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Wolfe KH, Pierce VM, Humphries RM. How New Regulation of Laboratory-Developed Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests Will Affect Infectious Diseases Clinical Practice. Clin Infect Dis 2024; 78:1140-1147. [PMID: 38573057 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae075] [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: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) affects 2.8 million Americans annually. AMR is identified through antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), but current and proposed regulatory policies from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jeopardize the future availability of AST for many microorganisms. Devices that perform AST must be cleared by the FDA using their susceptibility test interpretive criteria, also known as breakpoints. The FDA list of breakpoints is relatively short. Today, laboratories supplement FDA breakpoints using breakpoints published by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, using legacy devices and laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). FDA proposes to regulate LDTs, and with no FDA breakpoints for many drug-bug combinations, the risk is loss of AST for key clinical indications and stifling innovation in technology development. Effective solutions require collaboration between manufacturers, infectious diseases clinicians, pharmacists, laboratories, and the FDA.
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- Kaleb H Wolfe
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor
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- Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Aitken SL, Pierce VM, Pogue JM, Kline EG, Tverdek FP, Shields RK. The growing threat of NDM-producing E. coli with penicillin-binding protein 3 mutations in the United States - is there a potential role for durlobactam? Clin Infect Dis 2024:ciae229. [PMID: 38661186 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
We report identification of 5 patients with infections caused by NDM-5-producing E. coli harboring PBP3 mutations that showed reduced susceptibility to aztreonam-avibactam and cefiderocol. Durlobactam, a novel diazabicyclooctane β-lactamase inhibitor, demonstrated minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 2 µg/mL supporting future investigations into a potential role in clinical management.
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- Samuel L Aitken
- Department of Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine; Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy; Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School; Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School; Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine; Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy; Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical School; Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington; Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical School; Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Roach DJ, Sridhar S, Oliver E, Rao SR, Slater DM, Hwang W, Hutt Vater K, Dinesh A, Qadri F, Chisti MJ, Pierce VM, Turbett SE, Bhattacharyya RP, Worby CJ, Earl AM, LaRocque RC, Harris JB. Clinical and Genomic Characterization of a Cohort of Patients With Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infection. Clin Infect Dis 2024; 78:31-39. [PMID: 37633257 PMCID: PMC10810715 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad507] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The clinical and microbial factors associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections (BSIs) are not well characterized. Prior studies have focused on highly resistant or hypervirulent isolates, limiting our understanding of K. pneumoniae strains that commonly cause BSI. We performed a record review and whole-genome sequencing to investigate the clinical characteristics, bacterial diversity, determinants of antimicrobial resistance, and risk factors for in-hospital death in a cohort of patients with K. pneumoniae BSI. METHODS We identified 562 patients at Massachusetts General Hospital with K. pneumoniae BSIs between 2016 and 2022. We collected data on comorbid conditions, infection source, clinical outcomes, and antibiotic resistance and performed whole-genome sequencing on 108 sequential BSI isolates from 2021 to 2022. RESULTS Intra-abdominal infection was the most common source of infection accounting for 34% of all BSIs. A respiratory tract source accounted for 6% of BSIs but was associated with a higher in-hospital mortality rate (adjusted odds ratio, 5.4 [95% confidence interval, 2.2-12.8]; P < .001 for comparison with other sources). Resistance to the first antibiotic prescribed was also associated with a higher risk of death (adjusted odds ratio, 5.2 [95% confidence interval, 2.2-12.4]; P < .001). BSI isolates were genetically diverse, and no clusters of epidemiologically and genetically linked cases were observed. Virulence factors associated with invasiveness were observed at a low prevalence, although an unexpected association between O-antigen type and the source of infection was found. CONCLUSIONS These observations demonstrate the versatility of K. pneumoniae as an opportunistic pathogen and highlight the need for new approaches for surveillance and the rapid identification of patients with invasive antimicrobial-resistant K. pneumoniae infection.
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- David J Roach
- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Global Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Dhaka Hospital, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh
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- Dhaka Hospital, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Baker KR, Flentie K, Spears BR, Mozharov S, Roberts K, El ganbour A, Somers M, Calkwood J, Liu J, DaPonte K, Sam N, Kaur G, Chen F, Donato J, Chao A, Lewis A, Sherman J, Mortimer K, Harrington AT, Traczewski M, Carpenter D, Shortridge D, Lindley J, Diep A, Norton E, Green M, Gajewski J, Landrith R, Nalubega F, McCallum J, Beiswenger M, Dolan B, Brennan K, Carpenter A, Vacic A, Flyer AN, Pierce VM, Hooper DC, Lewis II JS, Stern E. Multicenter evaluation of the Selux Next-Generation Phenotyping antimicrobial susceptibility testing system. J Clin Microbiol 2024; 62:e0054623. [PMID: 38051069 PMCID: PMC10793272 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00546-23] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The Selux Next-Generation Phenotyping (NGP) system (Charlestown, MA) is a new antimicrobial susceptibility testing system that utilizes two sequential assays performed on all wells of doubling dilution series to determine MICs. A multicenter evaluation of the performance of the Selux NGP system compared with reference broth microdilution was conducted following FDA recommendations and using FDA-defined breakpoints. A total of 2,488 clinical and challenge isolates were included; gram-negative isolates were tested against 24 antimicrobials, and gram-positive isolates were tested against 15 antimicrobials. Data is provided for all organism-antimicrobial combinations evaluated, including those that did and did not meet FDA performance requirements. Overall very major error and major error rates were less than 1% (31/3,805 and 107/15,606, respectively), essential agreement and categorical agreement were >95%, reproducibility was ≥95%, and the average time-to-result (from time of assay start to time of MIC result) was 5.65 hours.
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- Selux Diagnostics, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Selux Diagnostics, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Selux Diagnostics, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Selux Diagnostics, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Selux Diagnostics, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Selux Diagnostics, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Selux Diagnostics, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- JMI Laboratories/Element, North Liberty, Iowa, USA
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- Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, Oregon Health and Science University Hospitals and Clinics, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Selux Diagnostics, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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Pierce VM, Bhowmick T, Simner PJ. Guiding antimicrobial stewardship through thoughtful antimicrobial susceptibility testing and reporting strategies: an updated approach in 2023. J Clin Microbiol 2023; 61:e0007422. [PMID: 37768094 PMCID: PMC10662363 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00074-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial susceptibility test and report guidelines are an important tool for antimicrobial stewardship programs. Since 1972, Tables 1 within the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) M100 document have provided a general framework upon which clinical microbiologists and antimicrobial stewardship teams can build algorithms for susceptibility testing and reporting that meet the specific needs of their institution. Many changes were made to Tables 1 in M100-Ed33 to modernize the content to reflect the landscape of current clinical practice, including the growing armamentarium of antimicrobial agents, the emergence of new mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, the increasing prevalence of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms, and updated consensus recommendations for first-choice and alternative agents for treatment. With these items in mind, the CLSI Table 1 ad hoc working group revised Tables 1 with the ultimate goal of supporting institutions in the creation of individualized test and report strategies that support local antimicrobial stewardship program initiatives. These strategies are built on the concepts of selective and cascade reporting. This minireview introduces the concept of CLSI M100-Ed33 Tables 1, describes the changes to Tables 1 introduced in 2023, and provides clinical vignettes that demonstrate how Tables 1 can be used in various scenarios to devise antimicrobial susceptibility test and report strategies.
