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Loria SJ, Siddiqui NN, Gary JM, Bhatnagar J, Bollweg BC, Ahmed B, Berenson CS. BK virus associated with small cell carcinoma of bladder in a patient with renal transplant. BMJ Case Rep 2022; 15:e244740. [PMID: 35351771 PMCID: PMC8966499 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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A man in his 70s with a complex medical history, including cadaveric renal transplant, presented with recurrent urinary tract infections. Investigation revealed recurrent urinary pathogens, including Enterobacter cloacae and persistent BK viruria. Cystoscopy revealed a pedunculated mass in the right posterior-lateral wall, inferior to the transplant urethral orifice, and biopsy of this mass showed invasive small cell carcinoma with a prominent adenocarcinoma component. The tumour was treated with complete transurethral resection followed by carboplatin, etoposide and radiation. Laboratory analysis of biopsied samples showed immunostaining and molecular evidence of BK virus DNA in the cancer cells. Follow-up cystoscopies have shown no recurrence of the cancer.
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- Samantha J Loria
- Department of Internal Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pathology, VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Kinoshita H, Nakamichi K, Lim CK, Takayama-Ito M, Wang L, Iizuka I, Kurane I, Saijo M. A loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection and quantification of JC polyomavirus in cerebrospinal fluid: a diagnostic and clinical management tool and technique for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Virol J 2018; 15:136. [PMID: 30170628 PMCID: PMC6119251 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-018-1046-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background JC polyomavirus (JCV) is the causative agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system in immunosuppressed patients. PML usually has a poor prognosis. Detection and quantification of the JCV genome in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an efficacious tool for the diagnosis and management of PML, for which proper therapeutic interventions are required. Methods A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was applied for the quantitative detection of JCV. The LAMP assay was evaluated for the efficacy in diagnosis of PML in comparison with the TaqMan-based quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay using 153 CSF specimens collected from patients with suspected PML. Results The LAMP assay showed no cross-reactivity against other polyomavirus plasmids, viral DNA, and viral RNA, which causes encephalitis, and detected 1 copy of the standard DNA per reaction. Among 50 qPCR-positives, 42 specimens (containing JCV genome ranged from 3.2 × 100 to 3.2 × 106 copies/reaction) showed positive reactions and 8 specimens (containing 0.9 to 19.9 copies/reaction) showed negative in the LAMP assay. Furthermore, 3 of 103 qPCR-negative specimens showed positive reactions in the LAMP assay. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive values of the LAMP assay were 84% (42/50), 97% (100/103), 93% (42/45), and 93% (100/108), respectively. The kappa statistic was 0.83. The JCV loads determined by the LAMP assay showed a strong positive correlation with those determined by the qPCR assay for 33 specimens with copy numbers of ≥1 copies/reaction (r = 0.89). Additionally, the LAMP assay could monitor the JCV genome copy number in CSF for sequential samples equivalently to qPCR assay. Conclusions The newly developed LAMP assay is highly specific against JCV and detect the JCV genome in the sample DNA containing 20 or more copies of JCV genome per reaction with 100% sensitivity (n = 29), which corresponds to ≥3 × 103 copies/mL of CSF. The LAMP assay is useful for the diagnosis and offers valuable information for the evaluation and management of PML in the clinical setting.
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- Hitomi Kinoshita
- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.,Present Address: School of Tropical and Laboratory, Hainan Medical University, Hainan, 571199, China
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- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.
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Defining the frequency of human papillomavirus and polyomavirus infection in urothelial bladder tumours. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11290. [PMID: 30050097 PMCID: PMC6062511 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29438-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Given the contradictory nature of the literature regarding the role of human papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses in the pathogenesis of urothelial bladder cancer (UBC), we sought to investigate the frequency of their involvement in a large cohort of primary UBCs. DNA was extracted from 689 fresh-frozen UBC tissues and screened for the presence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 and BKV/JCV genomic DNA by qPCR. In positive cases, viral identity was confirmed by Sanger sequencing and viral gene expression was analysed by RT-PCR or immunohistochemistry. All 689 UBCs were negative for HPV18. One UBC from a female patient with areas of squamous differentiation was positive for HPV16. The qPCR data indicated variable levels of polyomavirus in 49 UBCs. In the UBCs with low Cts we were able to confirm that 23 were BKV and 6 were JCV by Sanger sequencing. Polyomavirus large T antigen expression was low but detectable in 70% of the sequencing-confirmed polyomavirus positive samples. Thus, in United Kingdom patients, the presence of HPV DNA sequences is extremely rare in UBC (<1% of cases). Polyomavirus DNA (predominantly BKV) is more common in UBC, but still only detectable in 7% of cases and in many of these cases at low copy number. We have performed the largest virus screening to date in UBC, finding that HPV16, HPV18 and HPyV are unlikely to be common causative agents in UBC.
