastically lost from outbreak isolates.
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Veloo ACM, Tokman HB, Jean-Pierre H, Dumont Y, Jeverica S, Lienhard R, Novak A, Rodloff A, Rotimi V, Wybo I, Nagy E. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of anaerobic bacteria, isolated from human clinical specimens, within different European and surrounding countries. A joint ESGAI study. Anaerobe 2019; 61:102111. [PMID: 31634565 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Studies on the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of anaerobic bacteria are underrepresented in the literature. Within this study we aim to give an extensive overview of the differences in antimicrobial susceptibility profiles between different European and surrounding countries. METHODS Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) data of different antibiotics were collected from 10 participating laboratories, representing an equal number of countries. All MIC's were determined using Etest, according to the protocol used by the participating laboratory. Anaerobic genera represented by at least 10 clinical isolates were included in the study. RESULTS Each country tested different antibiotics, sometimes depending on the kind of infection and/or the anaerobic species isolated. All countries tested clindamycin and metronidazole. Resistance rates differed remarkably between the different countries. Especially in Kuwait, resistance was high for all tested antibiotics. Unexpected metronidazole resistance was observed for Finegoldia magna isolates, Peptoniphilus isolates and Eggerthella lenta isolates. CONCLUSIONS Due to the extensive differences in antimicrobial susceptibility profile of anaerobic bacteria isolated within different countries, we strongly recommend to perform this kind of study on a regular basis.
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- A C M Veloo
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institute for Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Analyses et Diagnostics Médicaux (ADMed) Microbiologie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Center of Split, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Noda AA, Rodríguez I, Grillová L, Bosshard PP, Lienhard R. Accuracy of PCR and serological testing for the diagnosis of primary syphilis: Both tests are necessary. Int J STD AIDS 2019; 30:1087-1094. [PMID: 31551003 DOI: 10.1177/0956462419859764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Syphilis, caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum, is a rising global public health concern and laboratory diagnostics remain challenging. Especially during early disease, rapid and accurate diagnosis is crucial to ensure patients and their contacts receive timely treatment to eradicate infection and prevent further transmission. In this prospective observational study, we evaluated the performance of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serological testing for the diagnosis of primary syphilis by evaluating anogenital swabs and sera from 178 Cuban patients presenting with ulcers. Three different PCR assays were evaluated targeting polA, tpp47 and 16S rDNA loci. Sera were evaluated with venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) and T. pallidum hemagglutination (TPHA) assays. Assuming both methods were confirmatory, our data showed that PCR and serology did not correlate well (agreement = 52.3%, kappa 0.0512, 95% CI −0.0928–0.1951, p = 0.496). The sensitivities, specificities, positive and negative predictive values of the PCR assays were 76.1%, 100%, 100% and 57.9%, respectively, while the values for serology were 62.5%, 100%, 100% and 45.2%, respectively. The combination of PCR and serology can offer valuable information for the diagnosis of syphilis in patients presenting with anogenital ulceration avoiding further clinical complications and disease transmission.
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- Angel A Noda
- Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kourí", Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kourí", Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Serology, ADMED Microbiologie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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Seth-Smith HM, Casanova C, Sommerstein R, Meinel DM, Abdelbary MM, Blanc DS, Droz S, Führer U, Lienhard R, Lang C, Dubuis O, Schlegel M, Widmer A, Keller PM, Marschall J, Egli A. Phenotypic and Genomic Analyses of Burkholderia stabilisClinical Contamination, Switzerland. Emerg Infect Dis 2019. [DOI: 10.3201/eid2406.172119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Filippidou S, Junier T, Wunderlin T, Kooli WM, Palmieri I, Al-Dourobi A, Molina V, Lienhard R, Spangenberg JE, Johnson SL, Chain PSG, Dorador C, Junier P. Adaptive Strategies in a Poly-Extreme Environment: Differentiation of Vegetative Cells in Serratia ureilytica and Resistance to Extreme Conditions. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:102. [PMID: 30804904 PMCID: PMC6370625 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Poly-extreme terrestrial habitats are often used as analogs to extra-terrestrial environments. Understanding the adaptive strategies allowing bacteria to thrive and survive under these conditions could help in our quest for extra-terrestrial planets suitable for life and understanding how life evolved in the harsh early earth conditions. A prime example of such a survival strategy is the modification of vegetative cells into resistant resting structures. These differentiated cells are often observed in response to harsh environmental conditions. The environmental strain (strain Lr5/4) belonging to Serratia ureilytica was isolated from a geothermal spring in Lirima, Atacama Desert, Chile. The Atacama Desert is the driest habitat on Earth and furthermore, due to its high altitude, it is exposed to an increased amount of UV radiation. The geothermal spring from which the strain was isolated is oligotrophic and the temperature of 54°C exceeds mesophilic conditions (15 to 45°C). Although the vegetative cells were tolerant to various environmental insults (desiccation, extreme pH, glycerol), a modified cell type was formed in response to nutrient deprivation, UV radiation and thermal shock. Scanning (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analyses of vegetative cells and the modified cell structures were performed. In SEM, a change toward a circular shape with reduced size was observed. These circular cells possessed what appears as extra coating layers under TEM. The resistance of the modified cells was also investigated, they were resistant to wet heat, UV radiation and desiccation, while vegetative cells did not withstand any of those conditions. A phylogenomic analysis was undertaken to investigate the presence of known genes involved in dormancy in other bacterial clades. Genes related to spore-formation in Myxococcus and Firmicutes were found in S. ureilytica Lr5/4 genome; however, these genes were not enough for a full sporulation pathway that resembles either group. Although, the molecular pathway of cell differentiation in S. ureilytica Lr5/4 is not fully defined, the identified genes may contribute to the modified phenotype in the Serratia genus. Here, we show that a modified cell structure can occur as a response to extremity in a species that was previously not known to deploy this strategy. This strategy may be widely spread in bacteria, but only expressed under poly-extreme environmental conditions.