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- Virginia M. Pierce
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Microbiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Cartagena AJ, Taylor KL, Smith JT, Manson AL, Pierce VM, Earl AM, Bhattacharyya RP. The carbapenem inoculum effect provides insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying carbapenem resistance in Enterobacterales. bioRxiv 2023:2023.05.23.541813. [PMID: 37292717 PMCID: PMC10245868 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.23.541813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are important pathogens that can develop resistance via multiple molecular mechanisms, including hydrolysis or reduced antibiotic influx. Identifying these mechanisms can improve pathogen surveillance, infection control, and patient care. We investigated how resistance mechanisms influence the carbapenem inoculum effect (IE), a phenomenon where inoculum size affects antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST). We demonstrated that seven different carbapenemases impart a meropenem IE in Escherichia coli. Across 110 clinical CRE isolates, the carbapenem IE strictly depended on resistance mechanism: all carbapenemase-producing CRE (CP-CRE) exhibited a strong IE, whereas porin-deficient CRE displayed none. Concerningly, 50% and 24% of CP-CRE isolates changed susceptibility classification to meropenem and ertapenem, respectively, across the allowable inoculum range in clinical guidelines. The meropenem IE, and the ratio of ertapenem to meropenem minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) at standard inoculum, reliably identified CP-CRE. Understanding how resistance mechanisms affect AST could improve diagnosis and guide therapies for CRE infections.
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Turbett SE, Bronson RA, Worby CJ, McGrath GEG, Hodgkins E, Becker M, Belford B, Kogut L, Oliver E, Ryan ET, LaRocque RC, Earl AM, Pierce VM. Intrinsic Resistance to Colistin in the Genus Hafnia. J Clin Microbiol 2023; 61:e0132622. [PMID: 37022168 PMCID: PMC10204633 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01326-22] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
Abstract
A bacterial species is considered to be intrinsically resistant to an antimicrobial when nearly all of the wild-type isolates (i.e., those without acquired resistance) exhibit minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values that are sufficiently high such that susceptibility testing is unnecessary, and that the antimicrobial should not be considered for therapy. Accordingly, knowledge of intrinsic resistance influences both the selection of treatment regimens and the approach to susceptibility testing in the clinical laboratory, where unexpected results also facilitate the recognition of microbial identification or susceptibility testing errors. Previously, limited data have suggested that Hafnia spp. may be intrinsically resistant to colistin. We evaluated the in vitro activity of colistin against 119 Hafniaceae that were isolated from human samples: 75 (63%) from routine clinical cultures and 44 (37%) from stool samples of travelers undergoing screening for antimicrobial resistant organisms. Broth microdilution colistin MICs were ≥4 μg/mL for 117 of 119 (98%) isolates. Whole-genome sequencing of 96 of the isolates demonstrated that the colistin-resistant phenotype was not lineage-specific. 2 of the 96 (2%) isolates harbored mobile colistin resistance genes. Compared to whole-genome sequencing, VITEK MS matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and VITEK 2 GN ID failed to consistently distinguish between Hafnia alvei, Hafnia paralvei, and Obesumbacterium proteus. In conclusion, using a reference antimicrobial susceptibility testing method and a genetically diverse collection of isolates, we found Hafnia spp. to be intrinsically resistant to colistin. The recognition of this phenotype will help inform rational approaches by which to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing and therapy for patients with infections that are caused by Hafnia spp.
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- Sarah E Turbett
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Villalba JA, Hilburn CF, Garlin MA, Elliott GA, Li Y, Kunitoki K, Poli S, Alba GA, Madrigal E, Taso M, Price MC, Aviles AJ, Araujo-Medina M, Bonanno L, Boyraz B, Champion SN, Harris CK, Helland TL, Hutchison B, Jobbagy S, Marshall MS, Shepherd DJ, Barth JL, Hung YP, Ly A, Hariri LP, Turbett SE, Pierce VM, Branda JA, Rosenberg ES, Mendez-Pena J, Chebib I, Rosales IA, Smith RN, Miller MA, Rosas IO, Hardin CC, Baden LR, Medoff BD, Colvin RB, Little BP, Stone JR, Mino-Kenudson M, Shih AR. Vasculopathy and Increased Vascular Congestion in Fatal COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 206:857-873. [PMID: 35671465 PMCID: PMC9799276 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2150oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [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] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Rationale: The leading cause of death in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is severe pneumonia, with many patients developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and diffuse alveolar damage (DAD). Whether DAD in fatal COVID-19 is distinct from other causes of DAD remains unknown. Objective: To compare lung parenchymal and vascular alterations between patients with fatal COVID-19 pneumonia and other DAD-causing etiologies using a multidimensional approach. Methods: This autopsy cohort consisted of consecutive patients with COVID-19 pneumonia (n = 20) and with respiratory failure and histologic DAD (n = 21; non-COVID-19 viral and nonviral etiologies). Premortem chest computed tomography (CT) scans were evaluated for vascular changes. Postmortem lung tissues were compared using histopathological and computational analyses. Machine-learning-derived morphometric analysis of the microvasculature was performed, with a random forest classifier quantifying vascular congestion (CVasc) in different microscopic compartments. Respiratory mechanics and gas-exchange parameters were evaluated longitudinally in patients with ARDS. Measurements and Main Results: In premortem CT, patients with COVID-19 showed more dilated vasculature when all lung segments were evaluated (P = 0.001) compared with controls with DAD. Histopathology revealed vasculopathic changes, including hemangiomatosis-like changes (P = 0.043), thromboemboli (P = 0.0038), pulmonary infarcts (P = 0.047), and perivascular inflammation (P < 0.001). Generalized estimating equations revealed significant regional differences in the lung microarchitecture among all DAD-causing entities. COVID-19 showed a larger overall CVasc range (P = 0.002). Alveolar-septal congestion was associated with a significantly shorter time to death from symptom onset (P = 0.03), length of hospital stay (P = 0.02), and increased ventilatory ratio [an estimate for pulmonary dead space fraction (Vd); p = 0.043] in all cases of ARDS. Conclusions: Severe COVID-19 pneumonia is characterized by significant vasculopathy and aberrant alveolar-septal congestion. Our findings also highlight the role that vascular alterations may play in Vd and clinical outcomes in ARDS in general.
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- Julian A. Villalba
- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts;,Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts;,Department of Psychiatry
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- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of MRI Research, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Thoracic Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;,C. S. Kubik Laboratory for Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital Charlestown HealthCare Center, Charlestown, Massachusetts;,Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department, Miami, Florida
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;,Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;,Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;,Immunopathology Research Laboratory, and
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;,Immunopathology Research Laboratory, and
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;,Immunopathology Research Laboratory, and
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- Division of Thoracic Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology,,Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories,,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Matzko ME, Sephton-Clark PCS, Young EL, Jhaveri TA, Martinsen MA, Mojica E, Boykin R, Pierce VM, Cuomo CA, Bhattacharyya RP. A novel rRNA hybridization-based approach to rapid, accurate Candida identification directly from blood culture. Med Mycol 2022; 60:6674770. [PMID: 36002024 PMCID: PMC9989835 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myac065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Invasive fungal infections are increasingly common and carry high morbidity and mortality, yet fungal diagnostics lag behind bacterial diagnostics in rapidly identifying the causal pathogen. We previously devised a fluorescent hybridization-based assay to identify bacteria within hours directly from blood culture bottles without subculture, called phylogeny-informed rRNA-based strain identification (Phirst-ID). Here, we adapt this approach to unambiguously identify 11 common pathogenic Candida species, including C. auris, with 100% accuracy from laboratory culture (33 of 33 strains in a reference panel, plus 33 of 33 additional isolates tested in a validation panel). In a pilot study on 62 consecutive positive clinical blood cultures from two hospitals that showed yeast on Gram stain, Candida Phirst-ID matched the clinical laboratory result for 58 of 59 specimens represented in the 11-species reference panel, without misclassifying the 3 off-panel species. It also detected mixed Candida species in 2 of these 62 specimens, including the one discordant classification, that were not identified by standard clinical microbiology workflows; in each case the presence of both species was validated by both clinical and experimental data. Finally, in three specimens that grew both bacteria and yeast, we paired our prior bacterial probeset with this new Candida probeset to detect both pathogen types using Phirst-ID. This simple, robust assay can provide accurate Candida identification within hours directly from blood culture bottles, and the conceptual approach holds promise for pan-microbial identification in a single workflow. LAY SUMMARY Candida bloodstream infections cause considerable morbidity and mortality, yet slow diagnostics delay recognition, worsening patient outcomes. We develop and validate a novel molecular approach to accurately identify Candida species directly from blood culture one day faster than standard workflows.
