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Balabdaoui F, Wierzbicki T, Bao E. Reconstruction of the real 3D shape of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Biophys J 2024; 123:1297-1310. [PMID: 38715359 PMCID: PMC11140469 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2024.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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The photographs of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus taken by electron transmission microscopy and cryoelectron microscopy provide only a 2D silhouette. The viruses appear to look like distorted circles. The present paper questions the real shape of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and makes an attempt to give an answer. Is this a general ellipsoid, a spheroid with rotational symmetry, a sphere, or something else? The answer requires the application of tools from three different disciplines: structural mechanics, microbiology, and statistics. A total of 590 virus photographs taken from 22 recently published papers were examined. From this experimental data pool, the histogram of diameter ratios was built from the 283 measurements where the virus images could be approximated as ellipses. The curve peaks at the diameter ratio of 1.22. The transformation equation for the spatial shape to the planar shade was derived for a fixed light source of the microscope. This equation involves an unknown orientation of the viruses with respect to the microscope. Two sets of models were developed, one with a uniform distribution of the virus orientation and the other with the orientation defined by the normalized beta distribution. In both sets of models, the unknown diameter ratio of the spheroidal virus was regarded as a random realization from translated gamma distributions. The parameters of the distribution of the kernel functions were determined by minimizing the mean square difference between the predicted and measured 2D histograms. The information included in the measured histograms was found to be insufficient to find an unknown distribution of the virus's orientation. Simply too many unknown parameters render the solution physically unrealistic. The minimization procedure with a uniform probability of virus orientation predicted the peak of the aspect ratio of the 3D spheroid at 1.32. Based on this result, models of the virus will be developed in the continuation of this research for a full dynamic analysis.
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- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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Malá Z, Vojta M, Loskot J, Sleha R, Ježek B, Zelenka J. Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with the Vero cell lines by scanning electron microscopy. J Biol Phys 2023; 49:383-392. [PMID: 37389665 PMCID: PMC10397163 DOI: 10.1007/s10867-023-09638-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study the cell structure of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells. Our measurements revealed infection remodeling caused by infection, including the emergence of new specialized areas where viral morphogenesis occurs at the cell membrane. Intercellular extensions for viral cell surfing have also been observed. Our results expand knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with cells, its spread from cell to cell, and their size distribution. Our findings suggest that SEM is a useful microscopic method for intracellular ultrastructure analysis of cells exhibiting specific surface modifications that could also be applied to studying other important biological processes.
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- Zuzana Malá
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, Hradec Králové, 500 03, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, Hradec Králové, 500 03, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, Hradec Králové, 500 03, Czech Republic
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Defencein Brno, Třebešská, 1575, 500 02, Czech Republic
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- Department of Informatics and Quantitative Methods, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, Hradec Králové, 500 03, Czech Republic
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- Department of Recreology and Tourism, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, Hradec Králové, 500 03, Czech Republic
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Hussain F, Mazumder N, Roy S. Possibilities of simulation of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by using light scattering approach. Lasers Med Sci 2023; 38:107. [PMID: 37076645 PMCID: PMC10115601 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-023-03768-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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Issues related to human coronavirus (SARS CoV-2) are a burning topic of research in present times. Due to its easily contagious nature, real experimentation under laboratory conditions requires a high level of biosafety. A powerful algorithm serves as a potential tool for the analysis of these particles. We attempted to simulate the light scattering from coronavirus (SARS CoV-2) model. Different images were modelled using a modified version of a Monte Carlo code. The results indicate that spikes on the viruses exhibit a significant scattering profile and that the presence of spikes during modelling contributes to the distinctiveness of the scattering profiles.
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- Farhana Hussain
- Department of Physics, School of Applied Sciences, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya, District- Ri Bhoi, Baridua, Meghalaya, 793101, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Physics, Royal School of Applied and Pure Sciences, Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, 781035, India.
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Rapid and Visual Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Based on Reverse Transcription-Recombinase Polymerase Amplification with Closed Vertical Flow Visualization Strip Assay. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0296622. [PMID: 36622165 PMCID: PMC9927448 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02966-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was initially identified in 2019, after which it spread rapidly throughout the world. With the progression of the epidemic, new variants of SARS-CoV-2 with faster transmission speeds and higher infectivity have constantly emerged. The proportions of people asymptomatically infected or reinfected after vaccination have increased correspondingly, making the prevention and control of COVID-19 extremely difficult. There is therefore an urgent need for rapid, convenient, and inexpensive detection methods. In this paper, we established a nucleic acid visualization assay targeting the SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein (N) gene by combining reverse transcription-recombinase polymerase amplification with closed vertical flow visualization strip (RT-RPA-VF). This method had high sensitivity, comparable to that of reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and the concordance between RT-RPA-VF and RT-qPCR methods was 100%. This detection method is highly specific and is not compatible with bat coronavirus HKU4, human coronaviruses 229E, OC43, and HKU1-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), or other respiratory pathogens. However, multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants are detectable within 25 min at 42°C using this visual method, including RNA transcripts of the Wuhan-Hu-1 strain at levels as low as 1 copy/μL, the Delta strain at 1 copy/μL, and the Omicron strain at 0.77 copies/μL. The RT-RPA-VF method is a simple operation for the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 that is safe and free from aerosol contamination and could be an affordable and attractive choice for governments seeking to promote their emergency preparedness and better their responses to the continuing COVID-19 epidemic. In addition, this method also has great potential for early monitoring and warning of the epidemic situation at on-site-nursing points. IMPORTANCE The global COVID-19 epidemic, ongoing since the initial outbreak in 2019, has caused panic and huge economic losses worldwide. Due to the continuous emergence of new variants, COVID-19 has been responsible for a higher proportion of asymptomatic patients than the previously identified SARS and MERS, which makes early diagnosis and prevention more difficult. In this manuscript, we describe a rapid, sensitive, and specific detection tool, RT-RPA-VF. This tool provides a new alternative for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in a range as low as 1 to 0.77 copies/μL RNA transcripts. RT-RPA-VF has great potential to ease the pressure of medical diagnosis and the accurate identification of patients with suspected COVID-19 at point-of-care.
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Brahim Belhaouari D, Baudoin JP, Lagier JC, Monnet-Corti V, La Scola B, Antezack A. Microscopic observations of SARS-CoV-2 like particles in different oral samples. Eur J Oral Sci 2022; 130:e12903. [PMID: 36404273 PMCID: PMC10099536 DOI: 10.1111/eos.12903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The emerging coronavirus pneumonia epidemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 infection has spread rapidly around the world. The main routes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 are currently recognised as aerosol/droplet inhalation. However, the involvement of the oral cavity in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is poorly known. The current data indicates the presence of viral RNA in oral samples, suggesting the implication of saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmission, however, no direct observation of SARS-CoV-2 particles in different oral samples has been reported. In this study, we investigated whether particles of SARS-CoV-2 were present in oral samples collected from three symptomatic COVID-19 patients. Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the correlative strategy of light microscopy and electron microscopy and immunofluorescence staining, we showed the presence of SARS-like particles in RT-qPCR SARS-CoV-2-positive saliva, dental plaque and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples. In the saliva samples, we demonstrated the presence of epithelial oral cells with morphogenetic features of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells. Inside those cells, vacuoles filled with nascent particles were observed, suggesting the potential infection and replication of SARS-CoV-2 in oral tissues. Our results corroborate previous studies and confirm that the oral cavity may be a potential niche for SARS-CoV-2 infection and a potential source of transmission.
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- Djamal Brahim Belhaouari
- IRD, AP-HM, IHU Méditerranée Infection, MEPHI, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France.,Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- IRD, AP-HM, IHU Méditerranée Infection, MEPHI, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France.,Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille, Hopital Timone, Marseille, France
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- IRD, AP-HM, IHU Méditerranée Infection, MEPHI, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France.,Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille, Hopital Timone, Marseille, France
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- IRD, AP-HM, IHU Méditerranée Infection, MEPHI, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France.,Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille, Hopital Timone, Marseille, France.,Faculté des Sciences Médicales et Paramédicales, Ecole de Médecine Dentaire, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France
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- IRD, AP-HM, IHU Méditerranée Infection, MEPHI, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France.,Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille, Hopital Timone, Marseille, France
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- IRD, AP-HM, IHU Méditerranée Infection, MEPHI, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France.,Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille, Hopital Timone, Marseille, France.,Faculté des Sciences Médicales et Paramédicales, Ecole de Médecine Dentaire, Aix Marseille Univ, Marseille, France
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Concentration of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Cell Culture Supernatants for Detection of Virus-like Particles by Scanning Electron Microscopy. Viruses 2022; 14:v14112388. [PMID: 36366486 PMCID: PMC9698492 DOI: 10.3390/v14112388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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There is currently a need for new rapid viral diagnostic electron microscopy methods. Although the gold standard remains the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) negative staining method for electron microscopic examination of samples containing a virus, difficulties can arise when the virus particle content of the sample that has to be examined is poor. Such samples include supernatants of virus-infected cells that can be difficult to examine, as sometimes only a few virus particles are released in the culture medium upon infection. In addition to TEM, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) can also be used for visualizing virus particles. One advantage of SEM over TEM is its ability to rapidly screen several large specimens, such as microscopy slides. In this study, we investigated this possibility and tested different coating molecules as well as the effect of centrifugation for analyzing SARS-CoV-2-virus-infected cell culture supernatants deposited on microscopy glass slides by SEM. We found that centrifugation of 25XConcanavalinA-coated microscopy glass slides in shell vials provided an improved method for concentrating SARS-CoV-2-virus-infected cell supernatants for virus-like particle detection by SEM.
