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Sanz-Muñoz I, Sánchez-Martínez J, Rodríguez-Crespo C, Arroyo-Hernantes I, Domínguez-Gil M, Rojo-Rello S, Hernández M, Eiros JM. Association of viral loads of influenza A (H3N2) with age and care setting on presentation-a prospective study during the 2022-2023 influenza season in Spain. Int J Infect Dis 2024; 143:107034. [PMID: 38561041 PMCID: PMC11068591 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107034] [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: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyze the viral load (VL) using cycle threshold (Ct) in patients infected with influenza A (H3N2). METHODS This prospective study was conducted during the 2022-2023 influenza season in sentinel, non-sentinel, and hospitalized patients of Castilla y León (Spain). Respiratory samples were obtained from nasopharyngeal swabs and analyzed by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction specific for influenza A (H3N2) to obtain the Ct value. RESULTS A total of 1047 individuals were enrolled (174 [16.6%] sentinel, 200 [19.1%] non-sentinel, 673 [64.3%] hospitalized). The mean Ct value was lower in infants, young children, and in the elderly, with a sharp increase in the last from 65 years until 90 years. In addition, the lower Ct values were observed in non-sentinel patients and then in hospitalized patients, probably because non-sentinel are outpatients in the acute phase of the influenza infection. CONCLUSIONS A higher VL (lower Ct value) is related to the extreme ages of life: children and the elderly. Furthermore, a higher VL is related with the care setting, being probably higher in outpatients because they are in the acute phase of the disease and slightly lower in hospitalized patients because they are attended during the post-acute phase.
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- Iván Sanz-Muñoz
- National Influenza Centre, Valladolid, Spain; Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, ICSCYL, Soria, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFECC), Madrid, Spain.
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- National Influenza Centre, Valladolid, Spain; Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, ICSCYL, Soria, Spain
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- National Influenza Centre, Valladolid, Spain; Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, ICSCYL, Soria, Spain
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- BioCritic, Group of Biomedical Research in Critical Medicine, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- National Influenza Centre, Valladolid, Spain; Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- National Influenza Centre, Valladolid, Spain; Microbiology Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- National Influenza Centre, Valladolid, Spain; Area of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- National Influenza Centre, Valladolid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFECC), Madrid, Spain; Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain; Microbiology Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Area of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Cilloniz C, Dy-Agra G, Pagcatipunan RS, Torres A. Viral Pneumonia: From Influenza to COVID-19. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2024; 45:207-224. [PMID: 38228165 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Respiratory viruses are increasingly recognized as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The implementation of new diagnostic technologies has facilitated their identification, especially in vulnerable population such as immunocompromised and elderly patients and those with severe cases of pneumonia. In terms of severity and outcomes, viral pneumonia caused by influenza viruses appears similar to that caused by non-influenza viruses. Although several respiratory viruses may cause CAP, antiviral therapy is available only in cases of CAP caused by influenza virus or respiratory syncytial virus. Currently, evidence-based supportive care is key to managing severe viral pneumonia. We discuss the evidence surrounding epidemiology, diagnosis, management, treatment, and prevention of viral pneumonia.