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- Michelle E Matzko
- Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- NanoString Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.,Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Yang C, Anahtar MN, Pierce VM. It’s not you, it’s SOSA: a case study on breaking up with an FDA-cleared susceptibility testing system’s oxacillin results for Staphylococcus spp. other than S. aureus and S. lugdunensis. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofac421. [PMID: 36119961 PMCID: PMC9472662 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Background In 2021, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute revised its susceptible oxacillin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) breakpoint for Staphylococcus spp. other than S. aureus and S. lugdunensis (SOSA) from ≤0.25 to ≤0.5 µg/mL. Here, we describe the response to this breakpoint change, which at the time of this study was not yet recognized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in our laboratory, where the primary method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of SOSA is VITEK 2. VITEK 2 uses the Automated Expert System (AES) to integrate the results of oxacillin MIC and cefoxitin screen tests into a final interpretation; our laboratory also adjudicates discordant oxacillin and cefoxitin results using a PBP2a test. Methods We retrospectively reviewed and assessed the yield of PBP2a testing for 189 SOSA isolates with discordant (when applying the FDA susceptible oxacillin breakpoint of ≤0.25 µg/mL) VITEK 2 oxacillin and cefoxitin results, and then prospectively incorporated PBP2a testing for isolates with oxacillin MICs of 0.5 µg/mL and positive cefoxitin screens into our algorithm. Results Compared with accepting the VITEK 2 AES interpretation, PBP2a testing substantially improved the accuracy of mecA-mediated resistance classification in both scenarios, especially for the ∼4.7% of isolates with oxacillin MICs ≤0.5 µg/mL and positive cefoxitin screens. Conclusions Although detection of mecA or PBP2a is the gold standard for assessment of β-lactam resistance in staphylococci, targeting a subset of isolates for mecA or PBP2a testing based on phenotypic AST results that predict an increased risk of misclassification may be a pragmatic, labor- and cost-saving approach.
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- Christine Yang
- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston, Massachusetts , USA
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston, Massachusetts , USA
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston, Massachusetts , USA
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children , Boston, Massachusetts , USA
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Salamzade R, Manson AL, Walker BJ, Brennan-Krohn T, Worby CJ, Ma P, He LL, Shea TP, Qu J, Chapman SB, Howe W, Young SK, Wurster JI, Delaney ML, Kanjilal S, Onderdonk AB, Bittencourt CE, Gussin GM, Kim D, Peterson EM, Ferraro MJ, Hooper DC, Shenoy ES, Cuomo CA, Cosimi LA, Huang SS, Kirby JE, Pierce VM, Bhattacharyya RP, Earl AM. Inter-species geographic signatures for tracing horizontal gene transfer and long-term persistence of carbapenem resistance. Genome Med 2022; 14:37. [PMID: 35379360 PMCID: PMC8981930 DOI: 10.1186/s13073-022-01040-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are an urgent global health threat. Inferring the dynamics of local CRE dissemination is currently limited by our inability to confidently trace the spread of resistance determinants to unrelated bacterial hosts. Whole-genome sequence comparison is useful for identifying CRE clonal transmission and outbreaks, but high-frequency horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of carbapenem resistance genes and subsequent genome rearrangement complicate tracing the local persistence and mobilization of these genes across organisms. METHODS To overcome this limitation, we developed a new approach to identify recent HGT of large, near-identical plasmid segments across species boundaries, which also allowed us to overcome technical challenges with genome assembly. We applied this to complete and near-complete genome assemblies to examine the local spread of CRE in a systematic, prospective collection of all CRE, as well as time- and species-matched carbapenem-susceptible Enterobacterales, isolated from patients from four US hospitals over nearly 5 years. RESULTS Our CRE collection comprised a diverse range of species, lineages, and carbapenem resistance mechanisms, many of which were encoded on a variety of promiscuous plasmid types. We found and quantified rearrangement, persistence, and repeated transfer of plasmid segments, including those harboring carbapenemases, between organisms over multiple years. Some plasmid segments were found to be strongly associated with specific locales, thus representing geographic signatures that make it possible to trace recent and localized HGT events. Functional analysis of these signatures revealed genes commonly found in plasmids of nosocomial pathogens, such as functions required for plasmid retention and spread, as well survival against a variety of antibiotic and antiseptics common to the hospital environment. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, the framework we developed provides a clearer, high-resolution picture of the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance importation, spread, and persistence in patients and healthcare networks.
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- Rauf Salamzade
- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA ,grid.14003.360000 0001 2167 3675Present Address: Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA ,Applied Invention, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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- grid.239395.70000 0000 9011 8547Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDepartment of Ophthalmology, Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 240 Charles St., Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDivision of Infectious Disease, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDivision of Infectious Disease, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDepartment of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDivision of Infectious Disease, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- grid.266093.80000 0001 0668 7243Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868 USA
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- grid.266093.80000 0001 0668 7243Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92617 USA
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- grid.266093.80000 0001 0668 7243Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92617 USA
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- grid.266093.80000 0001 0668 7243Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868 USA
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- grid.32224.350000 0004 0386 9924Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- grid.32224.350000 0004 0386 9924Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- grid.32224.350000 0004 0386 9924Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDivision of Infectious Disease, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- grid.266093.80000 0001 0668 7243Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92617 USA
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- grid.239395.70000 0000 9011 8547Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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- grid.32224.350000 0004 0386 9924Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA ,grid.32224.350000 0004 0386 9924Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- grid.66859.340000 0004 0546 1623Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
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Pierce VM, Mathers AJ. Setting Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Breakpoints: A Primer for Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialists on the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Approach. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2022; 11:73-80. [PMID: 34888640 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Breakpoints are the values used by clinical microbiology laboratories to interpret the results of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and classify isolates as susceptible or resistant. Whether the breakpoints applied by laboratories accurately predict the likelihood of successful treatment with a particular antimicrobial is an issue of critical importance to quality clinical care. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sets breakpoints, and globally, breakpoints are also set by 2 standards development organizations, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST); individual laboratories may choose which breakpoints to implement. Many CLSI breakpoints are recognized by FDA, facilitating their incorporation into widely used commercial AST devices. The CLSI Subcommittee on AST's consensus approach to establishing (and as needed, revising) breakpoints involves integration of currently available microbiological, pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic, and clinical data. Here, an overview of the CLSI process for establishing breakpoints is provided.