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- Sevasti Filippidou
- Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
- Microbial Ecology Group, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom
- Space Microbiology Research Group, Radiation Biology Department, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR e.V.), Cologne, Germany
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- Vital-IT Group, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratorio de Complejidad Microbiana y Ecología Funcional, Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Recursos Biológicos, Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile
- Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Antofagasta, Chile
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
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Pilloux L, Baumgartner A, Jaton K, Lienhard R, Ackermann-Gäumann R, Beuret C, Greub G. Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Coxiella burnetii in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Switzerland: an underestimated epidemiologic risk. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 27:22-26. [PMID: 30534383 PMCID: PMC6278774 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ticks are vectors of several microorganisms responsible for infectious diseases in human and animals, such as Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Coxiella burnetii. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of these two bacteria in 62 889 Ixodes ricinus ticks in selected regions covering all Switzerland. A high prevalence of 11.9% of A. phagocytophilum DNA was observed by real-time PCR on 8534 pools of ticks. This pool prevalence corresponds to an estimated prevalence of 1.71% in individual tick. A total of 144 of the 171 collection sites (84.2%) were positive for the presence of A. phagocytophilum, and these sites were homogenously distributed throughout Switzerland. Such prevalence and geographical distribution underline the risk of human and animal exposure to A. phagocytophilum and highlight the need to assess the epidemiology and clinical diagnosis of human and animal anaplasmosis in Switzerland. However, DNA of C. burnetii was never found in any tick pool. This absence suggests a very low role of I. ricinus ticks as vector and reservoir of C. burnetii in Switzerland, and it supports previous reports demonstrating the role of sheep and goats in the epidemiology of Q fever. However, considering its pathogenic potential, it is necessary to keep monitoring for the possible reemergence of this bacterium in ticks in the future.
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- L. Pilloux
- Institute of Microbiology of the Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- ADMED Microbiologie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
- Spiez Laboratory, Federal Office for Civil Protection, Spiez, Switzerland
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- Swiss Reference Center for Tickborne Disease (NRZK/CNRT), Spiez, Switzerland
- Spiez Laboratory, Federal Office for Civil Protection, Spiez, Switzerland
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- Spiez Laboratory, Federal Office for Civil Protection, Spiez, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Swiss Reference Center for Tickborne Disease (NRZK/CNRT), Spiez, Switzerland
- Corresponding author: G. Greub, Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Ackermann-Gäumann R, Tritten ML, Hassan M, Lienhard R. Comparison of three commercial IgG and IgM ELISA kits for the detection of tick-borne encephalitis virus antibodies. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2018; 9:956-962. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mancini S, Poirel L, Tritten ML, Lienhard R, Bassi C, Nordmann P. Emergence of an MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae ST231 producing OXA-232 and RmtF in Switzerland. J Antimicrob Chemother 2017; 73:821-823. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Stefano Mancini
- Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, National Reference Center for Emerging Antibiotic Resistance (NARA), Fribourg, Switzerland
- INSERM European Unit, LEA/IAME Paris, France
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, National Reference Center for Emerging Antibiotic Resistance (NARA), Fribourg, Switzerland
- INSERM European Unit, LEA/IAME Paris, France
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- ADMED Microbiologie, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Médecine Interne, Hôpital du Jura Bernois, 2610 St-Imier, Switzerland
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- Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, National Reference Center for Emerging Antibiotic Resistance (NARA), Fribourg, Switzerland
- INSERM European Unit, LEA/IAME Paris, France
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Kieffer N, Poirel L, Clerc O, Lienhard R, Nordmann P. Co-production of MCR-1 and extended-spectrum β-lactamase in Escherichia coli recovered from urinary tract infections in Switzerland. Infection 2017; 46:143-144. [PMID: 29052032 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-017-1080-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/08/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicolas Kieffer