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- Catia Cilloniz
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERESA, Barcelona, Spain
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Continental University, Huancayo, Peru
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- Institute of Pulmonary Medicine, St Luke's Medical Center-Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Institute of Pulmonary Medicine, St Luke's Medical Center-Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERESA, Barcelona, Spain
- School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Maishan M, Sarma A, Chun LF, Caldera S, Fang X, Abbott J, Christenson SA, Langelier CR, Calfee CS, Gotts JE, Matthay MA. Aerosolized nicotine from e-cigarettes alters gene expression, increases lung protein permeability, and impairs viral clearance in murine influenza infection. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1076772. [PMID: 36999019 PMCID: PMC10043316 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1076772] [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: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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E-cigarette use has rapidly increased as an alternative means of nicotine delivery by heated aerosolization. Recent studies demonstrate nicotine-containing e-cigarette aerosols can have immunosuppressive and pro-inflammatory effects, but it remains unclear how e-cigarettes and the constituents of e-liquids may impact acute lung injury and the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by viral pneumonia. Therefore, in these studies, mice were exposed one hour per day over nine consecutive days to aerosol generated by the clinically-relevant tank-style Aspire Nautilus aerosolizing e-liquid containing a mixture of vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol (VG/PG) with or without nicotine. Exposure to the nicotine-containing aerosol resulted in clinically-relevant levels of plasma cotinine, a nicotine-derived metabolite, and an increase in the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-17A, CXCL1, and MCP-1 in the distal airspaces. Following the e-cigarette exposure, mice were intranasally inoculated with influenza A virus (H1N1 PR8 strain). Exposure to aerosols generated from VG/PG with and without nicotine caused greater influenza-induced production in the distal airspaces of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IFN-γ, TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17A, and MCP-1 at 7 days post inoculation (dpi). Compared to the aerosolized carrier VG/PG, in mice exposed to aerosolized nicotine there was a significantly lower amount of Mucin 5 subtype AC (MUC5AC) in the distal airspaces and significantly higher lung permeability to protein and viral load in lungs at 7 dpi with influenza. Additionally, nicotine caused relative downregulation of genes associated with ciliary function and fluid clearance and an increased expression of pro-inflammatory pathways at 7 dpi. These results show that (1) the e-liquid carrier VG/PG increases the pro-inflammatory immune responses to viral pneumonia and that (2) nicotine in an e-cigarette aerosol alters the transcriptomic response to pathogens, blunts host defense mechanisms, increases lung barrier permeability, and reduces viral clearance during influenza infection. In conclusion, acute exposure to aerosolized nicotine can impair clearance of viral infection and exacerbate lung injury, findings that have implications for the regulation of e-cigarette products.
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- Mazharul Maishan
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Lagathu G, Grolhier C, Besombes J, Maillard A, Comacle P, Pronier C, Thibault V. Using Discarded Facial Tissues to Monitor and Diagnose Viral Respiratory Infections. Emerg Infect Dis 2023; 29:511-518. [PMID: 36787721 PMCID: PMC9973701 DOI: 10.3201/eid2903.221416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Molecular biology amplification enables sensitive detection of most respiratory viruses through nasopharyngeal swabbing. We developed an innovative approach to detect viral genomes on used facial tissues. In 2 communities of children, used tissues were collected once weekly for 1 year. Pooled analysis of tissues enabled detection of successive virus circulation in 4 age groups over time and forecasted by several weeks the circulation of influenza in the general population. At the individual level, in a proof-of-concept study of 30 volunteers with influenza-like signs/symptoms, we identified common respiratory viruses. The signals for SARS-CoV-2 obtained in parallel from 15 facial tissues and swab samples were similar and often higher for the tissues (11/15). Individual analysis of tissues offers a noninvasive, sensitive, and affordable alternative to self-sampling without a medical care requirement. Pooled analyses may be used to detect virus spread in specific communities, predict seasonal epidemics, and alert the population to viral infections.
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Maamar A, Guillot P, Joussellin V, Delamaire F, Painvin B, Bichon A, de la Jartre OB, Mauget M, Lesouhaitier M, Tadié JM, Terzi N, Gacouin A. Moderate to severe ARDS: COVID-19 patients compared to influenza patients for ventilator parameters and mortality. ERJ Open Res 2023; 9:00554-2022. [PMID: 37041986 PMCID: PMC9885245 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00554-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BackgroundThis study aimed to compare ventilatory parameters recorded the first days of ARDS, and mortality at day 60 between COVID-19 and influenza ARDS patients with PaO2/FiO2≤150 mmHg.MethodsWe compared 244 COVID-19 ARDS patients with 106 influenza ARDS patients. Driving pressure (DP), respiratory system compliance (CRs), ventilator ratio (VR), corrected minute ventilation (VEcorr), and surrogate of mechanical power [index=(4×DP)+respiratory rate] were calculated from day1 to day 5 of ARDS. A propensity score analysis and a principal component analysis (PCA) were performed.ResultsOn day 1 of ARDS, COVID-19 patients had significantly higher PaO2/FiO2ratio (median [IQR], 97 mmHg [79–129]versus83 [62.2–114]), p=0.001), and lower DP (13 cmH20 [11–16.0]versus14 [12.0–16.7], p=0.01), VR (2.08 [1.73–2.49versus2.52 [1.97–3.03], p<0.001), VEcorr (12.7 L·mn−1[10.2–14.9]versus14.9 [11.6–18.6], p<0.001), index (80 [70–89]versus84 [75–94], p=0.004). PCA demonstrated an important overlap of ventilatory parameters recorded on day 1 between the two groups. From day 1 to day 5 repeated values of PaO2/FiO2ratio, PaCO2, VR and VEcorr differed significantly between influenza and COVID-19 patients in the unmatched and matched populations. Mortality at day 60 did not differ significantly after matching (29%versus21.7%, p=0.43).ConclusionsVentilation was more impaired in influenza than in COVID-19 ARDS patients the first day of ARDS with important overlap of values. However, mortality at day 60 did not differ significantly in the matched population.