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Affiliation(s)
- Virginia M Pierce
- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Lagerborg KA, Normandin E, Bauer MR, Adams G, Figueroa K, Loreth C, Gladden-Young A, Shaw BM, Pearlman LR, Berenzy D, Dewey HB, Kales S, Dobbins ST, Shenoy ES, Hooper D, Pierce VM, Zachary KC, Park DJ, MacInnis BL, Tewhey R, Lemieux JE, Sabeti PC, Reilly SK, Siddle KJ. Synthetic DNA spike-ins (SDSIs) enable sample tracking and detection of inter-sample contamination in SARS-CoV-2 sequencing workflows. Nat Microbiol 2021; 7:108-119. [PMID: 34907347 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-021-01019-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
The global spread and continued evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has driven an unprecedented surge in viral genomic surveillance. Amplicon-based sequencing methods provide a sensitive, low-cost and rapid approach but suffer a high potential for contamination, which can undermine laboratory processes and results. This challenge will increase with the expanding global production of sequences across a variety of laboratories for epidemiological and clinical interpretation, as well as for genomic surveillance of emerging diseases in future outbreaks. We present SDSI + AmpSeq, an approach that uses 96 synthetic DNA spike-ins (SDSIs) to track samples and detect inter-sample contamination throughout the sequencing workflow. We apply SDSIs to the ARTIC Consortium's amplicon design, demonstrate their utility and efficiency in a real-time investigation of a suspected hospital cluster of SARS-CoV-2 cases and validate them across 6,676 diagnostic samples at multiple laboratories. We establish that SDSI + AmpSeq provides increased confidence in genomic data by detecting and correcting for relatively common, yet previously unobserved modes of error, including spillover and sample swaps, without impacting genome recovery.
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- Kim A Lagerborg
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.,Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.,Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. .,Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Fahy M, Suslak D, Pierce VM, Sater M, Huntley M, Herriott I, Farrell T, Rosenberg DC, Shenoy ES, Shenoy ES. 806. Uncluttering Case Clusters: Use of Rapid Sequencing to Exclude Transmission Events. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Newly identified multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) isolated from hospitalized patients with shared epidemiological characteristics can either represent transmission events or independent, unrelated acquisitions. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) can improve the efficiency of investigations triggered by MDRO cases with apparent epidemiological linkages by early exclusion of clonality. We report an implementation of WGS to investigate a cluster of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and a cluster of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) inpatient nosocomial infections.
Methods
Study participants included five Neonatal ICU (NICU) patients with nosocomial MRSA isolates recovered between June and August 2020, and two Respiratory Acute Care Unit (RACU) patients with nosocomial CRE infections in October 2020. Routine unit surveillance activities and characterization using standard epidemiologic criteria identified the isolates as nosocomial to their respective unit. The isolates then underwent WGS and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based relatedness analysis.
Results
The MRSA cluster included five neonates with either clinical or surveillance isolates. WGS identified one of the five isolates as methicillin susceptible S. aureus due to the absence of the mecA or mecC resistance gene, despite growth on chromogenic MRSA screening agar. WGS revealed each of the five isolates as belonging to a distinct multi locus sequence type (MLST) group with thousands of SNP differences between samples. The CRE cluster included two patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from clinical cultures within five days of each other with identical antimicrobial susceptibility profiles. WGS of the two isolates revealed that they belonged to different MLSTs and had tens of thousands of differing SNPs. WGS results suggest that a nosocomial transmission linking these infections was highly unlikely. For both investigations, WGS returned results within thirty-six hours of sample receipt.
Figure 1. Corynebacterium striatum Respiratory Cultures January 2020-February 2021
Panel showing single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) differences between isolates for respective clusters.
Conclusion
Apparent transmission events can be resource intensive to investigate and manage. The application of rapid WGS allowed for early discontinuation of cluster investigations and conservation of resources.
Disclosures
Virginia M. Pierce, MD, UpToDate, Inc. (Other Financial or Material Support, Author) Mohamad Sater, PhD, Day Zero Diagnostics (Employee, Shareholder) Miriam Huntley, PhD, Day Zero Diagnostics (Employee, Shareholder) Ian Herriott, BS, Day Zero Diagnostics (Employee, Shareholder) Tim Farrell, MS, Day Zero Diagnostics, Inc. (Employee, Shareholder) David C. Rosenberg, MD, Cepheid Diagnostics (Consultant)Day Zero Diagnostics (Consultant)SeLux Diagnostics (Consultant) Erica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Individual(s) Involved: Self): I gave a single lecture in 3/2020 for which I received financial compensation, Other Financial or Material Support
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- Meredith Fahy
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Day Zero Diagnostics, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
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Anahtar MN, Shaw BM, Slater D, Byrne EH, Botti-Lodovico Y, Adams G, Schaffner SF, Eversley J, McGrath GEG, Gogakos T, Lennerz J, Marble HD, Ritterhouse LL, Batten JM, Georgantas NZ, Pellerin R, Signorelli S, Thierauf J, Kemball M, Happi C, Grant DS, Ndiaye D, Siddle KJ, Mehta SB, Harris JB, Ryan ET, Pierce VM, LaRocque RC, Lemieux JE, Sabeti PC, Rosenberg ES, Branda JA, Turbett SE. Development of a qualitative real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2: a guide and case study in setting up an emergency-use, laboratory-developed molecular microbiological assay. J Clin Pathol 2021; 74:496-503. [PMID: 34049977 PMCID: PMC8311084 DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Developing and deploying new diagnostic tests are difficult, but the need to do so in response to a rapidly emerging pandemic such as COVID-19 is crucially important. During a pandemic, laboratories play a key role in helping healthcare providers and public health authorities detect active infection, a task most commonly achieved using nucleic acid-based assays. While the landscape of diagnostics is rapidly evolving, PCR remains the gold-standard of nucleic acid-based diagnostic assays, in part due to its reliability, flexibility and wide deployment. To address a critical local shortage of testing capacity persisting during the COVID-19 outbreak, our hospital set up a molecular-based laboratory developed test (LDT) to accurately and safely diagnose SARS-CoV-2. We describe here the process of developing an emergency-use LDT, in the hope that our experience will be useful to other laboratories in future outbreaks and will help to lower barriers to establishing fast and accurate diagnostic testing in crisis conditions.
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- Melis N Anahtar
- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Center for Systems Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Center for Systems Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun, Nigeria.,African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun, Nigeria
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- Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Program, Kenema Government Hospital, Kenema, Sierra Leone.,College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun, Nigeria.,Department of Mycology and Pharmacology, Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Center for Systems Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA .,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA .,Center for Systems Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Immunology and Infectious Disease, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA .,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Lagerborg KA, Normandin E, Bauer MR, Adams G, Figueroa K, Loreth C, Gladden-Young A, Shaw B, Pearlman L, Shenoy ES, Hooper D, Pierce VM, Zachary KC, Park DJ, MacInnis BL, Lemieux JE, Sabeti PC, Reilly SK, Siddle KJ. DNA spike-ins enable confident interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 genomic data from amplicon-based sequencing. bioRxiv 2021:2021.03.16.435654. [PMID: 33758855 PMCID: PMC7987014 DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.16.435654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
The rapid global spread and continued evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has highlighted an unprecedented need for viral genomic surveillance and clinical viral sequencing. Amplicon-based sequencing methods provide a sensitive, low-cost and rapid approach but suffer a high potential for contamination, which can undermine lab processes and results. This challenge will only increase with expanding global production of sequences by diverse research groups for epidemiological and clinical interpretation. We present an approach which uses synthetic DNA spike-ins (SDSIs) to track samples and detect inter-sample contamination through a sequencing workflow. Applying this approach to the ARTIC Consortium's amplicon design, we define a series of best practices for Illumina-based sequencing and provide a detailed characterization of approaches to increase sensitivity for low-viral load samples incorporating the SDSIs. We demonstrate the utility and efficiency of the SDSI method amidst a real-time investigation of a suspected hospital cluster of SARS-CoV-2 cases.
