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Med Mycol ; 59(2): 126-138, 2021 Feb 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32534456

RESUMO

Interlaboratory evaluations of Mucorales qPCR assays were developed to assess the reproducibility and performance of methods currently used. The participants comprised 12 laboratories from French university hospitals (nine of them participating in the Modimucor study) and 11 laboratories participating in the Fungal PCR Initiative. For panel 1, three sera were each spiked with DNA from three different species (Rhizomucor pusillus, Lichtheimia corymbifera, Rhizopus oryzae). For panel 2, six sera with three concentrations of R. pusillus and L. corymbifera (1, 10, and 100 genomes/ml) were prepared. Each panel included a blind negative-control serum. A form was distributed with each panel to collect results and required technical information, including DNA extraction method, sample volume used, DNA elution volume, qPCR method, qPCR template input volume, qPCR total reaction volume, qPCR platform, and qPCR reagents used. For panel 1, assessing 18 different protocols, qualitative results (positive or negative) were correct in 97% of cases (70/72). A very low interlaboratory variability in Cq values (SD = 1.89 cycles) were observed. For panel 2 assessing 26 different protocols, the detection rates were high (77-100%) for 5/6 of spiked serum. There was a significant association between the qPCR platform and performance. However, certain technical steps and optimal combinations of factors may also impact performance. The good reproducibility and performance demonstrated in this study support the use of Mucorales qPCR as part of the diagnostic strategy for mucormycosis.


Assuntos
Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico/normas , DNA Fúngico/genética , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular/normas , Mucorales/genética , Mucormicose/sangue , Mucormicose/diagnóstico , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real/normas , Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico/instrumentação , Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico/métodos , França , Hospitais Universitários/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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J Mycol Med ; 30(2): 100970, 2020 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32334948

RESUMO

A survey of mycology laboratories for antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST) was undertaken in France in 2018, to better understand the difference in practices between the participating centers and to identify the difficulties they may encounter as well as eventual gaps with published standards and guidelines. The survey captured information from 45 mycology laboratories in France on how they perform AFST (number of strains tested, preferred method, technical and quality aspects, interpretation of the MIC values, reading and interpretation difficulties). Results indicated that 86% of respondents used Etest as AFST method, with a combination of one to seven antifungal agents tested. Most of the participating laboratories used similar technical parameters to perform their AFST method and a large majority used, as recommended, internal and external quality assessments. Almost all the participating mycology laboratories (98%) reported difficulties to interpret the MIC values, especially when no clinical breakpoints are available. The survey highlighted that the current AFST practices in France need homogenization, particularly for MIC reading and interpretation.


Assuntos
Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Laboratórios , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Micologia , Prática Profissional/estatística & dados numéricos , Testes de Sensibilidade a Antimicrobianos por Disco-Difusão/métodos , Testes de Sensibilidade a Antimicrobianos por Disco-Difusão/normas , Testes de Sensibilidade a Antimicrobianos por Disco-Difusão/estatística & dados numéricos , Farmacorresistência Fúngica , França , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Laboratórios/normas , Laboratórios/estatística & dados numéricos , Ensaio de Proficiência Laboratorial/métodos , Ensaio de Proficiência Laboratorial/estatística & dados numéricos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana/métodos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana/normas , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana/estatística & dados numéricos , Micologia/história , Micologia/métodos , Micologia/normas , Micologia/estatística & dados numéricos , Prática Profissional/normas , Controle de Qualidade , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Clin Microbiol Infect ; 24(11): 1205-1209, 2018 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29454845