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Cillóniz C, Pericàs JM, Rojas JR, Torres A. Severe Infections Due to Respiratory Viruses. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 43:60-74. [PMID: 35172359 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Severe viral infections may result in severe illnesses capable of causing acute respiratory failure that could progress rapidly to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), related to worse outcomes, especially in individuals with a higher risk of infection, including the elderly and those with comorbidities such as asthma, diabetes mellitus and chronic respiratory or cardiovascular disease. In addition, in cases of severe viral pneumonia, co-infection with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus is related to worse outcomes. Respiratory viruses like influenza, rhinovirus, parainfluenza, adenovirus, metapneumovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and coronavirus have increasingly been detected. This trend has become more prevalent, especially in critically ill patients, due to the availability and implementation of molecular assays in clinical practice. Respiratory viruses have been diagnosed as a frequent cause of severe pneumonia, including cases of community-acquired pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. In this review, we will discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical characteristics, management, and prognosis of patients with severe infections due to respiratory viruses, with a focus on influenza viruses, non-influenza viruses, and coronaviruses.
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- Catia Cillóniz
- Department of Pneumology, Institut Clinic del Tórax, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona (UB), Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Internal Medicine Department, Vall d'Hebron Institute for Research, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pneumology, Hospital Regional Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Daniel Alcides Carrión, Huancayo, Perú
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- Department of Pneumology, Institut Clinic del Tórax, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona (UB), Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes), Barcelona, Spain
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Importance of Adequate qPCR Controls in Infection Control. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11122373. [PMID: 34943608 PMCID: PMC8700483 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11122373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Respiratory screening assays lacking Sample Adequacy Controls (SAC) may result in inadequate sample quality and thus false negative results. The non-adequate samples might represent a significant proportion of the total performed tests, thus resulting in sub-optimal infection control measures with implications that may be critical during pandemic times. The quantitative sample adequacy threshold can be established empirically, measuring the change in the frequency of positive results, as a function of the numerical value of “sample adequacy”. Establishing a quantitative threshold for SAC requires a big number/volume of tests to be analyzed in order to have a statistically valid result. Herein, we are offering for the first time clear clinical evidence that a subset of results, which did not pass minimal sample adequacy criteria, have a significantly lower frequency of positivity compared with the “adequate” samples. Flagging these results and/or re-sampling them is a mitigation strategy, which can dramatically improve infection control measures.
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Focus on Viral Origin and Role of Pulmonary Lymphatics. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9111732. [PMID: 34829961 PMCID: PMC8615541 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9111732] [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: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a serious affection of the lung caused by a variety of pathologies. Great interest is currently focused on ARDS induced by viruses (pandemic influenza and corona viruses). The review describes pulmonary changes in ARDS and specific effects of the pandemic viruses in ARDS, and summarizes treatment options. Because the known pathogenic mechanisms cannot explain all aspects of the syndrome, the contribution of pulmonary lymphatics to the pathology is discussed. Organization and function of lymphatics in a healthy lung and in resorption of pulmonary edema are described. A future clinical trial may provide more insight into the role of hyaluronan in ARDS but the development of promising pharmacological treatments is unlikely because drugs play no important role in lymphedema therapy.