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Demir-Onder K, Avkan-Oguz V, Unek T, Sarioglu S, Sagol O, Astarcioglu I. Monitoring the BK virus in liver transplant recipients: a prospective observational study. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2014; 12:429-36. [PMID: 24679112 DOI: 10.6002/ect.2013.0224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Because of the controversy regarding the effects of BK virus on nonrenal solid-organ transplant, we detected the BK virus via different methods and its effect on clinical findings, liver and kidney functions, and graft dysfunction in liver transplant recipients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective cohort study comprised patients over the age of 18, who consecutively received liver transplant from January 1 to December 31, 2011. The patients were examined once, every 2 weeks, for the first 3 months after transplant. Clinical findings were evaluated on each examination; blood and urine samples were collected, BK virus DNA was assessed with real-time polymerase chain reaction, and the presence of decoy cells (which are epithelial cells with large nuclei and large basophilic inclusions) in the urine was investigated. Patients were followed-up for 1 year to see if rejection occurred. RESULTS Five of 39 patients (12.8%) showed BK viremia; 11 patients (28.2%) showed BK viruria, and 13 (33.3%) showed decoy cells. No statistically significant differences were found between BK virus positive and negative groups, respecting demographic variables, kidney and liver functions, and graft survival. BK virus DNA positivity in blood was the standard, while decoy cell assessment in urine and BK virus polymerase chain reaction test sensitivity in urine was 40%. CONCLUSIONS No matter the method used to detect BK virus in the urine, the negativity of the tests is more valuable than their positivity. Although no statistically significant difference was found between the groups, we concluded that BK virus is a factor that should be considered when unexplained deterioration in kidney and liver function tests is observed in liver transplant recipients. Prospective studies with larger numbers of patients are warranted.
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- Kubra Demir-Onder
- From the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Evaluation of different urine protocols and DNA extraction methods for quantitative detection of BK viruria in kidney transplant patients. J Virol Methods 2013; 188:94-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Revised: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Saundh BK, Tibble S, Baker R, Sasnauskas K, Harris M, Hale A. Different patterns of BK and JC polyomavirus reactivation following renal transplantation. J Clin Pathol 2011; 63:714-8. [PMID: 20702473 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.074864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AIM Reactivation of latent BK polyomavirus (BKV) infection is relatively common following renal transplantation and BKV-associated nephropathy has emerged as a significant complication. JC polyomavirus (JCV) reactivation is less well studied. The aim of the study was to determine reactivation patterns for these polyomaviruses in renal transplant recipients using an in-house quantitative real-time multiplex PCR assay and IgG serological assays using recombinant BK and JC virus-like particles. METHODS Retrospective analysis of urine and plasma samples collected from 30 renal transplant patients from February 2004 to May 2005 at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Samples were collected at 5 days and thereafter at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-transplantation. RESULTS Eight patients (26.7%) were positive for BK viruria; three of these patients submitted plasma samples and two had BK viraemia. Five patients (16.7%) were positive for JC viruria. A corresponding rise in BKV and JCV antibody titres was seen in association with high levels of viruria. CONCLUSIONS Different patterns of reactivation were observed: BK viruria was detected after 3-6 months, and JC viruria was observed as early as 5 days post-transplantation. One patient had biopsy-proven BKV nephropathy. No dual infections were seen. In order to ensure better graft survival, early diagnosis of these polyomaviruses is desirable.
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- Baljit K Saundh
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Microbiology and Renal Unit, Leeds, UK.