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: Besides the potential to identify a wide variety of gastrointestinal parasites, microscopy remains the reference standard in clinical microbiology for amoeba species identification and, especially when coupled with adhesin detection, to discriminate the pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica from its sister but non-pathogenic species Entamoeba dispar/Entamoeba moshkovskii. However, this approach is time-consuming, requires a high-level of expertise that can be jeopardized considering the low prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in non-endemic countries. Here, we evaluated the CE-IVD-marked multiplex PCR (ParaGENIE G-Amoeba, Ademtech) targeting E. histolytica and E. dispar/E. moshkovskii and Giardia intestinalis. METHODS: This evaluation was performed blindly on a reference panel of 172 clinical stool samples collected prospectively from 12 laboratories and analysed using a standardized protocol relying on microscopy (and adhesin detection by ELISA for the detection of E. histolytica) including G. intestinalis (n = 37), various amoeba species (n = 55) including E. dispar (n = 15), E. histolytica (n = 5), as well as 17 other gastrointestinal parasites (n = 80), and negative samples (n = 37). RESULTS: This new multiplex PCR assay offers fast and reliable results with appropriate sensitivity and specificity for the detection of G. intestinalis and E. dispar/E. moshkovskii from stools (89.7%/96.9% and 95%/100%, respectively). Detection rate and specificity were greatly improved by the PCR assay, highlighting several samples misidentified by microscopy, including false-negative and false-positive results for both E. dispar/E. moshkovskii and E. histolytica. CONCLUSION: Given the clinical relevance of amoeba species identification, microbiologists should be aware of the limitations of using an algorithm relying on microscopy coupled with adhesin detection by ELISA.


Assuntos
Entamoeba/isolamento & purificação , Entamebíase/diagnóstico , Fezes/parasitologia , Giardia lamblia/isolamento & purificação , Giardíase/diagnóstico , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Multiplex/métodos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real/métodos , Entamebíase/parasitologia , Giardíase/parasitologia , Humanos , Microscopia , Especificidade da Espécie
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Clin Microbiol Infect ; 23(12): 994-999, 2017 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28487164

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: Fungi belonging to the Metarhizium anisopliae complex comprise ubiquitous arthropod pathogenic moulds used as mycopesticides. Rare cases of human infections due to M. anisopliae have been reported. We hypothesize misidentifications of fungal strains implicated in these cases or used in mycopesticides. METHODS: A review of the literature was conducted to identify previously published cases. We collected some of these previous described strains and reported new cases, and a French mycopesticide containing M. anisopliae. All identifications were performed based on elongation factor-1α gene sequencing. RESULTS: We report eight new cases of Metarhizium infection in humans (three from France and five from Australia). The strains isolated from these cases, and three others from already published cases and reported as M. anisopliae, were molecularly identified based on elongation factor-1α (Ef1-α) gene sequencing as follows: Metarhizium robertsii (six), Metarhizium guizhouense (three), Metarhizium brunneum (one) and Metarhizium pingshaense (one). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we report new human cases of Metarhizium infections, and, based on Ef-1α gene sequencing, we demonstrate the misidentification of species in case reports. We also correct the species identification of a strain reported as M. anisopliae used in a commercially available mycopesticide. According to our results, none of the strains from the human infection reports reviewed belongs to the species M. anisopliae.


Assuntos
Metarhizium , Micoses/microbiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Erros de Diagnóstico , Feminino , Genes Fúngicos/genética , Humanos , Masculino , Metarhizium/genética , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Micoses/diagnóstico , Micoses/tratamento farmacológico , Filogenia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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Parasitology ; 143(13): 1713-1722, 2016 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27609526

RESUMO

Blastocystis spp. pathogenic potential remains unclear as these anaerobic parasitic protozoa are frequently isolated from stools of both symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects. In silico analysis of the whole genome sequence of Blastocystis subtype 7 revealed the presence of numerous proteolytic enzymes including cysteine proteases predicted to be secreted. To assess the potential impact of proteases on intestinal cells and gut function, we focused our study on two cysteine proteases, a legumain and a cathepsin B, which were previously identified in Blastocystis subtype 7 culture supernatants. Both cysteine proteases were produced as active recombinant proteins. Activation of the recombinant legumain was shown to be autocatalytic and triggered by acidic pH, whereas proteolytic activity of the recombinant cathepsin B was only recorded after co-incubation with the legumain. We then measured the diffusion of 4-kDa FITC-labelled dextran across Caco-2 cell monolayers following exposition to either Blastocystis culture supernatants or each recombinant protease. Both Blastocystis culture supernatants and recombinant activated cathepsin B induced an increase of Caco-2 cell monolayer permeability, and this effect was significantly inhibited by E-64, a specific cysteine protease inhibitor. Our results suggest that cathepsin B might play a role in pathogenesis of Blastocystis by increasing intestinal cell permeability.