- Medical and Molecular Microbiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, rue Albert Gockel 3, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland.,INSERM European Unit (IAME, Paris, France), University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Medical and Molecular Microbiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, rue Albert Gockel 3, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland.,INSERM European Unit (IAME, Paris, France), University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.,Swiss National Reference Center for Emerging Antibiotic Resistance (NARA), Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Medicine Department, Hospital Pourtalès, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Medical and Molecular Microbiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, rue Albert Gockel 3, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland. .,INSERM European Unit (IAME, Paris, France), University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland. .,Swiss National Reference Center for Emerging Antibiotic Resistance (NARA), Fribourg, Switzerland. .,Insitute for Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Carkaci D, Nielsen XC, Fuursted K, Skov R, Skovgaard O, Trallero EP, Lienhard R, Åhman J, Matuschek E, Kahlmeter G, Christensen JJ. Aerococcus urinae and Aerococcus sanguinicola: Susceptibility Testing of 120 Isolates to Six Antimicrobial Agents Using Disk Diffusion (EUCAST), Etest, and Broth Microdilution Techniques. Open Microbiol J 2017; 11:160-166. [PMID: 29151992 PMCID: PMC5676010 DOI: 10.2174/1874285801711010160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Aerococcus urinae and Aerococcus sanguinicola are relatively newcomers and emerging organisms in clinical and microbiological practice. Both species have worldwide been associated with urinary tract infections. More rarely cases of bacteremia/septicemia and infective endocarditis have been reported. Treatment options are therefore important. Just recently, European recommendations on susceptibility testing and interpretive criteria have been released. OBJECTIVE In this investigation 120 A. urinae and A. sanguinicola isolates were tested for susceptibility to six antimicrobial agents: Penicillin, cefotaxime, meropenem, vancomycin, linezolid, and rifampicin. METHODS Three susceptibility testing methods were used; disk diffusion according to The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) standardized disk diffusion methodology and MIC determination with Etest and broth microdilution (BMD). All testing was performed with EUCAST media for fastidious organisms. RESULTS Data obtained in this study were part of the background data for establishing EUCAST breakpoints. MIC values obtained by Etest and BMD were well correlated with disk diffusion results. CONCLUSION All isolates were found susceptible to all six antimicrobial agents: penicillin, cefotaxime, meropenem, vancomycin, linezolid, and rifampicin.
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- Derya Carkaci
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
- Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Reference Laboratory Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Reference Laboratory Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Reference Laboratory Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain
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- EUCAST Development Laboratory, Clinical Microbiology, Central Hospital, Växjö, Sweden
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- EUCAST Development Laboratory, Clinical Microbiology, Central Hospital, Växjö, Sweden
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- EUCAST Development Laboratory, Clinical Microbiology, Central Hospital, Växjö, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Burgan H, Gosteli G, Giovannini M, Lienhard R, Clerc O. Very-late-onset cytomegalovirus disease: a case-report and review of the literature. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:210. [PMID: 28610622 PMCID: PMC5470241 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2532-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains one of the most common and feared complications of transplantation, justifying prophylaxis or preemptive strategies guided by donor and recipient CMV serostatus. In case of seronegative donor and recipient (D−/R−), no prophylaxis is recommended. Late-onset CMV disease is usually defined as occurring after prophylaxis discontinuation in D+/R− transplant patients. Case presentation We are reporting the case of a D−/R− kidney Caucasian transplant recipient presenting with CMV primoinfection 12 years after renal transplant, and discuss the role of a secondary prophylaxis so late after transplantation. Conclusions Primary infections leading to late-onset CMV disease in transplant patients remain rare. Recurrent disease has been described in as many as one-third of these patients. A systematic secondary prophylaxis in this particular group of patients is questionable.