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Le Bideau M, Pires de Souza GA, Boschi C, Baudoin JP, Penant G, Jardot P, Fenollar F, Colson P, Lenk M, La Scola B. Limited permissibility of ENL-R and Mv-1-Lu mink cell lines to SARS-CoV-2. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1003824. [PMID: 36312916 PMCID: PMC9597503 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1003824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic started in the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China, which highlighted the scenario of frequent cross-species transmission events. From the outbreak possibly initiated by viral spill-over into humans from an animal reservoir, now we face the human host moving globally while interacting with domesticated and peridomestic animals. The emergence of a new virus into the ecosystem leads to selecting forces and species-specific adaptations. The adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 to other animals represents a risk to controlling the dissemination of this coronavirus and the emergence of new variants. Since 2020, several mink farms in Europe and the United States have had SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks with human-mink and mink-human transmission, where the mink-selected variants possibly hold evolutionary concerning advantages. Here we investigated the permissibility of mink lung-derived cells using two cell lines, Mv-1-Lu and ENL-R, against several lineages of SARS-CoV-2, including some classified as variants of concern. The viral release rate and the infectious titers indicate that these cells support infections by different SARS-CoV-2 lineages. The viral production occurs in the first few days after infection with the low viral release by these mink cells, which is often absent for the omicron variant for lung cells. The electron microscopy reveals that during the viral replication cycle, the endomembrane system of the mink-host cell undergoes typical changes while the viral particles are produced, especially in the first days of infection. Therefore, even if limited, mink lung cells may represent a selecting source for SARS-CoV-2 variants, impacting their transmissibility and pathogenicity and making it difficult to control this new coronavirus.
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- Marion Le Bideau
- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Vecteurs – Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Aix Marseille Univ, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU), AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Collection of Cell Lines in Veterinary Medicine (CCLV), Department of Experimental Animal Facilities and Biorisk Management, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire (IHU) Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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Ultrastructural Characterization of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells during SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Morphological Comparison of Wild-Type and CFTR-Modified Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179724. [PMID: 36077122 PMCID: PMC9455986 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 replicates in host cell cytoplasm. People with cystic fibrosis, considered at risk of developing severe symptoms of COVID-19, instead, tend to show mild symptoms. We, thus, analyzed at the ultrastructural level the morphological effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on wild-type (WT) and F508del (ΔF) CFTR-expressing CFBE41o- cells at early and late time points post infection. We also investigated ACE2 expression through immune-electron microscopy. At early times of infection, WT cells exhibited double-membrane vesicles, representing typical replicative structures, with granular and vesicular content, while at late time points, they contained vesicles with viral particles. ∆F cells exhibited double-membrane vesicles with an irregular shape and degenerative changes and at late time of infection, showed vesicles containing viruses lacking a regular structure and a well-organized distribution. ACE2 was expressed at the plasma membrane and present in the cytoplasm only at early times in WT, while it persisted even at late times of infection in ΔF cells. The autophagosome content also differed between the cells: in WT cells, it comprised vesicles associated with virus-containing structures, while in ΔF cells, it comprised ingested material for lysosomal digestion. Our data suggest that CFTR-modified cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 have impaired organization of normo-conformed replicative structures.
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Filip R, Gheorghita Puscaselu R, Anchidin-Norocel L, Dimian M, Savage WK. Global Challenges to Public Health Care Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Pandemic Measures and Problems. J Pers Med 2022; 12:1295. [PMID: 36013244 PMCID: PMC9409667 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12081295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Beginning in December 2019, the world faced a critical new public health stressor with the emergence of SARS-CoV-2. Its spread was extraordinarily rapid, and in a matter of weeks countries across the world were affected, notably in their ability to manage health care needs. While many sectors of public structures were impacted by the pandemic, it particularly highlighted shortcomings in medical care infrastructures around the world that underscored the need to reorganize medical systems, as they were vastly unprepared and ill-equipped to manage a pandemic and simultaneously provide general and specialized medical care. This paper presents modalities in approaches to the pandemic by various countries, and the triaged reorganization of medical sections not considered first-line in the pandemic that was in many cases transformed into wards for treating COVID-19 cases. As new viruses and structural variants emerge, it is important to find solutions to streamline medical care in hospitals, which includes the expansion of digital network medicine (i.e., telemedicine and mobile health apps) for patients to continue to receive appropriate care without risking exposure to contagions. Mobile health app development continues to evolve with specialized diagnostics capabilities via external attachments that can provide rapid information sharing between patients and care providers while eliminating the need for office visits. Telemedicine, still in the early stages of adoption, especially in the developing world, can ensure access to medical information and contact with care providers, with the potential to release emergency rooms from excessive cases, and offer multidisciplinary access for patients and care providers that can also be a means to avoid contact during a pandemic. As this pandemic illustrated, an overhaul to streamline health care is essential, and a move towards greater use of mobile health and telemedicine will greatly benefit public health to control the spread of new variants and future outbreaks.
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- Roxana Filip
- Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
- BK Laboratory, SuceavaCounty Emergency Hospital, 720224 Suceava, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
- Integrated Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Advanced Materials, Nanotechnologies, and Distributed Systems for Fabrication and Control, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
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- Integrated Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Advanced Materials, Nanotechnologies, and Distributed Systems for Fabrication and Control, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
- Department of Computers, Electronics and Automation, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
- Integrated Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Advanced Materials, Nanotechnologies, and Distributed Systems for Fabrication and Control, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
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Colson P, Fournier P, Delerce J, Million M, Bedotto M, Houhamdi L, Yahi N, Bayette J, Levasseur A, Fantini J, Raoult D, La Scola B. Culture and identification of a "Deltamicron" SARS-CoV-2 in a three cases cluster in southern France. J Med Virol 2022; 94:3739-3749. [PMID: 35467028 PMCID: PMC9088576 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants have successively, or concomitantly spread worldwide since the summer of 2020. A few co-infections with different variants were reported and genetic recombinations, common among coronaviruses, were reported or suspected based on co-detection of signature mutations of different variants in a given genome. Here we report three infections in southern France with a Delta 21J_AY.4-Omicron 21K/BA.1 "Deltamicron" recombinant. The hybrid genome harbors signature mutations of the two lineages, supported by a mean sequencing depth of 1163-1421 reads and a mean nucleotide diversity of 0.1%-0.6%. It is composed of the near full-length spike gene (from codons 156-179) of an Omicron 21K/BA.1 variant in a Delta 21J/AY.4 lineage backbone. Importantly, we cultured an isolate of this recombinant and sequenced its genome. It was observed by scanning electron microscopy. As it is misidentified with current variant screening quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), we designed and implemented for routine diagnosis a specific duplex qPCR. Finally, structural analysis of the recombinant spike suggested its hybrid content could optimize viral binding to the host cell membrane. These findings prompt further studies of the virological, epidemiological, and clinical features of this recombinant.
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- Philippe Colson
- IHU Méditerranée InfectionMarseilleFrance
- Aix‐Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI)MarseilleFrance
- Assistance Publique‐Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP‐HM)MarseilleFrance
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- IHU Méditerranée InfectionMarseilleFrance
- Aix‐Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI)MarseilleFrance
- Aix‐Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)Vecteurs—Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME)MarseilleFrance
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- IHU Méditerranée InfectionMarseilleFrance
- Aix‐Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI)MarseilleFrance
- Assistance Publique‐Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP‐HM)MarseilleFrance
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- Aix‐Marseille Université, INSERM UMR S 1072MarseilleFrance
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- IHU Méditerranée InfectionMarseilleFrance
- Aix‐Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI)MarseilleFrance
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- IHU Méditerranée InfectionMarseilleFrance
- Aix‐Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI)MarseilleFrance
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- IHU Méditerranée InfectionMarseilleFrance
- Aix‐Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI)MarseilleFrance
- Assistance Publique‐Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP‐HM)MarseilleFrance
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Deroubaix A, Kramvis A. Imaging Techniques: Essential Tools for the Study of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:794264. [PMID: 35937687 PMCID: PMC9355083 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.794264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The world has seen the emergence of a new virus in 2019, SARS-CoV-2, causing the COVID-19 pandemic and millions of deaths worldwide. Microscopy can be much more informative than conventional detection methods such as RT-PCR. This review aims to present the up-to-date microscopy observations in patients, the in vitro studies of the virus and viral proteins and their interaction with their host, discuss the microscopy techniques for detection and study of SARS-CoV-2, and summarize the reagents used for SARS-CoV-2 detection. From basic fluorescence microscopy to high resolution techniques and combined technologies, this article shows the power and the potential of microscopy techniques, especially in the field of virology.