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Ohrmalm C, Jobs M, Eriksson R, Golbob S, Elfaitouri A, Benachenhou F, Strømme M, Blomberg J. Hybridization properties of long nucleic acid probes for detection of variable target sequences, and development of a hybridization prediction algorithm. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 38:e195. [PMID: 20864443 PMCID: PMC2995084 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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One of the main problems in nucleic acid-based techniques for detection of infectious agents, such as influenza viruses, is that of nucleic acid sequence variation. DNA probes, 70-nt long, some including the nucleotide analog deoxyribose-Inosine (dInosine), were analyzed for hybridization tolerance to different amounts and distributions of mismatching bases, e.g. synonymous mutations, in target DNA. Microsphere-linked 70-mer probes were hybridized in 3M TMAC buffer to biotinylated single-stranded (ss) DNA for subsequent analysis in a Luminex® system. When mismatches interrupted contiguous matching stretches of 6 nt or longer, it had a strong impact on hybridization. Contiguous matching stretches are more important than the same number of matching nucleotides separated by mismatches into several regions. dInosine, but not 5-nitroindole, substitutions at mismatching positions stabilized hybridization remarkably well, comparable to N (4-fold) wobbles in the same positions. In contrast to shorter probes, 70-nt probes with judiciously placed dInosine substitutions and/or wobble positions were remarkably mismatch tolerant, with preserved specificity. An algorithm, NucZip, was constructed to model the nucleation and zipping phases of hybridization, integrating both local and distant binding contributions. It predicted hybridization more exactly than previous algorithms, and has the potential to guide the design of variation-tolerant yet specific probes.
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- Christina Ohrmalm
- Clinical Virology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and Academic Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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Bellizzi A, Barucca V, Fioriti D, Colosimo MT, Mischitelli M, Anzivino E, Chiarini F, Pietropaolo V. Early years of biological agents therapy in Crohn's disease and risk of the human polyomavirus JC reactivation. J Cell Physiol 2010; 224:316-26. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Glass AJ, Venter M. Improved detection of JC virus in AIDS patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy by T-antigen specific fluorescence resonance energy transfer hybridization probe real-time PCR: Evidence of diverse JC virus genotypes associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in Southern Africa. J Med Virol 2009; 81:1929-37. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Muradrasoli S, Mohamed N, Belák S, Czifra G, Herrmann B, Berencsi G, Blomberg J. Broadly targeted triplex real-time PCR detection of influenza A, B and C viruses based on the nucleoprotein gene and a novel "MegaBeacon" probe strategy. J Virol Methods 2009; 163:313-22. [PMID: 19879296 PMCID: PMC7172653 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2006] [Revised: 09/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A PCR assay that covers animal and human influenza A, B and C viruses, i.e., most of Orthomyxoviridae, is needed. Influenza types are distinguished based on differences in the nucleoprotein (NP) present in the virus. Conserved NP regions were therefore used to design a TaqMan-based triplex reverse transcription real-time PCR method. Variability of influenza A within the probe target region mandated the development of a novel molecular beacon, the "Mega" molecular beacon (MegaBeacon; MegB), for the detection of influenza A with this method. MegaBeacon is a mismatch-tolerant molecular beacon that is also a TaqMan probe. The triplex method (3QPCR-MegB) was evaluated with influenza A isolates covering 18 HxNx combinations, two influenza B isolates, and five Japanese influenza C isolates, as well as influenza A, B and C synthetic DNA targets. One to ten viral RNA and cDNA genome equivalents were detected per PCR reaction for influenza A, B and C. Seventy-one human nasopharyngeal aspirates from respiratory infections yielded 30 influenza A, 11 influenza B and 0 influenza C with 3QPCR-MegB, where immunofluorescence (IF) found 28 influenza A and 10 influenza B. 3QPCR-MegB was more mismatch-tolerant than a variant PCR with an influenza A TaqMan probe (3QPCR) and is a sensitive and rational method to detect influenza viruses of animal and human origin. MegaBeacon probes hold promise for variable target nucleic acids.
