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Biomed J ; 44(4): 471-478, 2021 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32330679

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Worldwide around 2 million deaths occur every year due to diarrhoeal illnesses among children less than 5 years of age. Among diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli, Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) is highly prevalent in both community and hospital settings and is one of the main causes of persistent diarrhea in children in developing countries. EPEC remains underdiagnosed in India due to lack of conventional tools for identification. METHODS: We in this study investigated the prevalence and regional variation of EPEC in paediatric population suffering from diarrhoea in East Delhi, India. Two hundred stool samples were collected from children, aged between 0.5 and 5 years, with acute diarrhoea. E. coli were identified by conventional tests and PCR. RESULTS: We observed 7% atypical EPEC (aEPEC) and 2.5% typical EPEC (tEPEC), with an overall 9.5% EPEC prevalence amongst total samples. E. coli phylogenetic group A was the predominant. The most common age group affected was 6-23 months with common symptoms being vomiting, watery diarrhoea and severe dehydration. High drug resistance pattern was observed in EPEC isolates. CONCLUSION: The study depicts a changing trend of aEPEC over tEPEC in children less than 5 years with diarrhoea, an emerging drug resistant enteropathogen and a public health concern demanding monitoring and surveillance.


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Escherichia coli Enteropatogênica , Infecções por Escherichia coli , Proteínas de Escherichia coli , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Diarreia/epidemiologia , Infecções por Escherichia coli/epidemiologia , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Humanos , Índia/epidemiologia , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Filogenia
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Indian J Med Microbiol ; 35(2): 204-210, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28681807

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BACKGROUND: Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) is associated with early death of children in developing countries and are being identified now as an important evolving pathogen. The objective of this study was to perform multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for simultaneous detection of six categories of DEC in two sets of PCR reactions using 11 virulent genes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During 1-year study period, forty isolates each from outpatient, inpatient and healthy groups were collected from children. E. coli was identified using conventional biochemical methods. DNA extraction was done using kit, and the extracted DNA was used as a template for multiplex PCR. RESULTS: Virulent genes of DEC were detected in 106 (88.33%) samples. Overall, elt and est were detected in 8.33% and 30.83% of specimens; typical, atypical enteropathogenic E. coli and bfp were detected in 13.33%, 29.16% and 19.16% specimens; eagg was detected in 39.16% and east in 13.33% specimens and stx and hyla were isolated in 1.66% specimens each. While diffusely adherent E. coli and enteroinvasive E. coli genes were not isolated. CONCLUSION: Multiplex PCR is a rapid method for the simultaneous detection of 11 virulent genes of DEC at a time and it will provide a platform in understanding the diarrheal diseases in a more improved manner.


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Diarreia/microbiologia , Infecções por Escherichia coli/microbiologia , Escherichia coli/classificação , Escherichia coli/isolamento & purificação , Voluntários Saudáveis , Fatores de Virulência/genética , Pré-Escolar , Escherichia coli/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Multiplex
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Mycopathologia ; 181(7-8): 497-504, 2016 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27138574

RESUMO

Onychomycosis refers to fungal infection of the nail and is commonly caused by dermatophytes, while yeasts and non-dermatophytic molds (NDM) are increasingly recognized as pathogens in nail infections. The present study was done to delineate molecular epidemiology of Fusarium onychomycosis in India. Five hundred nail samples of Indian patients clinically suspected of onychomycosis were subjected to direct microscopy and fungal culture. Representative Fusarium isolates were further identified to species level by multi-locus sequencing for internal transcribed spacer, translation elongation factor 1 alpha (tef1-α) and RNA polymerase II subunit (rpb2) regions (primer pairs: ITS1/ITS4, EF1/EF2, 5f2/7cr, respectively). These representative strains were also tested for in vitro antifungal susceptibility by the broth microdilution method. Members of the genus Fusarium proved to be the most common NDM responsible for onychomycosis. The Fusarium spp. responsible for onychomycosis belonged to the Fusarium solani species complex (F. keratoplasticum and F. falciforme) and Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (F. proliferatum, F. acutatum and F. sacchari). Antifungal susceptibility results indicated that amphotericin B was the most effective antifungal across all isolates (MIC ranging 0.5-2 mg/L), followed by voriconazole (MIC ranging 1-8 µg/ml). However, a large variation was shown in susceptibility to posaconazole (MIC ranging 0.5 to >16 µg/ml). To conclude, we identified different Fusarium spp. responsible for onychomycosis in India with variation within species in susceptibility to antifungal agents, showing that fusariosis requires correct and prompt diagnosis as well as antifungal susceptibility testing.


Assuntos
Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Fusariose/microbiologia , Fusarium/classificação , Fusarium/efeitos dos fármacos , Genótipo , Onicomicose/microbiologia , Adulto , Análise por Conglomerados , DNA Fúngico/química , DNA Fúngico/genética , DNA Espaçador Ribossômico/química , DNA Espaçador Ribossômico/genética , Feminino , Fusariose/epidemiologia , Fusarium/isolamento & purificação , Técnicas de Genotipagem , Humanos , Índia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Epidemiologia Molecular , Tipagem de Sequências Multilocus , Onicomicose/epidemiologia , Fator 1 de Elongação de Peptídeos/genética , Filogenia , RNA Polimerase II/genética , Adulto Jovem
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