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- Kim A Lagerborg
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
- Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
- Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Rd, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Goldberg SA, Lennerz J, Klompas M, Mark E, Pierce VM, Thompson RW, Pu CT, Ritterhouse LL, Dighe A, Rosenberg ES, Grabowski DC. Presymptomatic Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Residents and Staff at a Skilled Nursing Facility: Results of Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction and Serologic Testing. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 72:686-689. [PMID: 32667967 PMCID: PMC7454467 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
High rates of asymptomatic infection suggest benefits to routine testing in congregate care settings. SARS-CoV-2 screening was undertaken in a single nursing facility without a known case of COVID-19, demonstrating an 85% prevalence among residents and 37% among staff. Serology was not helpful in identifying infections.
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- Scott A Goldberg
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Population Health Management, Partners HealthCare, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Population Health Management, Partners HealthCare, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Lemieux JE, Siddle KJ, Shaw BM, Loreth C, Schaffner SF, Gladden-Young A, Adams G, Fink T, Tomkins-Tinch CH, Krasilnikova LA, DeRuff KC, Rudy M, Bauer MR, Lagerborg KA, Normandin E, Chapman SB, Reilly SK, Anahtar MN, Lin AE, Carter A, Myhrvold C, Kemball ME, Chaluvadi S, Cusick C, Flowers K, Neumann A, Cerrato F, Farhat M, Slater D, Harris JB, Branda JA, Hooper D, Gaeta JM, Baggett TP, O'Connell J, Gnirke A, Lieberman TD, Philippakis A, Burns M, Brown CM, Luban J, Ryan ET, Turbett SE, LaRocque RC, Hanage WP, Gallagher GR, Madoff LC, Smole S, Pierce VM, Rosenberg E, Sabeti PC, Park DJ, MacInnis BL. Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Boston highlights the impact of superspreading events. Science 2021; 371:eabe3261. [PMID: 33303686 PMCID: PMC7857412 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe3261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.0] [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: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Analysis of 772 complete severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomes from early in the Boston-area epidemic revealed numerous introductions of the virus, a small number of which led to most cases. The data revealed two superspreading events. One, in a skilled nursing facility, led to rapid transmission and significant mortality in this vulnerable population but little broader spread, whereas other introductions into the facility had little effect. The second, at an international business conference, produced sustained community transmission and was exported, resulting in extensive regional, national, and international spread. The two events also differed substantially in the genetic variation they generated, suggesting varying transmission dynamics in superspreading events. Our results show how genomic epidemiology can help to understand the link between individual clusters and wider community spread.
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- Jacob E Lemieux
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA
- Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Institute for Medical Engineering and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
- Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
- Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Rd, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
- Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Anahtar MN, Bramante J, Xu J, Desrosiers L, Rosenberg E, Pierce VM, Kwon DS. 1459. Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis of Enterococcus faecium Clinical Isolates Reveals High Strain Diversity and High Accuracy Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance. Open Forum Infect Dis 2020. [PMCID: PMC7776362 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is a powerful tool to uncover transmission patterns and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) mechanisms of Enterococcus faecium, a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. Most E. faecium genomic studies include isolates from outbreak investigations rather than routine sampling. Additionally, the use of WGS to predict E. faecium AMR has not been tested systematically. Here we use WGS to characterize over 400 E. faecium clinical isolates to assess their strain diversity and AMR mechanisms.
Methods
Clinical E. faecium isolates from the MGH Microbiology Laboratory were collected at random from 1/2016-12/2017 (derivation set; 193 isolates) and with enrichment for more resistant isolates from 1/2018-9/2019 (validation set; 226 isolates). Species identification was performed using the bioMérieux VITEK MS instrument. Susceptibility testing was performed using the AST-GP75 card (bioMérieux VITEK 2), with confirmation by disk diffusion or ETEST when needed. Bacterial DNA from isolates was extracted, purified, sequenced (Illumina NextSeq), and quality filtered. Samples with >20x genome coverage were analyzed with SRST2 and AliView.
Results
MLST analysis of the derivation set demonstrated strikingly high diversity compared to previously published studies, with the three most frequent types (ST412, ST18, ST736) comprising fewer than half of samples. We identified and confirmed four novel MLST types comprising 12% of samples. We next analyzed the derivation isolate set to determine which genes and SNPs, if applicable, predicted resistance to seven antibiotics routinely tested at our institution: ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, high-level gentamicin, levofloxacin, tetracycline, and vancomycin. These rules were uniformly applied to the validation isolate set and demonstrated that genotypic AMR prediction has an overall positive predictive value of 97.0% and negative predictive value of 97.1% compared to standard susceptibility methods.
Table 1. Summary of validation set predictions of antimicrobial susceptibility based on defined genotypic features. * The intermediate category is considered with the susceptible category.
Conclusion
In a diverse and challenging set of clinical E. faecium isolates, known AMR genes and SNPs can be simply applied to predict phenotypic susceptibility with high accuracy for seven routinely tested antibiotics. Further testing will be performed to resolve phenotype-genotype discrepancies.
Summary of validation set predictions of antimicrobial susceptibility based on defined genotypic features. * The intermediate category is considered with the susceptible category.
Disclosures
Melis N. Anahtar, MD, PhD, Day Zero Diagnostics (Other Financial or Material Support, Co-founder, consultant, equity holder) Virginia M. Pierce, MD, Selux Diagnostics, Inc. (Grant/Research Support) Douglas S. Kwon, MD, PhD, Day Zero Diagnostics (Consultant, Shareholder, Other Financial or Material Support, co-founder)
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Miller TE, Garcia Beltran WF, Bard AZ, Gogakos T, Anahtar MN, Astudillo MG, Yang D, Thierauf J, Fisch AS, Mahowald GK, Fitzpatrick MJ, Nardi V, Feldman J, Hauser BM, Caradonna TM, Marble HD, Ritterhouse LL, Turbett SE, Batten J, Georgantas NZ, Alter G, Schmidt AG, Harris JB, Gelfand JA, Poznansky MC, Bernstein BE, Louis DN, Dighe A, Charles RC, Ryan ET, Branda JA, Pierce VM, Murali MR, Iafrate AJ, Rosenberg ES, Lennerz JK. Clinical sensitivity and interpretation of PCR and serological COVID-19 diagnostics for patients presenting to the hospital. FASEB J 2020; 34:13877-13884. [PMID: 32856766 PMCID: PMC7461169 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001700rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The diagnosis of COVID-19 requires integration of clinical and laboratory data. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnostic assays play a central role in diagnosis and have fixed technical performance metrics. Interpretation becomes challenging because the clinical sensitivity changes as the virus clears and the immune response emerges. Our goal was to examine the clinical sensitivity of two most common SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test modalities, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology, over the disease course to provide insight into their clinical interpretation in patients presenting to the hospital. We conducted a single-center, retrospective study. To derive clinical sensitivity of PCR, we identified 209 PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 patients with multiple PCR test results (624 total PCR tests) and calculated daily sensitivity from date of symptom onset or first positive test. Clinical sensitivity of PCR decreased with days post symptom onset with >90% clinical sensitivity during the first 5 days after symptom onset, 70%-71% from Days 9 to 11, and 30% at Day 21. To calculate daily clinical sensitivity by serology, we utilized 157 PCR-positive patients with a total of 197 specimens tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for IgM, IgG, and IgA anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. In contrast to PCR, serological sensitivity increased with days post symptom onset with >50% of patients seropositive by at least one antibody isotype after Day 7, >80% after Day 12, and 100% by Day 21. Taken together, PCR and serology are complimentary modalities that require time-dependent interpretation. Superimposition of sensitivities over time indicate that serology can function as a reliable diagnostic aid indicating recent or prior infection.