Assuntos
Blastocystis/enzimologia , Catepsina B/metabolismo , Cisteína Endopeptidases/metabolismo , Células Epiteliais/fisiologia , Permeabilidade/efeitos dos fármacos , Células CACO-2 , Catepsina B/genética , Cisteína Endopeptidases/genética , Células Epiteliais/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Proteólise , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo
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Clin Microbiol Infect ; 22(2): 190.e1-190.e8, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26548509

RESUMO

Microscopy is the reference standard for routine laboratory diagnosis in faecal parasitology but there is growing interest in alternative methods to overcome the limitations of microscopic examination, which is time-consuming and highly dependent on an operator's skills and expertise. Compared with microscopy, DNA detection by PCR is simple and can offer a better turnaround time. However, PCR performances remain difficult to assess as most studies have been conducted on a limited number of positive clinical samples and used in-house PCR methods. Our aim was to evaluate a new multiplex PCR assay (G-DiaParaTrio; Diagenode Diagnostics), targeting Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium parvum/Cryptosporidium hominis and Entamoeba histolytica. To minimize the turnaround time, PCR was coupled with automated DNA extraction (QiaSymphony; Qiagen). The PCR assay was evaluated using a reference panel of 185 samples established by routine microscopic examination using a standardized protocol including Ziehl-Neelsen staining and adhesin detection by ELISA (E. histolytica II; TechLab). This panel, collected from 12 French parasitology laboratories, included 135 positive samples for G. intestinalis (n = 38), C. parvum/C. hominis (n = 26), E. histolytica (n = 5), 21 other gastrointestinal parasites, together with 50 negative samples. In all, the G-DiaParaTrio multiplex PCR assay identified 38 G. intestinalis, 25 C. parvum/C. hominis and five E. histolytica leading to sensitivity/specificity of 92%/100%, 96%/100% and 100%/100% for G. intestinalis, C. parvum/C. hominis and E. histolytica, respectively. This new multiplex PCR assay offers fast and reliable results, similar to microscopy-driven diagnosis for the detection of these gastrointestinal protozoa, allowing its implementation in routine clinical practice.


Assuntos
Cryptosporidium parvum/isolamento & purificação , Entamoeba histolytica/isolamento & purificação , Fezes/parasitologia , Giardia lamblia/isolamento & purificação , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Multiplex/métodos , Cryptosporidium parvum/genética , Entamoeba histolytica/genética , Giardia lamblia/genética , Humanos , Enteropatias Parasitárias/diagnóstico , Enteropatias Parasitárias/parasitologia , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ; 34(5): 975-83, 2015 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25586825

RESUMO

The Mast® D68C test is a phenotypical test that allows the detection of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) production, even in AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae. We assessed its detection accuracy against a large collection of 106 Enterobacteriaceae isolates producing a wide diversity of well-characterized ß-lactamases (53 ESBL producers, 25 Amp. producers, seven AmpC and ESBL producers, five carbapenemase producers, three carbapenemase and ESBL producers, one AmpC, carbapenemase, and ESBL producer, three TEM-1 producers, three SHV-1 producers, three OXA-1 producers, and one hyperOXY producer, ATCC 35218, ATCC 25922 [a ß-lactamase-negative control strain]). The results were compared with those of the double disk test and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) confirmatory test for the detection of ESBL. The sensitivity was 90.6 % for the synergy test, 87.5 % for the CLSI method, and only 73.1 % for D68C, which, however, reached 92.1 % if the strains for which supplementary investigations were recommended and the complex mutant TEM (CMT)-producing strains were excluded versus 94.1 % and 88.2 % for the other methods. The specificity was 90.2 % for the synergy test and 100 % for the CLSI method and D68C. D68C was also efficient in detecting AmpC-overproducing strains (sensitivity = 97 %, specificity = 95.9 %): among the 74 strains belonging to natural AmpC-producing species, the sensitivity and specificity were 100 and 94.8 %, respectively. The Mast® D68C-test is a promising method that is easy to perform for the detection of current ESBLs and could also be useful for the detection of plasmid-encoded AmpC enzymes (sensitivity = 100 %).