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- Aurélie Deroubaix
- Hepatitis Virus Diversity Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Life Sciences Imaging Facility, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Hepatitis Virus Diversity Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Le Targa L, Wurtz N, Lacoste A, Penant G, Jardot P, Annessi A, Colson P, La Scola B, Aherfi S. SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Aircraft Wastewater Shows That Mandatory Tests and Vaccination Pass before Boarding Did Not Prevent Massive Importation of Omicron Variant into Europe. Viruses 2022; 14:1511. [PMID: 35891491 PMCID: PMC9319773 DOI: 10.3390/v14071511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Most new SARS-CoV-2 epidemics in France occurred following the importation from abroad of emerging viral variants. Currently, the risk of new variants being imported is controlled based on a negative screening test (PCR or antigenic) and proof of up-to-date vaccine status, such as the International Air Transport Association travel pass. METHODS The wastewater from two planes arriving in Marseille (France) from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) in December 2021 was tested by RT-PCR to detect SARS-CoV2 and screen for variants. These tests were carried out between landing and customs clearance and were then sequenced by MiSeq Illumina. Antigenic tests and sequencing by NovaSeq were carried out on respiratory samples collected from the 56 passengers on the second flight. RESULTS SARS-CoV-2 RNA suspected of being from the Omicron BA.1 variant was detected in the aircraft's wastewater. SARS-CoV2 RNA was detected in 11 [20%) passengers and the Omicron BA.1 variant was identified. CONCLUSION Our work shows the efficiency of aircraft wastewater testing to detect SARS-CoV-2 cases among travellers and to identify the viral genotype. It also highlights the low efficacy of the current control strategy for flights entering France from outside Europe, which combines a requirement to produce a vaccine pass and proof of a negative test before boarding.
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- Lorlane Le Targa
- Microbes Evolution PHylogénie et Infections, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France; (L.L.T.); (N.W.); (G.P.); (P.J.); (P.C.)
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- Biosellal, 27 Chemin des Peupliers, 69570 Lyon, France
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- Microbes Evolution PHylogénie et Infections, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France; (L.L.T.); (N.W.); (G.P.); (P.J.); (P.C.)
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Bataillon des Marins Pompiers de la ville de Marseille, 13005 Marseille, France; (A.L.); (A.A.)
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- Microbes Evolution PHylogénie et Infections, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France; (L.L.T.); (N.W.); (G.P.); (P.J.); (P.C.)
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Microbes Evolution PHylogénie et Infections, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France; (L.L.T.); (N.W.); (G.P.); (P.J.); (P.C.)
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Bataillon des Marins Pompiers de la ville de Marseille, 13005 Marseille, France; (A.L.); (A.A.)
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- Microbes Evolution PHylogénie et Infections, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France; (L.L.T.); (N.W.); (G.P.); (P.J.); (P.C.)
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Microbes Evolution PHylogénie et Infections, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France; (L.L.T.); (N.W.); (G.P.); (P.J.); (P.C.)
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Microbes Evolution PHylogénie et Infections, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France; (L.L.T.); (N.W.); (G.P.); (P.J.); (P.C.)
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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Shulunov VR. Rapid Parallel Search Technology with Scanning Electron Microscope and Artificial Neural Network. SMART SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/23080477.2022.2092671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Vyacheslav R Shulunov
- Institute of Physical Materials Science, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude, Russia
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Tchoupou Saha OLF, Dubourg G, Yacouba A, Bossi V, Raoult D, Lagier JC. Profile of the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Affecting the Clinical Course in COVID-19 Patients. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:871627. [PMID: 35655997 PMCID: PMC9152678 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.871627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
While populations at risk for severe SARS-CoV-2 infections have been clearly identified, susceptibility to the infection and its clinical course remain unpredictable. As the nasopharyngeal microbiota may promote the acquisition of several respiratory infections and have an impact on the evolution of their outcome, we studied the nasopharyngeal microbiota of COVID-19 patients in association with baseline disease-related clinical features compared to that of patients tested negative. We retrospectively analyzed 120 nasopharyngeal pseudonymized samples, obtained for diagnosis, divided into groups (infected patients with a favorable outcome, asymptomatic, and deceased patients) and patients tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, by using Illumina-16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) sequencing and specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting pathogens. We first found a depletion of anaerobes among COVID-19 patients, irrespective of the clinical presentation of the infection (p < 0.029). We detected 9 taxa discriminating patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 from those that were negative including Corynebacterium propinquum/pseudodiphtericum (p ≤ 0.05), Moraxella catarrhalis (p ≤ 0.05), Bacillus massiliamazoniensis (p ≤ 0.01), Anaerobacillus alkalidiazotrophicus (p ≤ 0.05), Staphylococcus capitis subsp. capitis (p ≤ 0.001), and Afipia birgiae (p ≤ 0.001) with 16S rRNA sequencing, and Streptococcus pneumoniae (p ≤ 0.01), Klebsiella pneumoniae (p ≤ 0.01), and Enterococcus faecalis (p ≤ 0.05) using real-time PCR. By designing a specific real-time PCR, we also demonstrated that C. propinquum is decreased in asymptomatic individuals compared to other SARS-CoV 2 positive patients. These findings indicate that the nasopharyngeal microbiota as in any respiratory infection plays a role in the clinical course of the disease. Further studies are needed to elucidate the potential role in the clinical course of the disease of M. catarrhalis, Corynebacterium accolens, and more specifically Corynebacterium propinquum/diphteriticum in order to include them as predictors of the severity of COVID-19.
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- Ornella la Fortune Tchoupou Saha
- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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Colson P, Delerce J, Burel E, Dahan J, Jouffret A, Fenollar F, Yahi N, Fantini J, La Scola B, Raoult D. Emergence in southern France of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant harbouring both N501Y and E484K substitutions in the spike protein. Arch Virol 2022; 167:1185-1190. [PMID: 35178586 PMCID: PMC8853869 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-022-05385-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 variants have become a major virological, epidemiological, and clinical concern, particularly with regard to the risk of escape from vaccine-induced immunity. Here, we describe the emergence of a new variant, with the index case returning from travel in Cameroon. For 13 SARS-CoV-2-positive patients living in the same geographical area of southeastern France, a qPCR test for screening variant-associated mutations showed an atypical combination. The genome sequences were obtained by next-generation sequencing with Oxford Nanopore Technologies on GridION instruments within about 8 h. Analysis revealed 46 nucleotide substitutions and 37 deletions, resulting in 30 amino acid substitutions and 12 deletions. Fourteen of the amino acid substitutions, including N501Y and E484K, and nine deletions are located in the spike protein. This genotype pattern led to the establishment of a new Pangolin lineage, named B.1.640.2, that is a phylogenetic sister group to the old B.1.640 lineage, which has now been renamed B.1.640.1. The lineages differ by 25 nucleotide substitutions and 33 deletions. The combination of mutations in these isolates and their phylogenetic position indicate, based on our previous definition, that they represent a new variant, which we have named "IHU". These data are a further example of the unpredictability of the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, and of their possible introduction into a given geographical area from abroad.
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- Philippe Colson
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), 264 rue Saint-Pierre, 13005, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale, Synlab Provence Marseille, 25 rue Rabattu, 13015, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale Synlab Provence Forcalquier, rue du Souvenir Français, 04300, Forcalquier, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Vecteurs-Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Aix-Marseille Université, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM UMR S 1072, 51 boulevard Pierre Dramard, 13015, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM UMR S 1072, 51 boulevard Pierre Dramard, 13015, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), 264 rue Saint-Pierre, 13005, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France. .,Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.