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- Tyler E. Miller
- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and HarvardCambridgeMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
- Division of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of MedicineMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and HarvardCambridgeMAUSA
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- Division of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of PediatricsMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Division of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of MedicineMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Division of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of MedicineMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Division of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of MedicineMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Division of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of MedicineMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
- Division of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of PediatricsMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
- Division of Allergy and ImmunologyDepartment of MedicineMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
- Division of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of MedicineMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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Lemieux JE, Siddle KJ, Shaw BM, Loreth C, Schaffner SF, Gladden-Young A, Adams G, Fink T, Tomkins-Tinch CH, Krasilnikova LA, DeRuff KC, Rudy M, Bauer MR, Lagerborg KA, Normandin E, Chapman SB, Reilly SK, Anahtar MN, Lin AE, Carter A, Myhrvold C, Kemball ME, Chaluvadi S, Cusick C, Flowers K, Neumann A, Cerrato F, Farhat M, Slater D, Harris JB, Branda J, Hooper D, Gaeta JM, Baggett TP, O'Connell J, Gnirke A, Lieberman TD, Philippakis A, Burns M, Brown CM, Luban J, Ryan ET, Turbett SE, LaRocque RC, Hanage WP, Gallagher GR, Madoff LC, Smole S, Pierce VM, Rosenberg E, Sabeti PC, Park DJ, Maclnnis BL. Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in the Boston area highlights the role of recurrent importation and superspreading events. medRxiv 2020:2020.08.23.20178236. [PMID: 32869040 PMCID: PMC7457619 DOI: 10.1101/2020.08.23.20178236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a severe, ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 in Massachusetts with 111,070 confirmed cases and 8,433 deaths as of August 1, 2020. To investigate the introduction, spread, and epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Boston area, we sequenced and analyzed 772 complete SARS-CoV-2 genomes from the region, including nearly all confirmed cases within the first week of the epidemic and hundreds of cases from major outbreaks at a conference, a nursing facility, and among homeless shelter guests and staff. The data reveal over 80 introductions into the Boston area, predominantly from elsewhere in the United States and Europe. We studied two superspreading events covered by the data, events that led to very different outcomes because of the timing and populations involved. One produced rapid spread in a vulnerable population but little onward transmission, while the other was a major contributor to sustained community transmission, including outbreaks in homeless populations, and was exported to several other domestic and international sites. The same two events differed significantly in the number of new mutations seen, raising the possibility that SARS-CoV-2 superspreading might encompass disparate transmission dynamics. Our results highlight the failure of measures to prevent importation into MA early in the outbreak, underscore the role of superspreading in amplifying an outbreak in a major urban area, and lay a foundation for contact tracing informed by genetic data.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacob E Lemieux
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Bennett M Shaw
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Christine Loreth
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Stephen F Schaffner
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Timelia Fink
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Christopher H Tomkins-Tinch
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Lydia A Krasilnikova
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Matthew R Bauer
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Steven K Reilly
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Molly E Kemball
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- lnstitute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA
- Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston
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- lnstitute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- lnstitute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- lnstitute for Medical Engineering and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
- Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
- Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Rd, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
- Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Lemieux JE, Siddle KJ, Shaw BM, Loreth C, Schaffner SF, Gladden-Young A, Adams G, Fink T, Tomkins-Tinch CH, Krasilnikova LA, DeRuff KC, Rudy M, Bauer MR, Lagerborg KA, Normandin E, Chapman SB, Reilly SK, Anahtar MN, Lin AE, Carter A, Myhrvold C, Kemball ME, Chaluvadi S, Cusick C, Flowers K, Neumann A, Cerrato F, Farhat M, Slater D, Harris JB, Branda J, Hooper D, Gaeta JM, Baggett TP, O'Connell J, Gnirke A, Lieberman TD, Philippakis A, Burns M, Brown CM, Luban J, Ryan ET, Turbett SE, LaRocque RC, Hanage WP, Gallagher GR, Madoff LC, Smole S, Pierce VM, Rosenberg E, Sabeti PC, Park DJ, Maclnnis BL. Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in the Boston area highlights the role of recurrent importation and superspreading events. medRxiv 2020. [PMID: 32869040 DOI: 10.1101/2020.04.12.20059618v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a severe, ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 in Massachusetts with 111,070 confirmed cases and 8,433 deaths as of August 1, 2020. To investigate the introduction, spread, and epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Boston area, we sequenced and analyzed 772 complete SARS-CoV-2 genomes from the region, including nearly all confirmed cases within the first week of the epidemic and hundreds of cases from major outbreaks at a conference, a nursing facility, and among homeless shelter guests and staff. The data reveal over 80 introductions into the Boston area, predominantly from elsewhere in the United States and Europe. We studied two superspreading events covered by the data, events that led to very different outcomes because of the timing and populations involved. One produced rapid spread in a vulnerable population but little onward transmission, while the other was a major contributor to sustained community transmission, including outbreaks in homeless populations, and was exported to several other domestic and international sites. The same two events differed significantly in the number of new mutations seen, raising the possibility that SARS-CoV-2 superspreading might encompass disparate transmission dynamics. Our results highlight the failure of measures to prevent importation into MA early in the outbreak, underscore the role of superspreading in amplifying an outbreak in a major urban area, and lay a foundation for contact tracing informed by genetic data.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacob E Lemieux
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Katherine J Siddle
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Bennett M Shaw
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Christine Loreth
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Stephen F Schaffner
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Timelia Fink
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Christopher H Tomkins-Tinch
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Lydia A Krasilnikova
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Harvard Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
| | - Erica Normandin
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Steven K Reilly
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Melis N Anahtar
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Aaron E Lin
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Amber Carter
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Cameron Myhrvold
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Molly E Kemball
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Caroline Cusick
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Katelyn Flowers
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Felecia Cerrato
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Jason B Harris
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
| | - David Hooper
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Jessie M Gaeta
- lnstitute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA.,Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston
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- lnstitute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- lnstitute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Andreas Gnirke
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Tami D Lieberman
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,lnstitute for Medical Engineering and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
| | - Anthony Philippakis
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | - Meagan Burns
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.,Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.,University of Massachusetts Medical School, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.,Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Rd, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 75 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.,Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.,Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Bardossy AC, Snavely EA, Nazarian E, Annambhotla P, Basavaraju SV, Pepe D, Maloney M, Musser KA, Haas W, Barros N, Pierce VM, Walters M, Epstein L. Donor-derived transmission through lung transplantation of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 carbapenemase during an ongoing healthcare facility outbreak. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 22:e13256. [PMID: 32034865 PMCID: PMC10833477 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
We describe a rare instance of donor-derived OXA-23-producing carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii transmission during lung transplantation and the subsequent public health response. This investigation highlights how transplantation can introduce rare multidrug-resistant organisms into different healthcare facilities and regions.