Assuntos
Técnicas Bacteriológicas/métodos , Enterobacteriaceae/enzimologia , beta-Lactamases/análise , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Parasitology ; 141(5): 670-81, 2014 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24467909

RESUMO

Blastocystis spp. are common anaerobic intestinal protozoa found in both human and animals. They are characterized by a high genetic diversity with at least 17 subtypes (STs) that have been described on the basis of a 600 bp 'barcoding region' from the 18S rDNA gene. However, analysis of the recently sequenced genome of a Blastocystis ST7 isolate (strain B) revealed the presence of multiple variable copies of the 18S rDNA gene, with 17 completely assembled copies. Comparison of the barcoding region from these 17 copies allowed us to classify the 18S rDNA sequences into 6 clusters, each cluster containing identical sequences. Surprisingly, 4 of these clusters had the highest homology with 18S rDNA sequences from 2 other Blastocystis ST7 isolates referred as QQ98-4 and H. These results suggest that the 18S rDNA gene is not the marker of choice to discriminate between strains within STs. In the present study, we identified a single-copy subtyping rDNA marker in the genome of the mitochondria-like organelles (MLOs). Using a partial sequence of the MLO rDNA, we successfully subtyped 66 isolates from both human and animals belonging to Blastocystis ST1 to ST10. Our results also indicate that this mitochondrial marker could be useful to detect co-infections by different isolates of a same ST.


Assuntos
Infecções por Blastocystis/parasitologia , Blastocystis/classificação , Genoma de Protozoário/genética , Polimorfismo Genético , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Blastocystis/genética , Blastocystis/isolamento & purificação , Coinfecção , Código de Barras de DNA Taxonômico , DNA de Protozoário/química , DNA de Protozoário/genética , DNA Ribossômico/química , DNA Ribossômico/genética , Marcadores Genéticos/genética , Genótipo , Humanos , Mitocôndrias/genética , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Tipagem Molecular , Organelas/genética , Filogenia , RNA Ribossômico 18S/genética , Alinhamento de Sequência , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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Clin Microbiol Infect ; 20(8): 746-51, 2014 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24261464

RESUMO

Internationally adopted children may suffer from different pathologies, including infectious diseases contracted in the country of origin. We evaluated the frequency of infectious diseases that may disseminate from adoptees to adoptive families on their arrival in France. All children who attended the clinic for international adoption in Clermont-Ferrand from January 2009 through to December 2011 were eligible for inclusion in the study. Standardized medical records dedicated to international adoption were retrospectively reviewed for demographic data, clinical diagnosis, and biological and radiological results. Data were completed by phone interviews with adoptive families after informed consent. One hundred and forty-two medical records were retrospectively reviewed and 86% of families agreed to be interviewed. One hundred and seventy-one potentially transmissible infections were diagnosed in 142 children, 12% (n = 20) of which were transmitted to adoptive families. Most of these infections were benign and transmission was restricted to the close family. Tinea was diagnosed in 44 adoptees and transmitted in 15 cases. Panton Valentine leukocidin producing methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) was transmitted to an adoptive father who required hospitalization for bursitis. Transmission also occurred for CMV (n = 1), hepatitis A (n = 1), giardiasis (n = 1), scabies (n = 1), Moluscum (n = 2) and pediculosis (n = 2). Two cases of chronic hepatitis B and latent tuberculosis were diagnosed without subsequent transmission. In conclusion, infectious diseases are common in internationally adopted children and should be detected shortly after arrival to avoid transmission.


Assuntos
Adoção , Doenças Transmissíveis/epidemiologia , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa , Saúde da Família , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , França/epidemiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Entrevistas como Assunto , Masculino , Prevalência , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Rev Med Interne ; 35(6): 399-402, 2014 Jun.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23890484

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Osteolytic lesions are not always related to malignancies. CASE REPORT: We report an 82-year-old woman suffering from subcostal pain. The patient underwent a splenectomy 40 years previously. CT-scan and MRI highlighted a calcified hepatic lesion associated with an osteolytic lesion of the L5 vertebra. Osteolytic and hepatic lesions were attributed to an alveolar echinococcosis based on positive serological assays. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first report of an alveolar echinococcosis in a patient with splenectomy and secondary lesions. We suggest that the splenectomy could have promoted the parasite spreading to vertebra.