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Colson P, Fournier PE, Chaudet H, Delerce J, Giraud-Gatineau A, Houhamdi L, Andrieu C, Brechard L, Bedotto M, Prudent E, Gazin C, Beye M, Burel E, Dudouet P, Tissot-Dupont H, Gautret P, Lagier JC, Million M, Brouqui P, Parola P, Fenollar F, Drancourt M, La Scola B, Levasseur A, Raoult D. Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Variants From 24,181 Patients Exemplifies the Role of Globalization and Zoonosis in Pandemics. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:786233. [PMID: 35197938 PMCID: PMC8859183 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.786233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
After the end of the first epidemic episode of SARS-CoV-2 infections, as cases began to rise again during the summer of 2020, we at IHU Méditerranée Infection in Marseille, France, intensified the genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, and described the first viral variants. In this study, we compared the incidence curves of SARS-CoV-2-associated deaths in different countries and reported the classification of SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in our institute, as well as the kinetics and sources of the infections. We used mortality collected from a COVID-19 data repository for 221 countries. Viral variants were defined based on ≥5 hallmark mutations along the whole genome shared by ≥30 genomes. SARS-CoV-2 genotype was determined for 24,181 patients using next-generation genome and gene sequencing (in 47 and 11% of cases, respectively) or variant-specific qPCR (in 42% of cases). Sixteen variants were identified by analyzing viral genomes from 9,788 SARS-CoV-2-diagnosed patients. Our data show that since the first SARS-CoV-2 epidemic episode in Marseille, importation through travel from abroad was documented for seven of the new variants. In addition, for the B.1.160 variant of Pangolin classification (a.k.a. Marseille-4), we suspect transmission from farm minks. In conclusion, we observed that the successive epidemic peaks of SARS-CoV-2 infections are not linked to rebounds of viral genotypes that are already present but to newly introduced variants. We thus suggest that border control is the best mean of combating this type of introduction, and that intensive control of mink farms is also necessary to prevent the emergence of new variants generated in this animal reservoir.
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- Philippe Colson
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Vecteurs–Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- French Armed Forces Center for Epidemiology and Public Health, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
- Vecteurs–Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- French Armed Forces Center for Epidemiology and Public Health, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
- Vecteurs–Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
- Vecteurs–Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
- Vecteurs–Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
- *Correspondence: Didier Raoult,
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Colson P, Boschi C, Bengone-Abogourin JG, Brechard L, Motte A, Allemand I. Concurrent Nanopore Next-Generation Sequencing of Hepatitis B and Delta Virus Genomes Directly From Patient Plasma. Ann Lab Med 2021; 41:608-611. [PMID: 34108291 PMCID: PMC8203441 DOI: 10.3343/alm.2021.41.6.608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Philippe Colson
- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), MEPHI, Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France
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Hoang VT, Colson P, Levasseur A, Delerce J, Lagier JC, Parola P, Million M, Fournier PE, Raoult D, Gautret P. Clinical outcomes in patients infected with different SARS-CoV-2 variants at one hospital during three phases of the COVID-19 epidemic in Marseille, France. INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION : JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2021; 95:105092. [PMID: 34571275 PMCID: PMC8462069 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.105092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To compare the demographics, clinical characteristics and severity of patients infected with nine different SARS-CoV-2 variants, during three phases of the COVID-19 epidemic in Marseille. METHODS A single centre retrospective cohort study was conducted in 1760 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 of Nextstrain clades 20A, 20B, and 20C (first phase, February-May 2020), Pangolin lineages B.1.177 (we named Marseille-2) and B.1.160 (Marseille-4) variants (second phase, June-December 2020), and B.1.1.7 (alpha), B.1.351 (beta), P.1 (gamma) and A.27 (Marseille-501) variants (third phase, January 2021-today). Outcomes were the occurrence of clinical failures, including hospitalisation, transfer to the intensive-care unit, and death. RESULTS During each phase, no major differences were observed with regards to age and gender distribution, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and clinical symptoms between variants circulating in a given phase. The B.1.177 and B.1.160 variants were associated with more severe outcomes. Infections occurring during the second phase were associated with a higher rate of death as compared to infections during the first and third phases. Patients in the second phase were more likely to be hospitalised than those in the third phase. Patients infected during the third phase were more frequently obese than others. CONCLUSION A large cohort study is recommended to evaluate the transmissibility and to better characterise the clinical severity of emerging variants.
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- Van-Thuan Hoang
- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, Viet Nam
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
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Dergham J, Delerce J, Bedotto M, La Scola B, Moal V. Isolation of Viable SARS-CoV-2 Virus from Feces of an Immunocompromised Patient Suggesting a Possible Fecal Mode of Transmission. J Clin Med 2021. [PMID: 34207314 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10122696.pmid:34207314;pmcid:pmc8235306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) excretion in stools is well documented by RT-PCR, but evidences that stools contain infectious particles are scarce. (2) Methods: After observing a Corona Virus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) epidemic cluster associated with a ruptured sewage pipe, we search for such a viable SARS-CoV-2 particle in stool by inoculating 106 samples from 46 patients. (3) Results: We successfully obtained two isolates from a unique patient with kidney transplantation under immunosuppressive therapy who was admitted for severe diarrhea. (4) Conclusions: This report emphasizes that SARS-CoV-2 is an enteric virus, and infectious virus particles can be isolated from the stool of immune-compromised patients like, in our case, kidney transplant recipient. Immune-compromised patients are likely to have massive multiplication of the virus in the gastrointestinal tract and this report suggests possible fecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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- Julie Dergham
- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Conception, Centre de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, 13005 Marseille, France
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Dergham J, Delerce J, Bedotto M, La Scola B, Moal V. Isolation of Viable SARS-CoV-2 Virus from Feces of an Immunocompromised Patient Suggesting a Possible Fecal Mode of Transmission. J Clin Med 2021; 10:2696. [PMID: 34207314 PMCID: PMC8235306 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10122696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) excretion in stools is well documented by RT-PCR, but evidences that stools contain infectious particles are scarce. (2) Methods: After observing a Corona Virus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) epidemic cluster associated with a ruptured sewage pipe, we search for such a viable SARS-CoV-2 particle in stool by inoculating 106 samples from 46 patients. (3) Results: We successfully obtained two isolates from a unique patient with kidney transplantation under immunosuppressive therapy who was admitted for severe diarrhea. (4) Conclusions: This report emphasizes that SARS-CoV-2 is an enteric virus, and infectious virus particles can be isolated from the stool of immune-compromised patients like, in our case, kidney transplant recipient. Immune-compromised patients are likely to have massive multiplication of the virus in the gastrointestinal tract and this report suggests possible fecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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- Julie Dergham
- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France; (J.D.); (J.D.); (M.B.)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France; (J.D.); (J.D.); (M.B.)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France; (J.D.); (J.D.); (M.B.)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France; (J.D.); (J.D.); (M.B.)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Conception, Centre de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, 13005 Marseille, France
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Fournier PE, Colson P, Levasseur A, Devaux CA, Gautret P, Bedotto M, Delerce J, Brechard L, Pinault L, Lagier JC, Fenollar F, Raoult D. Emergence and outcomes of the SARS-CoV-2 'Marseille-4' variant. Int J Infect Dis 2021; 106:228-236. [PMID: 33785459 PMCID: PMC7997945 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Marseille, France, following a first severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak in March-May 2020, a second epidemic phase occurred from June, involving 10 new variants. The Marseille-4 variant caused an epidemic that started in August and is still ongoing. METHODS The 1038 SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequences obtained in our laboratory by next-generation sequencing with Illumina technology were analysed using Nextclade and nextstrain/ncov pipelines and IQ-TREE. A Marseille-4-specific qPCR assay was implemented. Demographic and clinical features were compared between patients with the Marseille-4 variant and those with earlier strains. RESULTS Marseille-4 harbours 13 hallmark mutations. One leads to an S477N substitution in the receptor binding domain of the spike protein targeted by current vaccines. Using a specific qPCR, it was observed that Marseille-4 caused 12-100% of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Marseille from September 2020, being involved in 2106 diagnoses. This variant was more frequently associated with hypoxemia than were clade 20A strains before May 2020. It caused a re-infection in 11 patients diagnosed with different SARS-CoV-2 strains before June 2020, suggesting either short-term protective immunity or a lack of cross-immunity. CONCLUSIONS Marseille-4 should be considered as a major SARS-CoV-2 variant. Its sudden appearance points towards an animal reservoir, possibly mink. The protective role of past exposure and current vaccines against this variant should be evaluated.
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- Pierre-Edouard Fournier
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Vecteurs - Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Marseille, France.
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Vecteurs - Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Vecteurs - Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
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Brahim Belhaouari D, Wurtz N, Grimaldier C, Lacoste A, Pires de Souza GA, Penant G, Hannat S, Baudoin JP, La Scola B. Microscopic Observation of SARS-Like Particles in RT-qPCR SARS-CoV-2 Positive Sewage Samples. Pathogens 2021; 10:516. [PMID: 33923138 PMCID: PMC8146039 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10050516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection has spread rapidly worldwide. The major transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 are recognised as inhalation of aerosol/droplets and person-to-person contact. However, some studies have demonstrated that live SARS-CoV-2 can be isolated from the faeces and urine of infected patients, which can then enter the wastewater system. The currently available evidence indicates that the viral RNA present in wastewater may become a potential source of epidemiological data. However, to investigate whether wastewater may present a risk to humans such as sewage workers, we investigated whether intact particles of SARS-CoV-2 were observable and whether it was possible to isolate the virus in wastewater. Using a correlative strategy of light microscopy and electron microscopy (CLEM), we demonstrated the presence of intact and degraded SARS-like particles in RT-qPCR SARS-CoV-2-positive sewage sample collected in the city of Marseille. However, the viral infectivity assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater was inconclusive, due to the presence of other viruses known to be highly resistant in the environment such as enteroviruses, rhinoviruses, and adenoviruses. Although the survival and the infectious risk of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater cannot be excluded from our study, additional work may be required to investigate the stability, viability, fate, and decay mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 thoroughly in wastewater.
