Oral bacteriome of HIV-1-infected children from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Next-generation DNA sequencing analysis.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: This study compared the oral bacteriome between HIV-1-infected and non-HIV-1-infected Brazilian children/teenagers. METHODS: Whole saliva, biofilm from the dorsal surface of the tongue and biofilm from supragingival and subgingival sites were collected from 27 HIV-1-infected and 30 non-HIV-1-infected individuals. Bacterial genomic DNA was extracted and 16S rRNA genes were sequenced using next-generation sequencing technology (Ion Torrent). RESULTS: In the supragingival biofilm, the phylum Firmicutes and genus Streptococcus sp. were more frequent in HIV-1-infected (95% and 78%, respectively) than in non-HIV-1-infected individuals (40% and 24%, respectively). In the subgingival biofilm of HIV-infected participants, the relative abundance of the Veillonella sp. and Prevotella sp. genera were higher than in non-HIV-1-infected participants. On the tongue, the genera with greater relative abundance in HIV-1-infected individuals were Neisseria sp. (21%). In saliva, the difference of the genus Prevotella sp. between non-HIV-1-infected and HIV-1-infected individuals was 15% and 7%, respectively. The Chao index revealed an increase in the richness of both sub- and supragingival biofilms in the HIV-1-infected samples compared with non-HIV-1-infected samples. CONCLUSION: HIV-1-infected children/teenagers have a higher frequency of the phyla Firmicutes and genus Streptococcus, and their oral microbiome shows more complexity than that of non-HIV-1-infected children/teenagers.

What is the role of Staphylococcus aureus and herpes virus infections in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis?

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing disease. Genetic, environmental and immunological factors are involved in its pathophysiology. Individuals with AD have an increased predisposition to colonization and/or infection of the skin by various pathogens, especially Staphylococcus aureus and herpes simplex virus. The composition of their skin microbiome is also different, and changes during flares. The disease severity can be related to the degree of colonization by S. aureus. In addition, the presence of this bacterial species can predispose the host to more severe and disseminated viral infections. This article reviews the role of S. aureus and herpes virus infections and the skin microbiome in the pathogenesis of AD and their importance in the treatment and prevention strategies of this dermatosis.