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- Shaman Muradrasoli
- Section of Clinical Virology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
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- Section of Clinical Virology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
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- Department of Virology, National Veterinary Institute and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Ultuna, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Virology, National Veterinary Institute and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Ultuna, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Section of Clinical Virology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
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- Section of Clinical Virology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Corresponding author at: Section of Clinical Virology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Academic Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. Tel.: +46 18 6115593; fax: +46 18 551012.
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Sachithanandham J, Ramamurthy M, Kannangai R, Daniel HD, Abraham OC, Rupali P, Pulimood SA, Abraham AM, Sridharan G. Detection of opportunistic DNA viral infections by multiplex PCR among HIV infected individuals receiving care at a tertiary care hospital in South India. Indian J Med Microbiol 2009; 27:210-6. [PMID: 19584500 DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.53202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE Opportunistic viral infections cause increased morbidity and mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals, especially those who are not on antiretroviral treatment. Early diagnosis of these opportunistic viruses will be able to reduce the risk of disease progression with appropriate intervention. MATERIALS AND METHODS Multiplex PCR was attempted to detect the opportunistic herpes viruses (HSV-1, HSV-2, VZV, EBV, and CMV), adenovirus and polyoma viruses (JC and BK) in three cocktails of PCR reactions. Subsequently, all the viruses detected were quantitated by testing using monoplex real time PCR. Whole blood samples collected between 2006 and 2007 from 68 treatment naïve HIV-1 infected and 30 normal healthy individuals were tested for these eight viruses. Among the 68 HIV-1 infected individuals 35 had CD4+ T cell count less than or equal to 200 while the other 33 had greater than 200 CD4+ T cells. RESULTS Among the 68 HIV-1 infected individuals, 49 (72%) were positive for EBV, 5 (7%) samples were positive for CMV. All the five CMV positive individuals had CD4+ T cell count of less than or equal to 200 cells/microL. The mean EBV load among the individuals with a CD4+ T cells of less than or equal to 200 cells/microL was 3.88 log(10) while among those with greater than 200 CD4+ T cells it was 3.75 log(10) . The mean CMV load was 6.98 log(10). Three samples were positive for both CMV & EBV. None of the samples was positive for HSV-1, HSV-2, VZV, Adenovirus, JC and BK viruses. CONCLUSIONS In our study, multiplex PCR based detection system was found useful in detecting opportunistic viruses in HIV infected individuals. Though EBV is the most prevalent opportunistic viral infection among HIV infected individuals, there was no significant association between EBV load, CD4+ T cell counts and HIV-1 virus load. CMV was seen in HIV infected individuals with low CD4+ T cell counts (less than 200 cells/microL).
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- J Sachithanandham
- Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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McQuaig SM, Scott TM, Lukasik JO, Paul JH, Harwood VJ. Quantification of human polyomaviruses JC Virus and BK Virus by TaqMan quantitative PCR and comparison to other water quality indicators in water and fecal samples. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:3379-88. [PMID: 19346361 PMCID: PMC2687276 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02302-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In the United States, total maximum daily load standards for bodies of water that do not meet bacterial water quality standards are set by each state. The presence of human polyomaviruses (HPyVs) can be used as an indicator of human-associated sewage pollution in these waters. We have developed and optimized a TaqMan quantitative PCR (QPCR) assay based on the conserved T antigen to both quantify and simultaneously detect two HPyVs; JC virus and BK virus. The QPCR assay was able to consistently quantify > or =10 gene copies per reaction and is linear over 5 orders of magnitude. HPyVs were consistently detected in human waste samples (57 of 64) and environmental waters with known human fecal contamination (5 of 5) and were not amplified in DNA extracted from 127 animal waste samples from 14 species. HPyV concentrations in sewage decreased 81.2 and 84.2% over 28 days incubation at 25 and 35 degrees C, respectively. HPyVs results were compared to Escherichia coli, fecal coliform, and enterococci concentrations and the presence of three other human-associated microbes: Bacteroidetes, Methanobrevibacter smithii, and adenovirus. HPyVs were the most frequently detected of these in human and contaminated environmental samples and were more human specific than the Bacteroidetes (HF183) or M. smithii. HPyVs and M. smithii more closely mimicked the persistence of adenovirus in sewage than the other microbes. The use of this rapid and quantitative assay in water quality research could help regulatory agencies to identify sources of water pollution for improved remediation of contaminated waters and ultimately protect humans from exposure to pathogens.