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- Djamal Brahim Belhaouari
- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Aix- Marseille University, 13005 Marseille, France; (D.B.B.); (N.W.); (G.A.P.d.S.); (S.H.)
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Aix- Marseille University, 13005 Marseille, France; (D.B.B.); (N.W.); (G.A.P.d.S.); (S.H.)
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Marseille, 13005 Marseille, France; (C.G.); (G.P.)
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- Bataillon des Marins Pompiers de Marseille, 13003 Marseille, France;
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Aix- Marseille University, 13005 Marseille, France; (D.B.B.); (N.W.); (G.A.P.d.S.); (S.H.)
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Marseille, 13005 Marseille, France; (C.G.); (G.P.)
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Aix- Marseille University, 13005 Marseille, France; (D.B.B.); (N.W.); (G.A.P.d.S.); (S.H.)
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Marseille, 13005 Marseille, France; (C.G.); (G.P.)
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Aix- Marseille University, 13005 Marseille, France; (D.B.B.); (N.W.); (G.A.P.d.S.); (S.H.)
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Marseille, 13005 Marseille, France; (C.G.); (G.P.)
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Dinnes J, Deeks JJ, Berhane S, Taylor M, Adriano A, Davenport C, Dittrich S, Emperador D, Takwoingi Y, Cunningham J, Beese S, Domen J, Dretzke J, Ferrante di Ruffano L, Harris IM, Price MJ, Taylor-Phillips S, Hooft L, Leeflang MM, McInnes MD, Spijker R, Van den Bruel A. Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021; 3:CD013705. [PMID: 33760236 PMCID: PMC8078597 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013705.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 99.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Accurate rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection could contribute to clinical and public health strategies to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Point-of-care antigen and molecular tests to detect current infection could increase access to testing and early confirmation of cases, and expediate clinical and public health management decisions that may reduce transmission. OBJECTIVES To assess the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We consider accuracy separately in symptomatic and asymptomatic population groups. SEARCH METHODS Electronic searches of the Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register and the COVID-19 Living Evidence Database from the University of Bern (which includes daily updates from PubMed and Embase and preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv) were undertaken on 30 Sept 2020. We checked repositories of COVID-19 publications and included independent evaluations from national reference laboratories, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics and the Diagnostics Global Health website to 16 Nov 2020. We did not apply language restrictions. SELECTION CRITERIA We included studies of people with either suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection, known SARS-CoV-2 infection or known absence of infection, or those who were being screened for infection. We included test accuracy studies of any design that evaluated commercially produced, rapid antigen or molecular tests suitable for a point-of-care setting (minimal equipment, sample preparation, and biosafety requirements, with results within two hours of sample collection). We included all reference standards that define the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 (including reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests and established diagnostic criteria). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Studies were screened independently in duplicate with disagreements resolved by discussion with a third author. Study characteristics were extracted by one author and checked by a second; extraction of study results and assessments of risk of bias and applicability (made using the QUADAS-2 tool) were undertaken independently in duplicate. We present sensitivity and specificity with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each test and pooled data using the bivariate model separately for antigen and molecular-based tests. We tabulated results by test manufacturer and compliance with manufacturer instructions for use and according to symptom status. MAIN RESULTS Seventy-eight study cohorts were included (described in 64 study reports, including 20 pre-prints), reporting results for 24,087 samples (7,415 with confirmed SARS-CoV-2). Studies were mainly from Europe (n = 39) or North America (n = 20), and evaluated 16 antigen and five molecular assays. We considered risk of bias to be high in 29 (50%) studies because of participant selection; in 66 (85%) because of weaknesses in the reference standard for absence of infection; and in 29 (45%) for participant flow and timing. Studies of antigen tests were of a higher methodological quality compared to studies of molecular tests, particularly regarding the risk of bias for participant selection and the index test. Characteristics of participants in 35 (45%) studies differed from those in whom the test was intended to be used and the delivery of the index test in 39 (50%) studies differed from the way in which the test was intended to be used. Nearly all studies (97%) defined the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 based on a single RT-PCR result, and none included participants meeting case definitions for probable COVID-19. Antigen tests Forty-eight studies reported 58 evaluations of antigen tests. Estimates of sensitivity varied considerably between studies. There were differences between symptomatic (72.0%, 95% CI 63.7% to 79.0%; 37 evaluations; 15530 samples, 4410 cases) and asymptomatic participants (58.1%, 95% CI 40.2% to 74.1%; 12 evaluations; 1581 samples, 295 cases). Average sensitivity was higher in the first week after symptom onset (78.3%, 95% CI 71.1% to 84.1%; 26 evaluations; 5769 samples, 2320 cases) than in the second week of symptoms (51.0%, 95% CI 40.8% to 61.0%; 22 evaluations; 935 samples, 692 cases). Sensitivity was high in those with cycle threshold (Ct) values on PCR ≤25 (94.5%, 95% CI 91.0% to 96.7%; 36 evaluations; 2613 cases) compared to those with Ct values >25 (40.7%, 95% CI 31.8% to 50.3%; 36 evaluations; 2632 cases). Sensitivity varied between brands. Using data from instructions for use (IFU) compliant evaluations in symptomatic participants, summary sensitivities ranged from 34.1% (95% CI 29.7% to 38.8%; Coris Bioconcept) to 88.1% (95% CI 84.2% to 91.1%; SD Biosensor STANDARD Q). Average specificities were high in symptomatic and asymptomatic participants, and for most brands (overall summary specificity 99.6%, 95% CI 99.0% to 99.8%). At 5% prevalence using data for the most sensitive assays in symptomatic people (SD Biosensor STANDARD Q and Abbott Panbio), positive predictive values (PPVs) of 84% to 90% mean that between 1 in 10 and 1 in 6 positive results will be a false positive, and between 1 in 4 and 1 in 8 cases will be missed. At 0.5% prevalence applying the same tests in asymptomatic people would result in PPVs of 11% to 28% meaning that between 7 in 10 and 9 in 10 positive results will be false positives, and between 1 in 2 and 1 in 3 cases will be missed. No studies assessed the accuracy of repeated lateral flow testing or self-testing. Rapid molecular assays Thirty studies reported 33 evaluations of five different rapid molecular tests. Sensitivities varied according to test brand. Most of the data relate to the ID NOW and Xpert Xpress assays. Using data from evaluations following the manufacturer's instructions for use, the average sensitivity of ID NOW was 73.0% (95% CI 66.8% to 78.4%) and average specificity 99.7% (95% CI 98.7% to 99.9%; 4 evaluations; 812 samples, 222 cases). For Xpert Xpress, the average sensitivity was 100% (95% CI 88.1% to 100%) and average specificity 97.2% (95% CI 89.4% to 99.3%; 2 evaluations; 100 samples, 29 cases). Insufficient data were available to investigate the effect of symptom status or time after symptom onset. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Antigen tests vary in sensitivity. In people with signs and symptoms of COVID-19, sensitivities are highest in the first week of illness when viral loads are higher. The assays shown to meet appropriate criteria, such as WHO's priority target product profiles for COVID-19 diagnostics ('acceptable' sensitivity ≥ 80% and specificity ≥ 97%), can be considered as a replacement for laboratory-based RT-PCR when immediate decisions about patient care must be made, or where RT-PCR cannot be delivered in a timely manner. Positive predictive values suggest that confirmatory testing of those with positive results may be considered in low prevalence settings. Due to the variable sensitivity of antigen tests, people who test negative may still be infected. Evidence for testing in asymptomatic cohorts was limited. Test accuracy studies cannot adequately assess the ability of antigen tests to differentiate those who are infectious and require isolation from those who pose no risk, as there is no reference standard for infectiousness. A small number of molecular tests showed high accuracy and may be suitable alternatives to RT-PCR. However, further evaluations of the tests in settings as they are intended to be used are required to fully establish performance in practice. Several important studies in asymptomatic individuals have been reported since the close of our search and will be incorporated at the next update of this review. Comparative studies of antigen tests in their intended use settings and according to test operator (including self-testing) are required.