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- Hania Burgan
- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Neuchatelois-Pourtalès, Maladière 45, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Neuchatelois-Pourtalès, Maladière 45, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Neuchatelois-Pourtalès, Maladière 45, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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Margos G, Marosevic D, Cutler S, Derdakova M, Diuk-Wasser M, Emler S, Fish D, Gray J, Hunfeld KP, Jaulhac B, Kahl O, Kovalev S, Kraiczy P, Lane RS, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Ogden NH, Ornstein K, Rupprecht T, Schwartz I, Sing A, Straubinger RK, Strle F, Voordouw M, Rizzoli A, Stevenson B, Fingerle V. Corrigendum: There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2073. [PMID: 28665266 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- G Margos
- National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- European Programme for Public Health Microbiology Training, European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.,National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- School of Health Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, Water Lane, London, UK
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- Department of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- SmartGene Services SARL, Innovation Park, Building C, EPFL-Ecublens, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Yale School of Public Health, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Public Health, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR).,Emeritus Professor of Animal Parasitology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Zentralinstitut für Labormedizin, Mikrobiologie and Krankenhaushygiene, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Steinbacher Hohl 2-26, D-60488 Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany.,Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CNR des Borrelia, Plateau Technique de Microbiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg et Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Koeberlé, Strasbourg 67000, France.,Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
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- tick-radar GmbH, Haderslebener Str. 9, Berlin 12163, Germany.,Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
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- Molecular Genetics Lab (www.dnk-ural.ru) Biology Department, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N.Yeltsin, Lenin Avenue, Yekaterinburg 620000, Russia
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital Frankfurt, Paul-Ehrlich-Str, Frankfurt/Main 40, 60596, Germany
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- Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California Berkeley, 130 Mulford Hall, Berkeley CA 94720, California, USA
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- Borrelia Laboratory for the National Reference Centre of Tick Diseases (CNRT/ NRZK), ADMed Microbiology, La Chaux-de-Fonds 2303, Switzerland
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- Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
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- Director, Public Health Risk Sciences Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, @ Saint-Hyacinthe and Guelph, Public Health Agency of Canada, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
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- Clinical and Experimental Infectious Medicine Section, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.,Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
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- Klinikum Dachau, Abt. Neurology u. Schlafmedizinisches Zentrum, Krankenhausstr. 15, 8521 Dachau, Germany.,Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Basic Sciences Building, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- Chair Bacteriology and Mykology, Department of Veterinary Science, Veterinary Faculty, LMU Munich, Veterinärstraße, München 13, 80539, Gemany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
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- Université de Neuchâtel, Institut de Biologie, Laboratoire d'Ecologie et Evolution des Parasites, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach, Research and Innovation Centre, Via Mach, 1, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, MS421 Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0298, USA
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- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR).,National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
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Margos G, Marosevic D, Cutler S, Derdakova M, Diuk-Wasser M, Emler S, Fish D, Gray J, Hunfeldt KP, Jaulhac B, Kahl O, Kovalev S, Kraiczy P, Lane RS, Lienhard R, Lindgren PE, Ogden N, Ornstein K, Rupprecht T, Schwartz I, Sing A, Straubinger RK, Strle F, Voordouw M, Rizzoli A, Stevenson B, Fingerle V. There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1081-1084. [PMID: 27930271 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- G Margos
- National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
- European Programme for Public Health Microbiology Training, European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Health Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, Water Lane, London, UK
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- Department of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- SmartGene Services SARL, Innovation Park, Building C, EPFL-Ecublens, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Yale School of Public Health, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Public Health, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Emeritus Professor of Animal Parasitology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
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- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
- Zentralinstitut für Labormedizin, Mikrobiologie and Krankenhaushygiene, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Steinbacher Hohl 2-26, D-60488 Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CNR des Borrelia, Plateau Technique de Microbiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg et Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Koeberlé, Strasbourg 67000, France
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- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
- tick-radar GmbH, Haderslebener Str. 9, Berlin 12163, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics Lab (www.dnk-ural.ru) Biology Department, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N.Yeltsin, Lenin Avenue, Yekaterinburg 620000, Russia
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital Frankfurt, Paul-Ehrlich-Str, Frankfurt/Main 40, 60596, Germany
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- Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California Berkeley, 130 Mulford Hall, Berkeley CA 94720, California, USA
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- Borrelia Laboratory for the National Reference Centre of Tick Diseases (CNRT/ NRZK), ADMed Microbiology, La Chaux-de-Fonds 2303, Switzerland
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- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
- Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Director, Public Health Risk Sciences Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, @ Saint-Hyacinthe and Guelph, Public Health Agency of Canada, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
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- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
- Clinical and Experimental Infectious Medicine Section, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Sweden
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- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
- Klinikum Dachau, Abt. Neurology u. Schlafmedizinisches Zentrum, Krankenhausstr. 15, 8521 Dachau, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Basic Sciences Building, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- Chair Bacteriology and Mykology, Department of Veterinary Science, Veterinary Faculty, LMU Munich, Veterinärstraße, München 13, 80539, Gemany