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Lefeuvre C, Salmona M, Bondeelle L, Houdouin V, Feghoul L, Jacquier H, Mercier-Delarue S, Bergeron A, LeGoff J. Frequent lower respiratory tract disease in hematological patients with parainfluenza virus type 3 infection. J Med Virol 2021; 93:6371-6376. [PMID: 34324206 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV-3) may cause lower respiratory tract infection disease (LRTI-D) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Most previous have studies focused on recipients of HSCT whereas data on characteristics and outcomes in patients with hematological malignancies (HMs) compared to non-hematological patients are limited. The prognostic value of viral load in respiratory specimens remains elusive. In a 2-year retrospective study, we determined the frequencies of LRTI-D in HM, HSCT, and in non-hematological patients, and HPIV-3 levels in respiratory tract secretions. Among 98 patients with HPIV-3 infection, including 31 HSCT and 40 HM, 36 had a diagnosis of LRTI-D. LRTI-D was significantly more frequent in patients with HM or HSCT (n = 32, 45.1%) than in non-hematological patients (n = 4, 14.8%) (p = 0.006). The median HPIV-3 loads were high in upper respiratory tract secretions regardless of the presence or absence of LRTI-D (8.3 log10 vs. 7.6 log10 TCID50 /106 cells). HPIV-3 loads in respiratory tract samples in HM were not significantly higher than those found in HSCT but significantly higher than in non-hematological patients (p = 0.007). In conclusion, LRTI-D was frequent in HM patients who were diagnosed with HPIV-3 infection.
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- Caroline Lefeuvre
- Département des Agents Infectieux, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Virologie et Greffes, Paris, France
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- Département des Agents Infectieux, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Virologie et Greffes, Paris, France.,Inserm U976, Insight Team, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Département des Agents Infectieux, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Virologie et Greffes, Paris, France.,Inserm U976, Insight Team, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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- Département des Agents Infectieux, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Virologie et Greffes, Paris, France.,Inserm U976, Insight Team, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France.,ECSTRRA Team, Inserm, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Département des Agents Infectieux, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Virologie et Greffes, Paris, France.,Inserm U976, Insight Team, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Callon D, Berri F, Lebreil AL, Fornès P, Andreoletti L. Coinfection of Parvovirus B19 with Influenza A/H1N1 Causes Fulminant Myocarditis and Pneumonia. An Autopsy Case Report. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10080958. [PMID: 34451422 PMCID: PMC8400294 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10080958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Parvovirus-B19 (PVB19) is a frequent causative agent of myocarditis. For unclear reasons, viral reactivation can cause acute myocarditis, a leading cause of sudden death in the young. Influenza A/H1N1(2009) virus (IAV/H1N1) is known for causing flu/pneumonia, but the heart is rarely involved. Co-infections of cardiotropic viruses are rarely reported and the mechanisms of viral interactions remain unknown. A 5-year old girl had a flu-like syndrome, when she suddenly presented with a respiratory distress and cardiac arrest. At autopsy, the lungs were found haemorrhagic. Lungs’ histology showed severe bronchiolitis, diffuse haemorrhagic necrosis, and mononuclear inflammation. In the heart, a moderate inflammation was found with no necrosis. IAV/H1N1 was detected in nasal and tracheal swabs, lungs, and the heart. The viral load was high in the lungs, but low in the heart. PVB19 was detected in the heart with a high viral load. Viral co-infection increases the risk of severe outcome but the mechanisms of interaction between viruses are poorly understood. In our case, viral loads suggested a reactivated PVB19-induced acute myocarditis during an IAV/H1N1 pneumonia. Viral interactions may involve an IAV/H1N1-induced cytokine storm, with a fulminant fatal outcome. Clinically, our case shows the importance of investigating inflammatory pathways as therapeutic targets.
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- Domitille Callon
- Cardiovir EA-4684, Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, 51097 Reims, France; (F.B.); (A.-L.L.); (P.F.); (L.A.)
- Pathology Department, Academic Hospital of Reims, Robert Debré, 51097 Reims, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-326918115
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- Cardiovir EA-4684, Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, 51097 Reims, France; (F.B.); (A.-L.L.); (P.F.); (L.A.)
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- Cardiovir EA-4684, Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, 51097 Reims, France; (F.B.); (A.-L.L.); (P.F.); (L.A.)
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- Cardiovir EA-4684, Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, 51097 Reims, France; (F.B.); (A.-L.L.); (P.F.); (L.A.)
- Pathology Department, Academic Hospital of Reims, Robert Debré, 51097 Reims, France
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- Cardiovir EA-4684, Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, 51097 Reims, France; (F.B.); (A.-L.L.); (P.F.); (L.A.)
- Virology Department, Academic Hospital of Reims, Robert Debré, 51097 Reims, France
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