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- Jacqueline Dinnes
- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham , UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva , Switzerland
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick , Coventry, UK
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- Cochrane Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht , Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Medical Library, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cochrane Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Colson P, Levasseur A, Gautret P, Fenollar F, Thuan Hoang V, Delerce J, Bitam I, Saile R, Maaloum M, Padane A, Bedotto M, Brechard L, Bossi V, Ben Khedher M, Chaudet H, Million M, Tissot-Dupont H, Lagier JC, Mboup S, Fournier PE, Raoult D. Introduction into the Marseille geographical area of a mild SARS-CoV-2 variant originating from sub-Saharan Africa: An investigational study. Travel Med Infect Dis 2021; 40:101980. [PMID: 33535105 PMCID: PMC7847701 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.101980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND In Marseille, France, the COVID-19 incidence evolved unusually with several successive epidemic phases. The second outbreak started in July, was associated with North Africa, and involved travelers and an outbreak on passenger ships. This suggested the involvement of a new viral variant. METHODS We sequenced the genomes from 916 SARS-CoV-2 strains from COVID-19 patients in our institute. The patients' demographic and clinical features were compared according to the infecting viral variant. RESULTS From June 26th to August 14th, we identified a new viral variant (Marseille-1). Based on genome sequences (n = 89) or specific qPCR (n = 53), 142 patients infected with this variant were detected. It is characterized by a combination of 10 mutations located in the nsp2, nsp3, nsp12, S, ORF3a, ORF8 and N/ORF14 genes. We identified Senegal and Gambia, where the virus had been transferred from China and Europe in February-April as the sources of the Marseille-1 variant, which then most likely reached Marseille through Maghreb when French borders reopened. In France, this variant apparently remained almost limited to Marseille. In addition, it was significantly associated with a milder disease compared to clade 20A ancestor strains, in univariate analysis. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 can genetically diversify rapidly, its variants can diffuse internationally and cause successive outbreaks.
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- Philippe Colson
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Vecteurs - Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Vecteurs - Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Marseille, France; Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, Viet Nam
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, Vecteurs - Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Marseille, France; Ecole Nationale Supérieure en Sciences de L'Aliment et des Industries Agroalimentaire, Alger, Algeria
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- Faculty of Sciences Ben M'sik, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco
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- Faculty of Sciences Ben M'sik, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco
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- Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Epidémiologique et de Formation (IRESSEF), Rufisque, Senegal
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Vecteurs - Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Marseille, France; French Armed Forces Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CESPA), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Epidémiologique et de Formation (IRESSEF), Rufisque, Senegal
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Vecteurs - Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (VITROME), Marseille, France.
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ, Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.
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Sun Y, Yu L, Liu C, Ye S, Chen W, Li D, Huang W. One-tube SARS-CoV-2 detection platform based on RT-RPA and CRISPR/Cas12a. J Transl Med 2021; 19:74. [PMID: 33593370 PMCID: PMC7884969 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-021-02741-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world, affecting a large percentage of the population. When lifting certain mandatory measures for an economic restart, robust surveillance must be established and implemented, with nucleic acid detection for SARS-CoV-2 as an essential component. METHODS We tried to develop a one-tube detection platform based on RT-RPA (Reverse Transcription and Recombinase Polymerase Isothermal Amplification) and DNA Endonuclease-Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter (DETECTR) technology, termed OR-DETECTR, to detect SARS-CoV-2. We designed RT-RPA primers of the RdRp and N genes following the SARS-CoV-2 gene sequence. We optimized reaction components so that the detection process could be carried out in one tube. Specificity was demonstrated by detecting nucleic acid samples from pseudoviruses from seven human coronaviruses and Influenza A (H1N1). Clinical samples were used to validate the platform and all results were compared to rRT-PCR. RNA standards and pseudoviruses diluted by different gradients were used to demonstrate the detection limit. Additionally, we have developed a lateral flow assay based on OR-DETECTR for detecting COVID-19. RESULTS The OR-DETECTR detection process can be completed in one tube, which takes approximately 50 min. This method can specifically detect SARS-CoV-2 from seven human coronaviruses and Influenza A (H1N1), with a low detection limit of 2.5 copies/µl input (RNA standard) and 1 copy/µl input (pseudovirus). Results of six samples from SARS-CoV-2 patients, eight samples from patients with fever but no SARS-CoV-2 infection, and one mixed sample from 40 negative controls showed that OR-DETECTR is 100% consistent with rRT-PCR. The lateral flow assay based on OR-DETECTR can be used for the detection of COVID-19, and the detection limit is 2.5 copies/µl input. CONCLUSIONS The OR-DETECTR platform for the detection of COVID-19 is rapid, accurate, tube closed, easy-to-operate, and free of large instruments.
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- Yangyang Sun
- Department of Urology, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518039, China
- International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518060, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University, Shantou, 515041, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Department of Urology, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518039, China
- International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518060, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University, Shantou, 515041, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Urology, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518039, China
- International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518060, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University, Shantou, 515041, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Department of Urology, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518039, China
- International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518060, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University, Shantou, 515041, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Yuebei Second People's Hospital, Shaoguan, 512000, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Urology, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518039, China.
- International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University, Shantou, 515041, China.
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Shenzhen, 518035, China.
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Konwar M, Sarma D. Advances in developing small molecule SARS 3CL pro inhibitors as potential remedy for corona virus infection. Tetrahedron 2021; 77:131761. [PMID: 33230349 PMCID: PMC7674993 DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2020.131761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Originated in China, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)- the highly contagious and fatal respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 has already infected more than 29 million people worldwide with a mortality rate of 3.15% (according to World Health Organization's (WHO's) report, September 2020) and the number is exponentially increasing with no remedy whatsoever discovered till date. But it is not the first time this infectious viral disease has appeared, in 2002 SARS-CoV infected more than 8000 individuals of which 9.6% patients died and in 2012 approximately 35% of MERS-CoV infected patients have died. Literature reports indicate that a chymotripsin-like cystein protease (3CLpro) is responsible for the replication of the virus inside the host cell. Therefore, design and synthesis of 3CLpro inhibitor molecules play a great impact in drug development against this COVID-19 pandemic. In this review, we are discussing the anti-SARS effect of some small molecule 3CLpro inhibitors with their various binding modes of interactions to the target protein.
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- Manashjyoti Konwar
- Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, Assam, India
- Department of Chemistry, Dibru College, Dibrugarh, 786003, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, Assam, India
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Francis R, Le Bideau M, Jardot P, Grimaldier C, Raoult D, Bou Khalil JY, La Scola B. High-speed large-scale automated isolation of SARS-CoV-2 from clinical samples using miniaturized co-culture coupled to high-content screening. Clin Microbiol Infect 2021; 27:128.e1-128.e7. [PMID: 32979576 PMCID: PMC7510445 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES A novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 global pandemic. Only a few laboratories routinely isolate the virus, which is because the current co-culture strategy is highly time-consuming and requires a biosafety level 3 laboratory. This work aimed to develop a new high-throughput isolation strategy using novel technologies for rapid and automated isolation of SARS-CoV-2. METHODS We used an automated microscope based on high-content screening (HCS), and we applied specific image analysis algorithms targeting cytopathic effects of SARS-CoV-2 on Vero E6 cells. A randomized panel of 104 samples, including 72 that tested positive by RT-PCR and 32 that tested negative, were processed with our HCS strategy and were compared with the classical isolation procedure. RESULTS The isolation rate was 43% (31/72) with both strategies on RT-PCR-positive samples and was correlated with the initial RNA viral load in the samples, in which we obtained a positivity threshold of 27 Ct. Co-culture delays were shorter with the HCS strategy, where 80% (25/31) of the positive samples were recovered by the third day of co-culture, compared with only 26% (8/30) with the classic strategy. Moreover, only the HCS strategy allowed us to recover all the positive samples (31 with HCS versus 27 with classic strategy) after 1 week of co-culture. CONCLUSIONS This system allows the rapid and automated screening of clinical samples with minimal operator workload, which reduces the risk of contamination and paves the way for future applications in clinical microbiology, such as large-scale drug susceptibility testing.
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- Rania Francis
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), AP-HM, Marseille, France.
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Haddad G, Bellali S, Fontanini A, Francis R, La Scola B, Levasseur A, Bou Khalil J, Raoult D. Rapid Scanning Electron Microscopy Detection and Sequencing of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Other Respiratory Viruses. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:596180. [PMID: 33329483 PMCID: PMC7711091 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.596180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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There is an urgent need for accurate and rapid testing methods to quickly identify infected patients as well as asymptomatic carriers, in order to prevent the spread of emerging viruses. Here, we developed a rapid testing strategy by scanning electron microscopy capable of detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other respiratory viruses directly from patients. We evaluated our results by comparing them to real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and metagenomic sequencing results. We correlated the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 to the viral load, where samples with Ct values lower than 18 were all detected by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The sensitivity deacresed progressively with higher Ct values. In addition, we found a correlation with metagenomic sequencing, where all samples detected by SEM were sequenced and viral sequences were easily recovered. Following this study, SEM proved its efficiency as a frontline method for directly detecting previously unknown microorganisms that cannot be targeted by molecular methods and can cause potential outbreaks.