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- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Université de Neuchâtel, Institut de Biologie, Laboratoire d'Ecologie et Evolution des Parasites, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach, Research and Innovation Centre, Via Mach, 1, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, MS421 Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0298, USA
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- National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany
- Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR)
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Barraud O, Isnard C, Lienhard R, Guérin F, Couvé-Deacon E, Martin C, Cattoir V, Ploy MC. Sulphonamide resistance associated with integron derivative Tn6326 in Actinotignum schaalii. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016; 71:2670-1. [PMID: 27261268 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- O Barraud
- INSERM, U1092, Limoges F-87000, France Université de Limoges, UMR-S1092, Faculté de Médecine, 2 rue du Dr Marcland, Limoges F-87025, France CHU Limoges, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, 2 Av. Martin Luther King, Limoges F-87042, France
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, Caen, France Université de Caen Normandie, EA 4655 (équipe 'Antibiorésistance'), Caen, France
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- ADMED Microbiologie, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, Caen, France Université de Caen Normandie, EA 4655 (équipe 'Antibiorésistance'), Caen, France CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques (laboratoire associé 'Entérocoques et résistances particulières des bactéries à Gram positif'), Caen, France
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- INSERM, U1092, Limoges F-87000, France Université de Limoges, UMR-S1092, Faculté de Médecine, 2 rue du Dr Marcland, Limoges F-87025, France CHU Limoges, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, 2 Av. Martin Luther King, Limoges F-87042, France
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- INSERM, U1092, Limoges F-87000, France Université de Limoges, UMR-S1092, Faculté de Médecine, 2 rue du Dr Marcland, Limoges F-87025, France CHU Limoges, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, 2 Av. Martin Luther King, Limoges F-87042, France
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, Caen, France Université de Caen Normandie, EA 4655 (équipe 'Antibiorésistance'), Caen, France CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques (laboratoire associé 'Entérocoques et résistances particulières des bactéries à Gram positif'), Caen, France
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- INSERM, U1092, Limoges F-87000, France Université de Limoges, UMR-S1092, Faculté de Médecine, 2 rue du Dr Marcland, Limoges F-87025, France CHU Limoges, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, 2 Av. Martin Luther King, Limoges F-87042, France
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Nordmann P, Lienhard R, Kieffer N, Clerc O, Poirel L. Plasmid-Mediated Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli in Bacteremia in Switzerland. Clin Infect Dis 2016; 62:1322-3. [PMID: 26936673 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Patrice Nordmann
- Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg HFR-Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg
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- Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg
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- Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, HNE-Hôpital Neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Unit, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg
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Isnard C, Lienhard R, Reissier S, Rodriguez S, Krähenbühl J, Liassine N, Guérin F, Cattoir V. In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Alloscardovia omnicolens and molecular mechanisms of acquired resistance. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2016; 84:227-9. [PMID: 26763712 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
All the 31 isolates of Alloscardovia omnicolens exhibited low MICs for β-lactams, glycopeptides, linezolid, tetracyclines, and cotrimoxazole. One strain showed MICs ≥256μg/mL for both erythromycin and clindamycin with a single point mutation in 23S rRNA. One strain likely had acquired fluoroquinolone resistance associated with a unique mutation in ParC.
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- Christophe Isnard
- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, F-14033 Caen, France; Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe "Antibiorésistance"), F-14032 Caen, France
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- Laboratoire ADMED, CH-2300 La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- CH de Bienne, Service de Médecine Interne, CH-2502 Bienne, Switzerland
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, F-14033 Caen, France; Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe "Antibiorésistance"), F-14032 Caen, France; CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Laboratoire Associé "Entérocoques et résistances particulières des bactéries à Gram positif", F-14033 Caen, France
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, F-14033 Caen, France; Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe "Antibiorésistance"), F-14032 Caen, France; CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Laboratoire Associé "Entérocoques et résistances particulières des bactéries à Gram positif", F-14033 Caen, France.
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Lienhard R. [Lyme serology: what's the deal?]. Rev Med Suisse 2015; 11:1830-1834. [PMID: 26638512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Lyme serology is too commonly prescribed in absence of a well established differential diagnosis. Its low positive predictive value is very often unusable. IgG and IgM positive results are tricky to interpret and often lead to clinically unjustified antibiotherapy. Clinical and epidemiological approaches must integrate the serological results. The microbiologist should have all available information to be able to communicate an appropriate interpretation with the results. This way can propose adequate analysis leading to higher predictive values. We present essentials and pitfalls of the Lyme serology, suggesting new possibilities and reminding physicians as to which tests have not yet brought any proof of benefit to the patient.
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Paillard L, Jones KL, Evans AL, Berret J, Jacquet M, Lienhard R, Bouzelboudjen M, Arnemo JM, Swenson JE, Voordouw MJ. Serological signature of tick-borne pathogens in Scandinavian brown bears over two decades. Parasit Vectors 2015; 8:398. [PMID: 26215889 PMCID: PMC4517347 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0967-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anthropogenic disturbances are changing the geographic distribution of ticks and tick-borne diseases. Over the last few decades, the tick Ixodes ricinus has expanded its range and abundance considerably in northern Europe. Concurrently, the incidence of tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis, has increased in the human populations of the Scandinavian countries. METHODS Wildlife populations can serve as sentinels for changes in the distribution of tick-borne diseases. We used serum samples from a long-term study on the Scandinavian brown bear, Ursus arctos, and standard immunological methods to test whether exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) had increased over time. Bears had been sampled over a period of 18 years (1995-2012) from a southern area, where Ixodes ricinus ticks are present, and a northern area where ticks are uncommon or absent. RESULTS Bears had high levels of IgG antibodies against B. burgdorferi sensu lato but not TBEV. Bears at the southern area had higher values of anti-Borrelia IgG antibodies than bears at the northern area. Over the duration of the study, the value of anti-Borrelia IgG antibodies increased in the southern area but not the northern area. Anti-Borrelia IgG antibodies increased with the age of the bear but declined in the oldest age classes. CONCLUSIONS Our study is consistent with the view that ticks and tick-borne pathogens are expanding their abundance and prevalence in Scandinavia. Long-term serological monitoring of large mammals can provide insight into how anthropogenic disturbances are changing the distribution of ticks and tick-borne diseases.