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- Ana C. Bardossy
- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Connecticut Department of Public Health, Healthcare-Associated Infections Antimicrobial Resistance Program, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Connecticut Department of Public Health, Healthcare-Associated Infections Antimicrobial Resistance Program, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Transplant Infectious Diseases and Compromised Host Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Pathology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Bhattacharyya RP, Bandyopadhyay N, Ma P, Son SS, Liu J, He LL, Wu L, Khafizov R, Boykin R, Cerqueira GC, Pironti A, Rudy RF, Patel MM, Yang R, Skerry J, Nazarian E, Musser KA, Taylor J, Pierce VM, Earl AM, Cosimi LA, Shoresh N, Beechem J, Livny J, Hung DT. Simultaneous detection of genotype and phenotype enables rapid and accurate antibiotic susceptibility determination. Nat Med 2019; 25:1858-1864. [PMID: 31768064 PMCID: PMC6930013 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0650-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) are a serious threat to human health1,2. Fast, accurate antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) is a critical need in addressing escalating antibiotic resistance, since delays in identifying MDROs increase mortality3,4 and use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, further selecting for resistant organisms. Yet current growth-based AST assays, such as broth microdilution5, require several days before informing key clinical decisions. Rapid AST would transform the care of infected patients while ensuring that our antibiotic arsenal is deployed as efficiently as possible. Growth-based assays are fundamentally constrained in speed by doubling time of the pathogen, and genotypic assays are limited by the ever-growing diversity and complexity of bacterial antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Here, we describe a rapid assay for combined Genotypic and Phenotypic AST through RNA detection, GoPhAST-R, that classifies strains with 94–99% accuracy by coupling machine learning analysis of early antibiotic-induced transcriptional changes with simultaneous detection of key genetic resistance determinants to increase accuracy of resistance detection, facilitate molecular epidemiology, and enable early detection of emerging resistance mechanisms. This two-pronged approach provides phenotypic AST 24–36 hours faster than standard workflows, with <4 hour assay time on a pilot instrument for hybridization-based multiplexed RNA detection implemented directly from positive blood cultures.
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- Roby P Bhattacharyya
- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
| | - Peijun Ma
- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
| | - Lidan Wu
- NanoString Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA
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- NanoString Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Gustavo C Cerqueira
- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Personal Genome Diagnostics, Ellicott City, MD, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
| | - Robert F Rudy
- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
| | - Milesh M Patel
- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
| | - Rui Yang
- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
| | - Jill Taylor
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
| | - Virginia M Pierce
- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. .,Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. .,Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Shenoy ES, Pierce VM, Sater M, Pangestu F, Herriott I, Fred H, Suslak D, West LR, Huntley M, Rosenberg DC. 2461. Community-Acquired in Name Only: A Cluster of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Burn Intensive Care Unit. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019. [PMCID: PMC6809887 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Detection of nosocomial outbreaks often relies on epidemiological definitions of community and nosocomial acquisition. We report a cluster of three carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infections linked to a single source patient with infections occurring within 2 days of admission to a burn intensive care unit (ICU). The epidemiological investigation was supplemented by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of clinical and environmental isolates. Methods Study participants included burn ICU patients identified with infections caused by CRAB. A detailed review of patient demographic and clinical data was conducted. Clinical A. baumannii isolates were assessed by antimicrobial susceptibility testing and WGS. Review of infection control practices on the affected unit was followed by environmental sampling. A. baumannii isolates obtained through environmental sampling were assessed for carbapenem resistance and then underwent WGS for comparison to the clinical isolates. Results Three cases of CRAB infection in the affected unit spanning a period of 3 months were linked to a preceding source patient, with CRAB isolates from the four patients differing by 5–7 single nucleotide variations. All case patients had been admitted to the same room within 2 days before development of CRAB infection. Environmental sampling performed while the third case patient occupied the room identified highly contaminated areas, and environmental CRAB isolates linked the patient isolates. The contaminated areas were subsequently re-sampled after enhanced terminal cleaning of the room. No additional CRAB was isolated, but other pathogenic organisms were recovered. Conclusion We report a cluster of three infections caused by highly resistant A. baumannii that occurred in a burn intensive care unit over a period of 3 months, linked to a single source patient. Three case patients developed infections classified as community-acquired using standard epidemiological definitions, however, whole-genome sequencing revealed clonality. An extensive investigation identified the role of environmental reservoirs. Burn patients may be particularly vulnerable to early-onset nosocomial infection from environmental contamination. ![]()
Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.
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- Massaschusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Shenoy ES, Pierce VM, Walters MS, Moulton-Meissner H, Lawsin A, Lonsway D, Shugart A, McAllister G, Halpin AL, Zambrano-Gonzalez A, Ryan EE, Suslak D, DeJesus A, Barton K, Madoff LC, McHale E, DeMaria A, Hooper DC. Transmission of Mobile Colistin Resistance (mcr-1) by Duodenoscope. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68:1327-1334. [PMID: 30204838 PMCID: PMC10849062 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Clinicians increasingly utilize polymyxins for treatment of serious infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria. Emergence of plasmid-mediated, mobile colistin resistance genes creates potential for rapid spread of polymyxin resistance. We investigated the possible transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying mcr-1 via duodenoscope and report the first documented healthcare transmission of mcr-1-harboring bacteria in the United States. METHODS A field investigation, including screening targeted high-risk groups, evaluation of the duodenoscope, and genome sequencing of isolated organisms, was conducted. The study site included a tertiary care academic health center in Boston, Massachusetts, and extended to community locations in New England. RESULTS Two patients had highly related mcr-1-positive K. pneumoniae isolated from clinical cultures; a duodenoscope was the only identified epidemiological link. Screening tests for mcr-1 in 20 healthcare contacts and 2 household contacts were negative. Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli were recovered from the duodenoscope; neither carried mcr-1. Evaluation of the duodenoscope identified intrusion of biomaterial under the sealed distal cap; devices were recalled to repair this defect. CONCLUSIONS We identified transmission of mcr-1 in a United States acute care hospital that likely occurred via duodenoscope despite no identifiable breaches in reprocessing or infection control practices. Duodenoscope design flaws leading to transmission of multidrug-resistant organsisms persist despite recent initiatives to improve device safety. Reliable detection of colistin resistance is currently challenging for clinical laboratories, particularly given the absence of a US Food and Drug Administration-cleared test; improved clinical laboratory capacity for colistin susceptibility testing is needed to prevent the spread of mcr-carrying bacteria in healthcare settings.
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- Erica S Shenoy
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts
- Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Pathology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts
- Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Tamma PD, Pierce VM, Cosgrove SE, Lautenbach E, Harris A, Rayapati D, Han JH. Can the Ceftriaxone Breakpoints Be Increased Without Compromising Patient Outcomes? Open Forum Infect Dis 2018; 5:ofy139. [PMID: 29992175 PMCID: PMC6022551 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background In 2010, the Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute recommended a 3-fold lowering of ceftriaxone breakpoints to 1 mcg/mL for Enterobacteriaceae. Supportive clinical data at the time were from fewer than 50 patients. We compared the clinical outcomes of adults with Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections treated with ceftriaxone compared with matched patients (with exact matching on ceftriaxone minimum inhibitory concentrations [MICs]) treated with extended-spectrum agents to determine if ceftriaxone breakpoints could be increased without negatively impacting patient outcomes. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted at 3 large academic medical centers and included patients with Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia with ceftriaxone MICs of 2 mcg/mL treated with ceftriaxone or extended-spectrum β-lactams (ie, cefepime, piperacillin/tazobactam, meropenem, or imipenem/cilastatin) between 2008 and 2014; 1:2 nearest neighbor propensity score matching was performed to estimate the odds of recurrent bacteremia and mortality within 30 days. Results Propensity score matching yielded 108 patients in the ceftriaxone group and 216 patients in the extended-spectrum β-lactam group, with both groups well-balanced on demographics, preexisting medical conditions, severity of illness, source of bacteremia, and source control interventions. No difference in recurrent bacteremia (odds ratio [OR], 1.16; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.49–2.73) or mortality (OR, 1.27; 95% CI, 0.56–2.91) between the treatment groups was observed for patients with isolates with ceftriaxone MICs of 2 mcg/mL. Only 6 isolates (1.6%) with ceftriaxone MICs of 2 mcg/mL were extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing. Conclusions Our findings suggest that patient outcomes are similar when receiving ceftriaxone vs extended-spectrum agents for the treatment of Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections with ceftriaxone MICs of 2 mcg/mL. This warrants consideration of adjusting the ceftriaxone susceptibility breakpoint from 1 to 2 mcg/mL, as a relatively small increase in the antibiotic breakpoint could have the potential to limit the use of large numbers of extended-spectrum antibiotic agents.