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- Gabriel Haddad
- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement(IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France
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- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France
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- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement(IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement(IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement(IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France
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- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement(IRD), UMR Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Marseille, France.,Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, France
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Colson P, Finaud M, Levy N, Lagier JC, Raoult D. Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection with a different genotype. J Infect 2020; 82:84-123. [PMID: 33207255 PMCID: PMC7666873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Philippe Colson
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Etablissement d'Hébergement pour Personnes Agées Dépendantes Saint-Barthélemy Fondation Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, 72 Avenue Claude Monet, 13014 Marseille, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Hôpital de la Timone, Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, 13005 Marseille, France; INSERM, MMG - U1251, Aix Marseille Univ., 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Univ., Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France.
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Li Y, Yang X, Wang N, Wang H, Yin B, Yang X, Jiang W. Mutation profile of over 4500 SARS-CoV-2 isolations reveals prevalent cytosine-to-uridine deamination on viral RNAs. Future Microbiol 2020; 15:1343-1352. [PMID: 33085541 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Aim: The inference of coronavirus evolution is largely based on mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genome. Misinterpretation of these mutations would mislead people about the evolution of SARS-CoV-2. Materials & methods: With 4521 lines of SARS-CoV-2, we obtained 3169 unique point mutation sites. We counted the numbers and calculated the minor allele frequency (MAF) of each mutation type. Results: Nearly half of the point mutations are C–T mismatches and 20% are A–G mismatches. The MAF of C–T and A–G mismatches is significantly higher than MAF of other mutation types. Conclusion: The excessive C–T mismatches do not resemble the random mutation profile. They are likely to be caused by the cytosine-to-uridine deamination system in hosts.
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- Yue Li
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Qingdao Haici Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Qingdao Haici Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Qingdao Haici Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Qingdao Haici Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Qingdao Haici Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Qingdao Haici Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Qingdao Haici Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Sanclemente-Alaman I, Moreno-Jiménez L, Benito-Martín MS, Canales-Aguirre A, Matías-Guiu JA, Matías-Guiu J, Gómez-Pinedo U. Experimental Models for the Study of Central Nervous System Infection by SARS-CoV-2. Front Immunol 2020; 11:2163. [PMID: 32983181 PMCID: PMC7485091 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.02163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The response to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic requires increased research efforts to expand our knowledge of the disease. Questions related to infection rates and mechanisms, the possibility of reinfection, and potential therapeutic approaches require us not only to use the experimental models previously employed for the SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV coronaviruses but also to generate new models to respond to urgent questions. DEVELOPMENT We reviewed the different experimental models used in the study of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in COVID-19 both in different cell lines that have enabled identification of the virus' action mechanisms and in animal models (mice, rats, hamsters, ferrets, and primates) inoculated with the virus. Specifically, we reviewed models used to assess the presence and effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the CNS, including neural cell lines, animal models such as mouse hepatitis virus CoV (especially the 59 strain), and the use of brain organoids. CONCLUSION Given the clear need to increase our understanding of SARS-CoV-2, as well as its potential effects on the CNS, we must endeavor to obtain new information with cellular or animal models, with an appropriate resemblance between models and human patients.
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- Inmaculada Sanclemente-Alaman
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences, San Carlos Institute for Health Research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences, San Carlos Institute for Health Research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences, San Carlos Institute for Health Research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Preclinical Evaluation Unit, Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, CIATEJ-CONACYT, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences, San Carlos Institute for Health Research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences, San Carlos Institute for Health Research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences, San Carlos Institute for Health Research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Dinnes J, Deeks JJ, Adriano A, Berhane S, Davenport C, Dittrich S, Emperador D, Takwoingi Y, Cunningham J, Beese S, Dretzke J, Ferrante di Ruffano L, Harris IM, Price MJ, Taylor-Phillips S, Hooft L, Leeflang MM, Spijker R, Van den Bruel A. Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020; 8:CD013705. [PMID: 32845525 PMCID: PMC8078202 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 87.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic present important diagnostic challenges. Several diagnostic strategies are available to identify or rule out current infection, identify people in need of care escalation, or to test for past infection and immune response. Point-of-care antigen and molecular tests to detect current SARS-CoV-2 infection have the potential to allow earlier detection and isolation of confirmed cases compared to laboratory-based diagnostic methods, with the aim of reducing household and community transmission. OBJECTIVES To assess the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests to determine if a person presenting in the community or in primary or secondary care has current SARS-CoV-2 infection. SEARCH METHODS On 25 May 2020 we undertook electronic searches in the Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register and the COVID-19 Living Evidence Database from the University of Bern, which is updated daily with published articles from PubMed and Embase and with preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv. In addition, we checked repositories of COVID-19 publications. We did not apply any language restrictions. SELECTION CRITERIA We included studies of people with suspected current SARS-CoV-2 infection, known to have, or not to have SARS-CoV-2 infection, or where tests were used to screen for infection. We included test accuracy studies of any design that evaluated antigen or molecular tests suitable for a point-of-care setting (minimal equipment, sample preparation, and biosafety requirements, with results available within two hours of sample collection). We included all reference standards to define the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 (including reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests and established clinical diagnostic criteria). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently screened studies and resolved any disagreements by discussion with a third review author. One review author independently extracted study characteristics, which were checked by a second review author. Two review authors independently extracted 2x2 contingency table data and assessed risk of bias and applicability of the studies using the QUADAS-2 tool. We present sensitivity and specificity, with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), for each test using paired forest plots. We pooled data using the bivariate hierarchical model separately for antigen and molecular-based tests, with simplifications when few studies were available. We tabulated available data by test manufacturer. MAIN RESULTS We included 22 publications reporting on a total of 18 study cohorts with 3198 unique samples, of which 1775 had confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Ten studies took place in North America, two in South America, four in Europe, one in China and one was conducted internationally. We identified data for eight commercial tests (four antigen and four molecular) and one in-house antigen test. Five of the studies included were only available as preprints. We did not find any studies at low risk of bias for all quality domains and had concerns about applicability of results across all studies. We judged patient selection to be at high risk of bias in 50% of the studies because of deliberate over-sampling of samples with confirmed COVID-19 infection and unclear in seven out of 18 studies because of poor reporting. Sixteen (89%) studies used only a single, negative RT-PCR to confirm the absence of COVID-19 infection, risking missing infection. There was a lack of information on blinding of index test (n = 11), and around participant exclusions from analyses (n = 10). We did not observe differences in methodological quality between antigen and molecular test evaluations. Antigen tests Sensitivity varied considerably across studies (from 0% to 94%): the average sensitivity was 56.2% (95% CI 29.5 to 79.8%) and average specificity was 99.5% (95% CI 98.1% to 99.9%; based on 8 evaluations in 5 studies on 943 samples). Data for individual antigen tests were limited with no more than two studies for any test. Rapid molecular assays Sensitivity showed less variation compared to antigen tests (from 68% to 100%), average sensitivity was 95.2% (95% CI 86.7% to 98.3%) and specificity 98.9% (95% CI 97.3% to 99.5%) based on 13 evaluations in 11 studies of on 2255 samples. Predicted values based on a hypothetical cohort of 1000 people with suspected COVID-19 infection (with a prevalence of 10%) result in 105 positive test results including 10 false positives (positive predictive value 90%), and 895 negative results including 5 false negatives (negative predictive value 99%). Individual tests We calculated pooled results of individual tests for ID NOW (Abbott Laboratories) (5 evaluations) and Xpert Xpress (Cepheid Inc) (6 evaluations). Summary sensitivity for the Xpert Xpress assay (99.4%, 95% CI 98.0% to 99.8%) was 22.6 (95% CI 18.8 to 26.3) percentage points higher than that of ID NOW (76.8%, (95% CI 72.9% to 80.3%), whilst the specificity of Xpert Xpress (96.8%, 95% CI 90.6% to 99.0%) was marginally lower than ID NOW (99.6%, 95% CI 98.4% to 99.9%; a difference of -2.8% (95% CI -6.4 to 0.8)) AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: This review identifies early-stage evaluations of point-of-care tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection, largely based on remnant laboratory samples. The findings currently have limited applicability, as we are uncertain whether tests will perform in the same way in clinical practice, and according to symptoms of COVID-19, duration of symptoms, or in asymptomatic people. Rapid tests have the potential to be used to inform triage of RT-PCR use, allowing earlier detection of those testing positive, but the evidence currently is not strong enough to determine how useful they are in clinical practice. Prospective and comparative evaluations of rapid tests for COVID-19 infection in clinically relevant settings are urgently needed. Studies should recruit consecutive series of eligible participants, including both those presenting for testing due to symptoms and asymptomatic people who may have come into contact with confirmed cases. Studies should clearly describe symptomatic status and document time from symptom onset or time since exposure. Point-of-care tests must be conducted on samples according to manufacturer instructions for use and be conducted at the point of care. Any future research study report should conform to the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) guideline.