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- Lye Paillard
- Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Parasites, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Hedmark University College, Campus Evenstad, NO-2418, Elverum, Norway.
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Hedmark University College, Campus Evenstad, NO-2418, Elverum, Norway.
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Parasites, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Parasites, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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- ADMED Microbiologie, Boucle de Cydalise 16, 2300, la Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
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- Informatics and Telematics Service, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Hedmark University College, Campus Evenstad, NO-2418, Elverum, Norway.
- Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83, Umeå, Sweden.
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- Department of Ecology and Natural Resources Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Postbox 5003, NO-1432, Ås, Norway.
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NO-7485, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Parasites, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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Vergne A, Guérin F, Lienhard R, Le Coustumier A, Daurel C, Isnard C, Marty N, Poyart C, Cattoir V. In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Helcococcus kunzii and molecular analysis of macrolide and tetracycline resistance. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 34:2057-61. [PMID: 26194694 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2451-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Thanks to the recent advent of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) technology, Helcococcus kunzii is now easily identifiable and considered as an opportunistic pathogen. However, data about antimicrobial susceptibilities remain very limited. The aim of the study was, then, to assess its in vitro susceptibility to 18 antimicrobial agents and to investigate the genetic basis of macrolide and tetracycline resistance. Thirty-nine human clinical isolates of H. kunzii collected from 2008 to 2013 were studied, as well as the type strain ATCC 51366(T). Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of penicillin G, amoxicillin, cefotaxime, imipenem, gentamicin, erythromycin, clindamycin, quinupristin-dalfopristin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, tetracycline, tigecycline, vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid, daptomycin, cotrimoxazole and rifampin were determined by the microdilution method. Screening for macrolide [erm(A) including erm(TR), erm(B), erm(C), erm(F), erm(T), erm(X), msr(A) and mef(A)] and tetracycline [tet(L), tet(M) and tet(O)] resistance genes was performed, as well as the detection of mutations in 23S rRNA. Except for one strain resistant to cefotaxime, all strains were categorised as susceptible to β-lactams, glycopeptides, linezolid, daptomycin and tigecycline. Whereas ciprofloxacin and gentamicin exhibited limited activity, 95% of strains were categorised as susceptible to levofloxacin. Concerning erythromycin, a bimodal distribution was observed, with 29 'wild-type' strains (MICs from 0.25 to 2 mg/L) and 11 'resistant' strains (MICs ≥ 256 mg/L), including ten harbouring erm(TR). Two isolates exhibited acquired tetracycline resistance (MICs of 16 mg/L) by the production of tet(M). This large study on the in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of H. kunzii suggests that β-lactams (especially penicillins) should be preferred for the treatment.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie, CH de Cahors, Cahors, France
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- Service de Microbiologie & CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, CHU de Caen, Caen, France.,Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe "Antibio-résistance"), Caen, France
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- ADMED Microbiologie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Service de Microbiologie & CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, CHU de Caen, Caen, France
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- Service de Microbiologie & CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, CHU de Caen, Caen, France.,Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe "Antibio-résistance"), Caen, France
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- Service de Bactériologie-Hygiène, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Service de Bactériologie & CNR des Streptocoques, GH Cochin-Hôtel Dieu-Broca, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Microbiologie & CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, CHU de Caen, Caen, France. .,Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe "Antibio-résistance"), Caen, France.
