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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ; 32(5): 671-7, 2013 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23238685

RESUMEN

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a major diagnostic tool in lung diseases, including viral respiratory infections. We aimed to better define the situations where viral tests should be performed on BAL fluid (BALF). We retrospectively studied all cases where viral tests [immunofluorescence, immunocytochemistry, viral culture, and/or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)] were performed on BALF during a period of 1 year (2008) in our institution. We compared the characteristics of patients with virus-positive versus virus-negative BALF. Of the 636 BALF samples sent to the microbiology laboratory, 232 underwent viral tests. Of these, 70 (30 %) were positive and identified 85 viruses: herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 (n = 27), cytomegalovirus (CMV, n = 23), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV, n = 18), human herpesvirus (HHV)-6 (n = 12), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV, n = 3), rhinovirus (n = 1), and adenovirus (n = 1). The variables associated with positive viral tests on univariate analysis were immunosuppression [human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), corticosteroids >10 mg/day for ≥3 weeks, or other immunosuppressive therapy], ground-glass attenuations on computed tomography (CT) scanning, late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and durations of (i) hospital stay, (ii) intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and (iii) mechanical ventilation before BAL (p < 0.01 for each comparison). On multivariate analysis, only immunosuppression [odds ratio (OR) 6.4, 95 % confidence interval (CI) [2.8-14.3], p < 0.0001] and ground-glass attenuations (OR 3.7, 95 % CI [1.8-7.7], p = 0.0004) remained associated with virus-positive BAL. None of the viral tests performed on BALF for the initial assessment of diffuse infiltrative lung disease (n = 15) was positive. PCR improved the diagnostic yield of viral tests on BALF by 50 %. Testing for viruses on BALF should be mostly restricted to immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory diseases and/or patients with unexplained ground-glass attenuations on CT scanning.


Asunto(s)
Líquido del Lavado Bronquioalveolar/virología , Técnicas Microbiológicas/estadística & datos numéricos , Virosis/diagnóstico , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Análisis de Varianza , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Francia/epidemiología , Humanos , Huésped Inmunocomprometido , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Estudios Retrospectivos , Virología/métodos , Virosis/epidemiología , Virosis/patología
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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ; 32(2): 189-94, 2013 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22930407

RESUMEN

The purpose of this investigation was to characterize the management and prognosis of severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients. An observational cohort study of HIV-negative adults with PJP documented by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) through Gomori-Grocott staining or immunofluorescence, admitted to one intensive care unit (ICU) for acute respiratory failure, was undertaken. From 1990 to 2010, 70 patients (24 females, 46 males) were included, with a mean age of 58.6 ± 18.3 years. The mean Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS)-II was 36.9 ± 20.4. Underlying conditions included hematologic malignancies (n = 21), vasculitis (n = 13), and solid tumors (n = 13). Most patients were receiving systemic corticosteroids (n = 63) and cytotoxic drugs (n = 51). Not a single patient received trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as PJP prophylaxis. Endotracheal intubation (ETI) was required in 42 patients (60.0 %), including 38 with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In-ICU mortality was 52.9 % overall, reaching 80.9 % and 86.8 %, respectively, for patients who required ETI and for patients with ARDS. In the univariate analysis, in-ICU mortality was associated with SAPS-II (p = 0.0131), ARDS (p < 0.0001), shock (p < 0.0001), and herpes simplex virus (HSV) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) on BAL (p = 0.0031). In the multivariate analysis, only ARDS was associated with in-ICU mortality (odds ratio [OR] 23.4 [4.5-121.9], p < 0.0001). PJP in non-HIV patients remains a serious disease with high in-hospital mortality. Pulmonary co-infection with HSV or CMV may contribute to fatal outcome.


Asunto(s)
Coinfección/mortalidad , Infecciones por Citomegalovirus/complicaciones , Infecciones por Citomegalovirus/mortalidad , Herpes Simple/complicaciones , Herpes Simple/mortalidad , Neumonía por Pneumocystis/complicaciones , Neumonía por Pneumocystis/mortalidad , Anciano , Líquido del Lavado Bronquioalveolar/virología , Estudios de Cohortes , Citomegalovirus/aislamiento & purificación , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Simplexvirus/aislamiento & purificación
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Rev Med Interne ; 20(10): 926-9, 1999 Oct.
Artículo en Francés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10573730

RESUMEN

INTRODUCTION: In hematologic malignancies, respiratory syncytial viral infections can be explained by neutropenia, and cellular and humoral immunodepression, and may cause severe respiratory infections. EXEGESIS: Four patients with hematologic malignancies developed a severe respiratory syncytial virus infection. Three of them had previously received autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT). Progress was favorable for three patients. One patient died of acute respiratory failure. CONCLUSION: When such patients present with respiratory symptoms, especially during the winter months, they should be screened for RSV. Bronchoalveolar lavage allowed quick and accurate diagnosis by immunofluorescence. Treatment with nebulized ribavirin is controversial. Its use may be interesting in patients with high-risk factors (intensive chemotherapy, ABMT, diffuse pneumonia with hypoxemia).


