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Rev. cuba. med. trop ; 71(2): e399, mayo.-ago. 2019. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS, CUMED | ID: biblio-1093565

ABSTRACT

Introducción: Legionella pneumophila se sitúa entre los principales agentes causales de neumonía adquirida en la comunidad y de origen nosocomial. La inhalación de aerosoles potencialmente contaminados con la bacteria, producto de la colonización de redes y otros sistemas que utilizan agua, representa un peligro para la salud de los individuos expuestos. Objetivo: evaluar la viabilidad de L. pneumophila en muestras de agua almacenadas en diferentes intervalos de tiempo para el diagnóstico por cultivo microbiológico de Legionella spp. Métodos: Se contaminaron artificialmente muestras de agua con dos cepas de L. pneumophila de serogrupos diferentes y la conformación de una mezcla de ellas, para un total de 15 muestras. Los frascos contaminados fueron procesados a las 24 h, 72 h, 7 días, 14 días y 21 días. Se realizó cultivo microbiológico según ISO 11731: 2004 y PNO 03-013: 2015. Resultados: Se demostró viabilidad de la bacteria en muestras almacenadas hasta 21 días. El método de concentración por filtración resultó tener los mayores recobrados del microorganismo. Conclusiones: El tiempo de almacenamiento de las muestras afecta la viabilidad de L. pneumophila. Sienta las bases para estudios posteriores de robustez del diagnóstico de L. pneumophila como parte del servicio que presta el Centro de Investigaciones Científicas de la Defensa Civil en los programas de prevención y control Legionella spp. en instalaciones de interés turístico e industrial(AU)


Introduction: Legionella pneumophila is one of the main causative agents of community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia. Inhalation of sprays potentially contaminated with the bacterium, due to the colonization of networks and other systems using water, is a hazard to the health of exposed individuals. Objective: Evaluate the viability of L. pneumophila in samples of water stored at various time intervals for the microbiological culture diagnosis of Legionella spp. Methods: Water samples were artificially contaminated with two strains of L. pneumophila from different serogroups and a mixture of them, for a total of 15 samples. The contaminated vessels were processed at 24 h, 72 h, 7 d, 14 d and 21 d. Microbiological culture was performed in compliance with ISO 11731: 2004 and PNO 03-013: 2015. Results: The bacterium was found to be viable in samples stored up to 21 days. The filtration concentration method obtained the greatest amount of the microorganism. Conclusions: Storage time of the samples affects the viability of L. pneumophila. The study lays the foundations for further research about the validity of L. pneumophila diagnosis as part of the service offered by the Civil Defense Scientific Research Center in Legionella spp. prevention and control programs for tourist and industrial facilities(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Legionnaires' Disease/immunology , Water Samples , Microbial Viability/immunology , Pneumonia/microbiology , Communication
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine ; : 687-694, 2009.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-71514

ABSTRACT

Legionella bacterium, an intracellular pathogen of mononuclear phagocytes, causes acute fatal pneumonia, especially in patients with impaired cellular immune responses. Until recently, however, the toll-like receptor (TLR) engagement of bacterial proteins derived from Legionella is uncertain. We previously showed that a 19-kDa highly conserved peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (PAL) of Legionella pneumophila induced the PAL-specific B cell and T cell responses in mice. In this study, we observed that the rPAL antigen of L. pneumophila, as an effector molecule, activated murine macrophages via TLR2 and produced proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF-alpha. In both BALB/c and TLR4-deficient C3H/HeJ mice, pretreatment of macrophages with anti-TLR2 mAb showed severely impaired cytokine production in response to the rPAL. In addition, in vitro the rPAL treatment increased the cell surface expression of CD40, CD80, CD86 and MHC I/II molecules. We further showed that the synthetic CpG-oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODN) coadministered with the rPAL enhanced IL-12 and IL-6 production and expression of CD40, CD80 and MHC II compared to the rPAL treatment alone. In conclusions, these results indicate that Legionella PAL might activate macrophages via a TLR2-dependent mechanism which thus induce cytokine production and expression of costimulatory and MHC molecules.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Mice , Antigens, CD/immunology , Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/pharmacology , Cells, Cultured , Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology , Host-Pathogen Interactions , Interleukin-12/biosynthesis , Interleukin-6/biosynthesis , Legionella pneumophila/immunology , Legionnaires' Disease/immunology , Lipoproteins/pharmacology , Macrophage Activation/drug effects , Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Inbred C3H , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Toll-Like Receptor 2/metabolism , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis
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Rev. cuba. hig. epidemiol ; 23(2): 181-94, abr.-jun. 1985. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-27305

ABSTRACT

Se ensayó la técnica de inmunofluorescencia indirecta para el serodiagnóstico de legionellosis con 73 monosueros, de los cuales 48 corresponden a pacientes con neumopatía de causa no precisada, atendidos en el Hospital Benéfico Jurídico y 25 personas aparentemente sanas, asistentes al Banco de Sangre de la provincia Ciudad de La Habana, de los que se detecta el 31,25% y 32% de reactores respectivamente. No se encuentra diferencia significativa al 5% en los resultados obtenidos en ambos grupos, y se emplea el método estadístico de Chi-cuadrado. Se detectan en todos los serogrupos utilizados anticuerpos y un paciente con título >- 1: 256, resultado que permite considerarlo como un caso presuntivo de legionellosis


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Humans , Male , Female , Legionnaires' Disease/diagnosis , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Antigen-Antibody Reactions , Legionnaires' Disease/drug therapy , Legionnaires' Disease/immunology
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