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- Shannon M McQuaig
- Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, 33620, USA
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Saijo M, Morikawa S, Kurane I. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction for virus infection diagnostics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 2:1155-71. [DOI: 10.1517/17530059.2.10.1155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lower urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common among the general population and are most often caused by bacterial pathogens. Viruses are an uncommon cause of UTIs in an immunocompetent host; however, viruses are increasingly recognized as the cause of lower UTI, especially hemorrhagic cystitis, among immunocompromised patients. BK virus, adenovirus, and cytomegalovirus are predominant pathogens involved in hemorrhagic cystitis after stem cell and solid organ transplantation, and their early diagnosis and treatment may prevent significant morbidity of hemorrhagic cystitis. The diagnosis of viral lower UTI is based on molecular techniques, and real-time polymerase chain reaction is often the method of choice because it allows for quantification of viral load. Cidofovir is becoming a drug of choice in viral UTIs because it is active against the most common viral pathogens. This review discusses the epidemiology, pitfalls in diagnosis, and current treatment of viral UTIs.
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Internally controlled triplex quantitative PCR assay for human polyomaviruses JC and BK. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46:2829-36. [PMID: 18614652 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00844-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have developed a triplex TaqMan-based quantitative PCR assay for the human polyomaviruses JC (JCPyV) and BK (BKPyV). The assay simultaneously detects and quantifies both JCPyV and BKPyV in human clinical samples, and it includes an internal amplification control consisting of murine polyomavirus (MuPyV) plasmid DNA. We developed the assay for the Roche LightCycler 480 platform with the reporter dyes VIC, 6-FAM, and Cy5 for MuPyV, BKPyV, and JCPyV, respectively. The assay had a high specificity for BKPyV and JCPyV when either viral genome was present alone or in mixed samples over a range of 10(1) to 10(7) copy numbers per reaction. The analytical sensitivity was 50 copies for BKPyV and 10 copies for JCPyV. The use of the MuPyV internal control ensured monitoring of the quality of the extraction and of PCR inhibition, even in samples such as cerebrospinal fluid and plasma in which controls based on host genes cannot be effectively used. In addition, we developed a similar assay using a different dye configuration (6-FAM, VIC, and NED) that could be used on an ABI 7500 Fast platform. This assay had sensitivities similar to those of the LightCycler 480 configuration for BKPyV and JCPyV when either viral genome was present alone, but the sensitivity of detection of BKPyV was greatly decreased when an excess of JCPyV (>100-fold) was present in the sample. This internally controlled combined assay offers greater convenience and cost-effectiveness compared to separate assays for each virus and can also detect unexpected PyV activations by testing for both viruses in all samples.
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Vilchez RA, Butel JS. Polyomavirus SV40 and AIDS-related systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Cancer Treat Res 2007; 133:215-40. [PMID: 17672043 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-46816-7_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Regis A Vilchez
- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology and Baylor-UTHouston Center for AIDS Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Paduch DA. Viral lower urinary tract infections. CURRENT PROSTATE REPORTS 2007; 5:40-50. [PMID: 32214913 PMCID: PMC7088526 DOI: 10.1007/s11918-007-0006-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lower urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common among the general population and are most often caused by bacterial pathogens. Viruses are an uncommon cause of UTIs in an immunocompetent host; however, viruses are increasingly recognized as the cause of lower UTI, especially hemorrhagic cystitis, among immunocompromised patients. BK virus, adenovirus, and cytomegalovirus are predominant pathogens involved in hemorrhagic cystitis after stem cell and solid organ transplantation, and their early diagnosis and treatment may prevent significant morbidity of hemorrhagic cystitis. The diagnosis of viral lower UTI is based on molecular techniques, and real-time polymerase chain reaction is often the method of choice because it allows for quantification of viral load. Cidofovir is becoming a drug of choice in viral UTIs because it is active against the most common viral pathogens. This review discusses the epidemiology, pitfalls in diagnosis, and current treatment of viral UTIs.
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- Darius A Paduch
- Department of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, ST-924A, New York, NY 10021 USA
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