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Sokolov AA, Lienhard R, Du Pasquier R, Erard V. Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia. Ann Emerg Med 2015; 66:60-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are recognized agents of surgical site infections. Recently, RGM skin and soft tissue infections have been increasingly reported. As symptoms, clinical signs and disease latency remain non-specific and microbiological detection requires targeted growth media, RGM diagnosis remains challenging for clinicians. Appropriate management is often delayed due to lack of awareness of these infections. RGM infections after plastic surgery have also been described in the setting of interventions performed in developing countries, a growing phenomenon commonly known as medical tourism. We describe a case of Mycobacterium chelonae/abscessus infection following liposuction and liposculpture procedures performed in the Dominican Republic and review the literature on this subject.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Pourtalès Hospital , Neuchâtel
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Hays C, Lienhard R, Auzou M, Barraud O, Guérin F, Ploy MC, Cattoir V. Erm(X)-mediated resistance to macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins in Actinobaculum schaalii. J Antimicrob Chemother 2014; 69:2056-60. [PMID: 24710027 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Actinobaculum schaalii is a Gram-positive bacillus increasingly reported as a causative agent of urinary tract infections as well as invasive infections, mainly in the elderly and patients with underlying urological conditions. Since little is known about the molecular basis of antimicrobial resistance in A. schaalii, the aim of this study was to investigate resistance to macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins (MLS) in this emerging pathogen. METHODS A total of 32 A. schaalii clinical isolates from France and Switzerland were studied. MICs of erythromycin, spiramycin, lincomycin, clindamycin and quinupristin/dalfopristin were determined by the agar dilution method. Resistance genes erm(A), erm(B), erm(C), erm(F), erm(G), erm(X), msr(A) and mef(A) were screened by PCR. The genetic environment was determined by random cloning and PCR mapping. RESULTS Out of 32 isolates tested, 21 were highly resistant to erythromycin, spiramycin, lincomycin and clindamycin (MICs >256 mg/L), whereas 11 exhibited low MICs (MICs < 0.12 mg/L). On the other hand, quinupristin/dalfopristin remained active against all the isolates. An inducible MLSB resistance phenotype was noted in all cases. The erm(X) gene was detected among all resistant strains, whereas none was detected in susceptible strains. Analysis of genetic support and environment revealed that erm(X) was probably part of the chromosome of A. schaalii. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first molecular characterization of MLS resistance in A. schaalii. In all cases, it was due to the presence of erm(X), a methylase gene previously identified in other clinically relevant Gram-positive bacilli.
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, Caen, France
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- CHU de Limoges, Service de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, Limoges, France INSERM U1092, Limoges, France Université de Limoges, UMR-S1092, Limoges, France
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, Caen, France Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe 'Antibio-résistance'), Caen, France
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- CHU de Limoges, Service de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, Limoges, France INSERM U1092, Limoges, France Université de Limoges, UMR-S1092, Limoges, France
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- CHU de Caen, Service de Microbiologie, Caen, France Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA4655 (équipe 'Antibio-résistance'), Caen, France
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Bank S, Cattoir V, Lienhard R, Grisold AJ, Thomsen TR, Reinhard M, Olsen AB, Christensen JJ, Søby KM, Prag J. Recommendations for optimal detection and identification ofActinobaculum schaaliiin urine. APMIS 2014; 122:1043-4. [DOI: 10.1111/apm.12233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Steffen Bank
- Department of Clinical Microbiology; Viborg Regional Hospital; Viborg Denmark
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- Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology; Aalborg University and Section for Medical Biotechnology; The Danish Technological Institute; Taastrup Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Viborg Regional Hospital; Viborg Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology; Viborg Regional Hospital; Viborg Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology; Viborg Regional Hospital; Viborg Denmark
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Rodríguez I, Fernández C, Sánchez L, Martínez B, Siegrist HH, Lienhard R. Prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in humans from a Cuban village. Braz J Infect Dis 2012; 16:82-5. [PMID: 22358362 DOI: 10.1016/s1413-8670(12)70280-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 08/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Lyme disease has not been officially reported in Cuba. However, clinical cases have been serologically reported. Seroprevalence survey of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto antibodies in humans in the country has not been conducted. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of borrelial antibodies in inhabitants of a village with historically high level of tick infestation. METHODS Serum specimens from 247 persons randomly selected from the population of the village were examined by IgG Western blot using B31 strain for estimating the prevalence of antibodies profile. RESULTS A seroprevalence value interval (95% CI) of 0.6%-7.2% was estimated for the studied population. The prevalent borrelial protein bands on immunoblots were 41, 72, 90/93, 34, 47, 60, 58, 56, 65/66 and 31 kDa in a decreasing order of significance. CONCLUSION These results support the previous serological findings, suggesting the presence of this borreliosis in Cuba.
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Rodríguez I, Fernández C, Sánchez L, Martínez B, Siegrist HH, Lienhard R. Serological evidences suggest Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in Cuba. Braz J Infect Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Rodríguez I, Fernández C, Sánchez L, Martínez B, Siegrist HH, Lienhard R. Prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in humans from a Cuban village. Braz J Infect Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702012000100015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Lienhard R. [Traps in infectious serology]. Rev Med Suisse 2011; 7:1964-1967. [PMID: 22097446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The role of serology in infectious disease diagnosis is highlighted by HIV and viral hepatitis diagnosis developed since the 80's. However, long before these recent developments serum reactivity played its role in diagnosing, active or previous severe bacterial infection in diseases such as typhoid fever (Widal), brucellosis (Wright test), syphilis (VDRL, Wassermann test), typhus (Weil-Felix test) etc. From early infection to immunity, serology analyzes the patient's immunological memory enabling the fight against infections. The resulting information depends on the type of pathogen, the site of infection, the host and the stage of disease. Together with the direct tests for the detection of pathogens, serological tests form the basis of microbiological diagnosis. To better understand the utility of serology, we will provide an overview and show its pitfalls.
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- ADMED Microbiologie, Boucle de Cydalise 16, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds.