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- Jacqueline Dinnes
- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Cochrane Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Biomarker and Test Evaluation Programme (BiTE), Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cochrane Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Medical Library, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Brahim Belhaouari D, Fontanini A, Baudoin JP, Haddad G, Le Bideau M, Bou Khalil JY, Raoult D, La Scola B. The Strengths of Scanning Electron Microscopy in Deciphering SARS-CoV-2 Infectious Cycle. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:2014. [PMID: 32973730 PMCID: PMC7466455 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.02014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Electron microscopy is a powerful tool in the field of microbiology. It has played a key role in the rapid diagnosis of viruses in patient samples and has contributed significantly to the clarification of virus structure and function, helping to guide the public health response to emerging viral infections. In the present study, we used scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to study the infectious cycle of SARS-CoV-2 in Vero E6 cells and we controlled some key findings by classical transmission electronic microscopy (TEM). The replication cycle of the virus was followed from 1 to 36 h post-infection. Our results revealed that SARS-CoV-2 infected the cells through membrane fusion. Particles are formed in the peri-nuclear region from a budding of the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi apparatus complex into morphogenesis matrix vesicae. New SARS-CoV-2 particles were expelled from the cells, through cell lysis or by fusion of virus containing vacuoles with the cell plasma membrane. Overall, this cycle is highly comparable to that of SARS-CoV. By providing a detailed and complete SARS-CoV-2 infectious cycle, SEM proves to be a very rapid and efficient tool compared to classical TEM.
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- Djamal Brahim Belhaouari
- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEPHI), UM63, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.,IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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Kandpal M, Davuluri RV. Identification of Geographic Specific SARS-Cov-2 Mutations by Random Forest Classification and Variable Selection Methods. STATISTICS AND APPLICATIONS 2020; 18:253-268. [PMID: 32984664 PMCID: PMC7514111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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RNA viral genomes have very high mutations rates. As infection spreads in the host populations, different viral lineages emerge acquiring independent mutations that can lead to varied infection and death rates in different parts of the world. By application of Random Forest classification and feature selection methods, we developed an analysis pipeline for identification of geographic specific mutations and classification of different viral lineages, focusing on the missense-variants that alter the function of the encoded proteins. We applied the pipeline on publicly available SARS-CoV-2 datasets and demonstrated that the analysis pipeline accurately identified country or region-specific viral lineages and specific mutations that discriminate different lineages. The results presented here can help designing country-specific diagnostic strategies and prioritizing the mutations for functional interpretation and experimental validations.
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- Manoj Kandpal
- Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Deeks JJ, Dinnes J, Takwoingi Y, Davenport C, Spijker R, Taylor-Phillips S, Adriano A, Beese S, Dretzke J, Ferrante di Ruffano L, Harris IM, Price MJ, Dittrich S, Emperador D, Hooft L, Leeflang MM, Van den Bruel A. Antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS-CoV-2. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020; 6:CD013652. [PMID: 32584464 PMCID: PMC7387103 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 438] [Impact Index Per Article: 109.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus and resulting COVID-19 pandemic present important diagnostic challenges. Several diagnostic strategies are available to identify current infection, rule out infection, identify people in need of care escalation, or to test for past infection and immune response. Serology tests to detect the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 aim to identify previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, and may help to confirm the presence of current infection. OBJECTIVES To assess the diagnostic accuracy of antibody tests to determine if a person presenting in the community or in primary or secondary care has SARS-CoV-2 infection, or has previously had SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the accuracy of antibody tests for use in seroprevalence surveys. SEARCH METHODS We undertook electronic searches in the Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register and the COVID-19 Living Evidence Database from the University of Bern, which is updated daily with published articles from PubMed and Embase and with preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv. In addition, we checked repositories of COVID-19 publications. We did not apply any language restrictions. We conducted searches for this review iteration up to 27 April 2020. SELECTION CRITERIA We included test accuracy studies of any design that evaluated antibody tests (including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, chemiluminescence immunoassays, and lateral flow assays) in people suspected of current or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, or where tests were used to screen for infection. We also included studies of people either known to have, or not to have SARS-CoV-2 infection. We included all reference standards to define the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 (including reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction tests (RT-PCR) and clinical diagnostic criteria). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We assessed possible bias and applicability of the studies using the QUADAS-2 tool. We extracted 2x2 contingency table data and present sensitivity and specificity for each antibody (or combination of antibodies) using paired forest plots. We pooled data using random-effects logistic regression where appropriate, stratifying by time since post-symptom onset. We tabulated available data by test manufacturer. We have presented uncertainty in estimates of sensitivity and specificity using 95% confidence intervals (CIs). MAIN RESULTS We included 57 publications reporting on a total of 54 study cohorts with 15,976 samples, of which 8526 were from cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Studies were conducted in Asia (n = 38), Europe (n = 15), and the USA and China (n = 1). We identified data from 25 commercial tests and numerous in-house assays, a small fraction of the 279 antibody assays listed by the Foundation for Innovative Diagnostics. More than half (n = 28) of the studies included were only available as preprints. We had concerns about risk of bias and applicability. Common issues were use of multi-group designs (n = 29), inclusion of only COVID-19 cases (n = 19), lack of blinding of the index test (n = 49) and reference standard (n = 29), differential verification (n = 22), and the lack of clarity about participant numbers, characteristics and study exclusions (n = 47). Most studies (n = 44) only included people hospitalised due to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. There were no studies exclusively in asymptomatic participants. Two-thirds of the studies (n = 33) defined COVID-19 cases based on RT-PCR results alone, ignoring the potential for false-negative RT-PCR results. We observed evidence of selective publication of study findings through omission of the identity of tests (n = 5). We observed substantial heterogeneity in sensitivities of IgA, IgM and IgG antibodies, or combinations thereof, for results aggregated across different time periods post-symptom onset (range 0% to 100% for all target antibodies). We thus based the main results of the review on the 38 studies that stratified results by time since symptom onset. The numbers of individuals contributing data within each study each week are small and are usually not based on tracking the same groups of patients over time. Pooled results for IgG, IgM, IgA, total antibodies and IgG/IgM all showed low sensitivity during the first week since onset of symptoms (all less than 30.1%), rising in the second week and reaching their highest values in the third week. The combination of IgG/IgM had a sensitivity of 30.1% (95% CI 21.4 to 40.7) for 1 to 7 days, 72.2% (95% CI 63.5 to 79.5) for 8 to 14 days, 91.4% (95% CI 87.0 to 94.4) for 15 to 21 days. Estimates of accuracy beyond three weeks are based on smaller sample sizes and fewer studies. For 21 to 35 days, pooled sensitivities for IgG/IgM were 96.0% (95% CI 90.6 to 98.3). There are insufficient studies to estimate sensitivity of tests beyond 35 days post-symptom onset. Summary specificities (provided in 35 studies) exceeded 98% for all target antibodies with confidence intervals no more than 2 percentage points wide. False-positive results were more common where COVID-19 had been suspected and ruled out, but numbers were small and the difference was within the range expected by chance. Assuming a prevalence of 50%, a value considered possible in healthcare workers who have suffered respiratory symptoms, we would anticipate that 43 (28 to 65) would be missed and 7 (3 to 14) would be falsely positive in 1000 people undergoing IgG/IgM testing at days 15 to 21 post-symptom onset. At a prevalence of 20%, a likely value in surveys in high-risk settings, 17 (11 to 26) would be missed per 1000 people tested and 10 (5 to 22) would be falsely positive. At a lower prevalence of 5%, a likely value in national surveys, 4 (3 to 7) would be missed per 1000 tested, and 12 (6 to 27) would be falsely positive. Analyses showed small differences in sensitivity between assay type, but methodological concerns and sparse data prevent comparisons between test brands. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The sensitivity of antibody tests is too low in the first week since symptom onset to have a primary role for the diagnosis of COVID-19, but they may still have a role complementing other testing in individuals presenting later, when RT-PCR tests are negative, or are not done. Antibody tests are likely to have a useful role for detecting previous SARS-CoV-2 infection if used 15 or more days after the onset of symptoms. However, the duration of antibody rises is currently unknown, and we found very little data beyond 35 days post-symptom onset. We are therefore uncertain about the utility of these tests for seroprevalence surveys for public health management purposes. Concerns about high risk of bias and applicability make it likely that the accuracy of tests when used in clinical care will be lower than reported in the included studies. Sensitivity has mainly been evaluated in hospitalised patients, so it is unclear whether the tests are able to detect lower antibody levels likely seen with milder and asymptomatic COVID-19 disease. The design, execution and reporting of studies of the accuracy of COVID-19 tests requires considerable improvement. Studies must report data on sensitivity disaggregated by time since onset of symptoms. COVID-19-positive cases who are RT-PCR-negative should be included as well as those confirmed RT-PCR, in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) and China National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (CDC) case definitions. We were only able to obtain data from a small proportion of available tests, and action is needed to ensure that all results of test evaluations are available in the public domain to prevent selective reporting. This is a fast-moving field and we plan ongoing updates of this living systematic review.
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- Jonathan J Deeks
- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Medical Library, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cochrane Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Test Evaluation Research Group, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Cochrane Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Biomarker and Test Evaluation Programme (BiTE), Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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