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias Hematológicas/inmunología , Huésped Inmunocomprometido , Neumonía/patología , Infecciones por Virus Sincitial Respiratorio/patología , Antivirales/uso terapéutico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Resultado Fatal , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neumonía/diagnóstico , Neumonía/tratamiento farmacológico , Infecciones por Virus Sincitial Respiratorio/diagnóstico , Infecciones por Virus Sincitial Respiratorio/tratamiento farmacológico , Ribavirina/uso terapéutico
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J Clin Microbiol ; 37(4): 950-3, 1999 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10074507

RESUMEN

We used a novel type of primer system, a system that uses stair primers, in which the primer sequences are based on consensus sequences in the DNA polymerase gene of herpesvirus to detect herpesviruses by PCR. A single PCR in a single tube detected the six major herpesviruses that infect the central nervous system: herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), and type 2 (HSV-2), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6). We used the technique to analyze 142 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples that had been stored at -80 degrees C and compared the results with those obtained previously for the same samples by standard, targeted PCR. Four hundred one targeted PCR tests had been run with the 142 samples to detect HSV-1, HSV-2, CMV, and VZV; screening for EBV and HHV-6 was not prescribed when the samples were initially taken. Eighteen CSF samples tested positive by classic targeted PCR. The herpesvirus consensus PCR detected herpesviruses in 37 samples, including 3 samples with coinfections and 17 viral isolates which were not targeted. Two samples identified as infected by the targeted PCR tested negative by the consensus PCR, and eight samples that tested positive by the consensus PCR were negative by the targeted PCR. One hundred three samples scored negative by both the targeted and the consensus PCRs. This preliminary study demonstrates the value of testing for six different herpesviruses simultaneously by a sensitive and straightforward technique rather than screening only for those viruses that are causing infections as suggested by clinical signs.


Asunto(s)
ADN Viral/líquido cefalorraquídeo , ADN Viral/genética , Herpesviridae/genética , Herpesviridae/aislamiento & purificación , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/métodos , Secuencia de Consenso , Citomegalovirus/genética , Citomegalovirus/aislamiento & purificación , Errores Diagnósticos , Estudios de Evaluación como Asunto , Herpesviridae/clasificación , Infecciones por Herpesviridae/líquido cefalorraquídeo , Infecciones por Herpesviridae/diagnóstico , Infecciones por Herpesviridae/virología , Herpesvirus Humano 1/genética , Herpesvirus Humano 1/aislamiento & purificación , Herpesvirus Humano 2/genética , Herpesvirus Humano 2/aislamiento & purificación , Herpesvirus Humano 3/genética , Herpesvirus Humano 3/aislamiento & purificación , Herpesvirus Humano 4/genética , Herpesvirus Humano 4/aislamiento & purificación , Herpesvirus Humano 6/genética , Herpesvirus Humano 6/aislamiento & purificación , Humanos , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/estadística & datos numéricos , Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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J Virol Methods ; 58(1-2): 7-19, 1996 Apr 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8783146

RESUMEN

The aim of the study was to develop a reliable PCR method for the detection of viral genomes with frequent mutations like HIV and hepatitis C virus. A system of 'stair' primers is suggested which allows amplification of a genomic sequence despite the presence of mutations in the region of the primers. In this system, classical primers are replaced with primers composed of a mixture of equimolar oligonucleotides in which the 5' end remains constant (single sized fragment) and the 3' end is displaced base by base. By PCR, 'stair' primers (HIV set) were compared to single-sequence primers of 20 and 25 nucleotides chosen in the same hypervariable region of the HIV gp120 (on both sides of V3 region), as well as to classical primers chosen in the conserved pol (polV2) and gag (SK38-39) regions of the genome. Of 17 HIV isolates obtained by co-culture of lymphocytes from HIV-seropositive patients, 17/17 (100%) were amplified using stair primers, 14/17 (82%) with 25-nucleotide primers, and 12/17 (70%) with 20-nucleotide primers. Amplification occurred in 17/17 instances with polV2 primers and in 16/17 instances with SK38-39. In addition, 55 other isolates were tested comparatively using stair, polV2 and SK38-39 primers. All isolates were amplified using stair and SK38-39 primers and 54/55 isolates with polV2 primers. When applied to 22 extracts of patients' lymphocytes DNA, stair primers amplified all 22 extracts to the same degree as polV2 and SK38-39, whereas the 20 and 25 nucleotide primers chosen in the variable region were not as reliable. This new primer system allows reliable detection of variable genomic regions of the HIV genome and amplification of such regions directly in patient leukocytes. In addition, the contribution of this system to microbiology and human genetics in general may be important.


Asunto(s)
Cartilla de ADN , ADN Viral , Proteína gp120 de Envoltorio del VIH/genética , VIH/aislamiento & purificación , Fragmentos de Péptidos/genética , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/métodos , Secuencia de Bases , Secuencia Conservada , Biblioteca de Genes , VIH/genética , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Mutagénesis , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Homología de Secuencia de Ácido Nucleico
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Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) ; 41(7): 959-66, 1995 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8595374

RESUMEN

A simple and reliable automated method was developed for the detection of amplified products after PCR, which provides an alternative to the time-consuming Southern blotting and hybridization procedure. For the determination and quantification of hepatitis C viremia, the digoxigenin labelling process was applied during the PCR of the amplicons, followed by an inverse hybridization assay performed with biotinylated probes. The detection of the PCR amplified products could be processed as simply as an ELISA, or by means of an automated analyser.


Asunto(s)
Hepatitis C/diagnóstico , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/métodos , Viremia/diagnóstico , Secuencia de Bases , Southern Blotting , Cartilla de ADN/genética , Sondas de ADN/genética , Digoxigenina , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Estudios de Evaluación como Asunto , Amplificación de Genes , Hepatitis C/virología , Humanos , Técnicas de Sonda Molecular/estadística & datos numéricos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/estadística & datos numéricos , ARN Viral/sangre , ARN Viral/genética , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Viremia/virología
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