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Poirel L, Lienhard R, Potron A, Malinverni R, Siegrist HH, Nordmann P. Plasmid-mediated carbapenem-hydrolysing -lactamase KPC-2 in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from Switzerland. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010; 66:675-6. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Actinobaculum schaalii is a new species that has so far been isolated from human blood, urine and pus. Its importance has probably been underestimated and other Actinobaculum spp. may also have been underdiagnosed. This retrospective study comprises all known cases of A. schaalii infections identified since 2004 in the canton of Neuchâtel (170,000 inhabitants), Switzerland. Strains were cultivated and isolated in the bacteriology laboratory using its routine procedure. Identification included a Rapid ID 32 A strip (bioMérieux) and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Twenty-one positive samples were found in 19 patients (11 male, 8 female) of all ages (range 16-91 years): 10 from urine (50%), six from blood (30%), one from both blood and urine (5%), and three from pus (15%). Thirteen out of 17 (76%) cases with either blood or urine specimens had underlying genitourinary tract pathologies. When urine cultures were positive for A. schaalii, leucocytes were found in all samples (10/10, 100%) but all nitrite tests were negative (10/10, 100%). The onset of appropriate treatment was delayed due to the diminished sensitivity of A. schaalii to the antibiotics commonly used for UTIs (i.e. ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole) and to the delay in microbiological diagnosis. A. schaalii should specifically be searched in all cases of leukocyturia with a negative nitrite test but with Gram-positive rods in the Gram stain, in patients with underlying genitourinary tract pathology, instead of dismissing these findings as clinically irrelevant colonization by coryneform bacteria. This infection may be much more common than previously thought.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, HNE Community Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Cattoir V, Varca A, Greub G, Prod'hom G, Legrand P, Lienhard R. In vitro susceptibility of Actinobaculum schaalii to 12 antimicrobial agents and molecular analysis of fluoroquinolone resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010; 65:2514-7. [PMID: 20952417 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the in vitro susceptibility of Actinobaculum schaalii to 12 antimicrobial agents as well as to dissect the genetic basis of fluoroquinolone resistance. METHODS Forty-eight human clinical isolates of A. schaalii collected in Switzerland and France were studied. Each isolate was identified by 16S rRNA sequencing. MICs of amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, gentamicin, vancomycin, clindamycin, linezolid, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, co-trimoxazole, nitrofurantoin and metronidazole were determined using the Etest method. Interpretation of results was made according to EUCAST clinical breakpoints. The quinolone-resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of gyrA and parC genes were also identified and sequence analysis was performed for all 48 strains. RESULTS All isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, gentamicin, clindamycin (except three), vancomycin, linezolid and nitrofurantoin, whereas 100% and 85% were resistant to ciprofloxacin/metronidazole and co-trimoxazole, respectively. Greater than or equal to 90% of isolates were susceptible to the other tested fluoroquinolones, and only one strain was highly resistant to levofloxacin (MIC ≥32 mg/L) and moxifloxacin (MIC 8 mg/L). All isolates that were susceptible or low-level resistant to levofloxacin/moxifloxacin (n = 47) showed identical GyrA and ParC amino acid QRDR sequences. In contrast, the isolate exhibiting high-level resistance to levofloxacin and moxifloxacin possessed a unique mutation in GyrA, Ala83Val (Escherichia coli numbering), whereas no mutation was present in ParC. CONCLUSIONS When an infection caused by A. schaalii is suspected, there is a risk of clinical failure by treating with ciprofloxacin or co-trimoxazole, and β-lactams should be preferred. In addition, acquired resistance to fluoroquinolones more active against Gram-positive bacteria is possible.
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Gern L, Lienhard R, Péter O. [Diseases and pathogenic agents transmitted by ticks in Switzerland]. Rev Med Suisse 2010; 6:1906-1909. [PMID: 21089555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Among the 20 tick species described in Switzerland, Ixodes ricinus, the most frequent one, is implicated in the transmission of pathogenic agents. Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) are the major tick-borne diseases transmitted to human. Presently 5 Borrelia species, belonging to the group Borrelia burgdorferi, are recognized as human pathogens. The risks of infection depend on the stage of the vector, the multiple hosts, the pathogenic agent, as well as human behavior in nature. The detection of other pathogenic agents in ticks: Anaplasma, Babesia and Rickettsia predispose to infections or co-infections. Results of sero-epidemiologic studies suggest human infections. Active surveillance by physicians is necessary and clinical studies are required to evaluate the importance of these infections in Switzerland.
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- Institut de biologie, Université de Neuchâtel.
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Moilanen K, Häkkinen M, Cannon G, Kauppinen J, Lienhard R, Tritten ML, Mannonen L, Lappalainen M, Vainionpää R, Järvinen AK. PX-27 Performance evaluation of PCR and microarray-based assay for rapid herpesvirus diagnostics. J Clin Virol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6532(09)70249-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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