Assuntos
Equinococose/diagnóstico , Doenças da Coluna Vertebral/parasitologia , Esplenectomia , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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J Mycol Med ; 23(4): 265-9, 2013 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24139734

RESUMO

Mucormycoses are rare but emerging diseases with poor prognosis caused by ubiquitous fungi from the environment. In November 2008, our teaching hospital experienced three cutaneous mucormycosis due to Lichtheimia spp. (ex Absidia/Mycocladus) in the intensive care and orthopaedic units. Environmental and epidemiological investigations suggested a possible cross-transmission of L. ramosa between two patients in intensive care. This is the first report of possible person-to-person transmission of mucormycosis species. These cases show the ineffectiveness of hydro-alcoholic solutions against spores and underline the need to respect standard precautions to prevent fungi dissemination.


Assuntos
Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Dermatomicoses/microbiologia , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Mucorales/isolamento & purificação , Mucormicose/microbiologia , Idoso , Microbiologia do Ar , Amputação Cirúrgica , Coinfecção , Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/microbiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/transmissão , Dermatomicoses/epidemiologia , Dermatomicoses/transmissão , Traumatismos do Pé/microbiologia , Traumatismos do Pé/cirurgia , Fraturas Expostas/microbiologia , França/epidemiologia , Hospitais de Ensino , Humanos , Isquemia/complicações , Isquemia/cirurgia , Perna (Membro)/irrigação sanguínea , Traumatismos da Perna/microbiologia , Traumatismos da Perna/cirurgia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mucormicose/epidemiologia , Mucormicose/transmissão , Técnicas de Tipagem Micológica , Salas Cirúrgicas , Recursos Humanos em Hospital , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/microbiologia , Infecção dos Ferimentos/microbiologia , Adulto Jovem
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Med Sante Trop ; 23(3): 344-6, 2013.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24026002

RESUMO

Amebic liver abscess is the main complication of amebic dysentery. Recurrences after treatment and apparent healing are very uncommon. The purpose of this report is to describe the case of a patient with a very late relapse of an amebic liver abscess, 10 years after the first episode. This recurrence seems due to an incomplete initial treatment. This case illustrates the reason for and importance of complying with the current therapeutic strategy: nitroimidazole followed by a luminal agent to eradicate intestinal amebic colonization.


Assuntos
Abscesso Hepático Amebiano/diagnóstico , Idoso , Antiprotozoários/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Abscesso Hepático Amebiano/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Metronidazol/uso terapêutico , Oxiquinolina/análogos & derivados , Oxiquinolina/uso terapêutico , Recidiva , Fatores de Tempo
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Parasitol Res ; 86(4): 301-10, 2000 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10780739

RESUMO

Spermiogenesis and mature spermatozoa of Opecoeloides furcatus (Digenea, Opecoelidae) are described by means of transmission electron microscopy. Spermiogenesis in this fluke matches the general pattern of digenetic trematodes. Striated rootlets associated with the two centrioles and an intercentriolar body are present in the differentiation zone. Flagellar rotation of two flagella and their proximodistal fusion with a median cytoplasmic process also characterize the spermiogenesis of O. furcatus. Nevertheless, asynchronicity is reported for the proximodistal fusion of the two flagella. Mature spermatozoa of O. furcatus are filiform, tapering at both ends and they present all the characteristic features found in the Digenea gamete: two flagella, mitochondrion, nucleus and two bundles of parallel cortical microtubules. Nevertheless several peculiarities distinguish the mature spermatozoon of O. furcatus from the gamete of other digenetic trematodes.


Assuntos
Perciformes/parasitologia , Espermatogênese , Espermatozoides/ultraestrutura , Trematódeos/ultraestrutura , Animais , Masculino
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