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- Pranita D Tamma
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Azar MM, Turbett SE, Fishman JA, Pierce VM. Donor-Derived Transmission of Candida auris During Lung Transplantation. Clin Infect Dis 2018; 65:1040-1042. [PMID: 28520901 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [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: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Candida auris is an emerging, often multidrug-resistant pathogen with important public health implications. Infections are associated with high mortality, and prevention of transmission requires stringent infection control measures, making C. auris a potential barrier to transplantation. We describe the first donor-derived C. auris transmission in a lung transplant recipient.
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- Marwan M Azar
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital.,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital.,Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School.,Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Robert S Baltimore
- From the Departments of Pediatrics and Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, and the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT (R.S.B.); the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S., V.M.P.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston; and the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (S.A.P.)
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics and Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, and the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT (R.S.B.); the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S., V.M.P.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston; and the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (S.A.P.)
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics and Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, and the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT (R.S.B.); the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S., V.M.P.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston; and the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (S.A.P.)
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics and Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, and the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT (R.S.B.); the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S., V.M.P.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston; and the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (S.A.P.)
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics and Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, and the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT (R.S.B.); the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S., V.M.P.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Radiology (K.N.), Pediatrics (K.A.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston; and the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (S.A.P.)
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- Steven M Holland
- From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (S.M.H.); and the Departments of Pediatrics (V.M.P.), Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (S.M.H.); and the Departments of Pediatrics (V.M.P.), Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (S.M.H.); and the Departments of Pediatrics (V.M.P.), Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (S.M.H.); and the Departments of Pediatrics (V.M.P.), Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (S.M.H.); and the Departments of Pediatrics (V.M.P.), Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Pathology (V.M.P., K.G.), Radiology (R.S.), and Medicine (J.R.F.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Pierce VM, Eversley JS, Tran TK, Rosenberg ES. Differences between quantification of genotype 3 hepatitis C virus RNA by Versions 1.0 and 2.0 of the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV Test. Clin Chem Lab Med 2017; 55:956-961. [DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2016-0799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractBackground:Differences between the designs of hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load assays can result in genotype-related variability in RNA quantification. We tested paired aliquots of plasma specimens from HCV-infected individuals using two versions (v1.0 and v2.0) of the Roche COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV Test (CAP/CTM HCV) and noted variability between results for a subset of specimens; we then sought to determine whether discrepant results were more prevalent among specific HCV genotypes.Methods:Archived and prospectively-collected plasma samples from 114 unique patients were tested using CAP/CTM HCV v1.0 and v2.0. The HCV genotype result for each patient was determined by retrospectively reviewing laboratory records.Results:All (46/46) specimens with quantifiable viral loads from patients with genotype 1 or 2 infection had CAP/CTM HCV v1.0 and v2.0 results that were within 0.5 logConclusions:In patients infected with HCV genotype 3, sequential CAP/CTM HCV viral load results should be compared with caution and interpreted in the context of the specific assay version used.
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Luther J, Pierce VM. Case 21-2016: A Man in an Unresponsive State. N Engl J Med 2016; 375:1697. [PMID: 27783904 DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1610229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Jay Luther
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Andrew Z Fenves
- From the Departments of Medicine (A.Z.F., J.L.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (A.Z.F., J.L.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (A.Z.F., J.L.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (A.Z.F., J.L.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (A.Z.F., J.L.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (A.Z.F., J.L.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Medicine (A.Z.F., J.L.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (A.Z.F., J.L.), Radiology (P.W.S.), and Pathology (V.M.P.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Wyllie E, Rincon SP, Pierce VM. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 16-2015. A 9-year-old girl with loss of consciousness and seizures. N Engl J Med 2015; 372:2050-8. [PMID: 25992750 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1501149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Brandi M. Limbago
- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease
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Gorman MP, Rincon SP, Pierce VM. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 19-2014. A 19-year-old woman with headache, fever, stiff neck, and mental-status changes. N Engl J Med 2014; 370:2427-38. [PMID: 24941181 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1400838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chiappa V, Chang CY, Sellas MI, Pierce VM, Kradin RL. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 10-2014. A 45-year-old man with a rash. N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1238-48. [PMID: 24670171 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1304162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Heller HM, Wu CC, Pierce VM, Kradin RL. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 31-2013. A 29-year-old man with abdominal pain, fever, and weight loss. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:1453-61. [PMID: 24106939 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1304165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Howard M Heller
- Medical Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Vyas JM, González RG, Pierce VM. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 15-2013. A 76-year-old man with fever, worsening renal function, and altered mental status. N Engl J Med 2013; 368:1919-27. [PMID: 23675661 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1302330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Jatin M Vyas
- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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A 15-year-old previously healthy male presented with fever, vomiting, diarrhea, malaise, and altered mental status. In the emergency department, the patient appeared acutely ill, was febrile, tachycardic, hypotensive, and slow to respond to commands. He was quickly transferred to the ICU where initial evaluation revealed elevated white blood cell count and inflammatory markers, coagulopathy, abnormal liver function, and renal failure. Head computed tomography, cerebrospinal fluid studies, and blood cultures were negative. He was quickly stabilized with intravenous fluids and broad-spectrum antibiotics. When his mental status improved, the patient consented to HIV testing and was found to be negative using laboratory-based and rapid third-generation HIV type 1 (HIV-1)/HIV type 2 antibody assays. The specimen was subsequently shown to be positive for HIV by a newly licensed fourth-generation antigen/antibody test. HIV-1 Western blot performed on this sample was negative, but molecular testing for HIV-1 RNA 4 days later was positive and confirmed the screening result. The patient was later determined to have a viral load of 5 624 053 copies/mL and subsequently admitted to unprotected receptive anal intercourse 2 weeks before admission. This case demonstrates an atypically severe presentation of acute HIV infection with important lessons for pediatricians. It highlights the need to consider acute HIV infection in the differential diagnosis of the critically ill adolescent and for appropriate testing if acute infection is suspected. This case also illustrates the shortcomings of testing adolescents based only on reported risk and supports Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for routine testing.
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- Nadia Dowshen
- Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine,The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Virginia M Pierce
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Pierce VM, Hodinka RL. An adolescent with fever, headache, and myalgias. J Clin Virol 2011; 53:93-6. [PMID: 22188724 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Virginia M Pierce
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Pierce VM. Unit in-service education and training. Semin Perioper Nurs 1995; 4:20-30. [PMID: 7894438] [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: 05/22/2023]
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Changes are forthcoming in health care staff education. The focus of these changes will become the primary essentials for all staff education. In this article, examples, notes, and 'pearls' for providing staff in-service training by operating room educators and management staff is provided. Education and learning never end. They are a lifelong process.
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