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Zhang Y, Zhang W, Du H, Qu X, Chen Y, Wang J, Wu R. A comparative analysis of cycle threshold (Ct) values from Cobas4800 and AmpFire HPV assay for triage of women with positive hrHPV results. BMC Infect Dis 2023; 23:783. [PMID: 37950154 PMCID: PMC10636838 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08737-4] [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: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To compare the triage performance of HPV viral loads reflected by cycle threshold values (CtV) from two different HPV testing assays: the PCR based Cobas4800 and the isothermal amplification based AmpFire assay. METHODS We used the data from a sub-study of The Chinese Multi-Center Screening Trial and analyzed the data of the cases positive in both Cobas4800 and AmpFire assays with recorded CtV. Spearman's correlation was applied to analyze the association between CtV from AmpFire and Cobas4800 assays, as well as the correlation between CtV and the histological lesion grades. The 50th percentile of CtV was used as the cutoff to construct triage algorithms for HPV-positive cases. McNemar's test was used to analyze the differences in sensitivity and specificity for detecting CIN2 + and CIN3 + in different triage algorithms. RESULTS Four hundred forty-six HPV positive women who had consistent HPV results from Cobas4800 and AmpFire in terms of the HPV genotype and reported Ct values were included in the analysis. The mean CtV of hrHPV tested by Cobas4800 and AmpFire were linear correlated. Direct association were showed between the severity of cervical lesions and the HPV viral loads reflected by CtV of hrHPV, HPV16, non-16/18 hrHPV and A9 group from both assays. HPV16/18 genotyping combined with low-CtV for non-16/18 hrHPV, especially A9 group, were demonstrated to be satisfactory in the sensitivity and specificity for detecting CIN2 + or CIN3 + . CONCLUSION Ct value represented a good triage marker in both PCR-based and isothermal amplification HPV detection.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory On Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory On Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory On Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory On Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China
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- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China.
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory On Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, P. R. China.
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Mao Z, Deng A, Jin X, Li M, Lv W, Huang L, Zhong H, Yang H, Wang S, Shi Y, Zhang L, Liao Q, Huang G. A microfluidic-chip-based system with loop-mediated isothermal amplification for rapid and parallel detection of Trichomonas vaginalis and human papillomavirus. Analyst 2023; 148:4820-4828. [PMID: 37606537 DOI: 10.1039/d3an01123b] [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: 08/23/2023]
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Cervical cancer is a significant global health issue primarily caused by high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Recent studies have reported an association between Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis) infections and HPV infections, highlighting the importance of simultaneously detecting these pathogens for effective cervical cancer risk management. However, current methods for detecting both T. vaginalis and HPV are limited. In this study, we present a novel approach using a microfluidic-chip-based system with loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for the rapid and parallel detection of T. vaginalis, HPV16, HPV18, and HPV52 in a reagent-efficient and user-friendly manner. Compared to conventional LAMP assays in tubes, our system exhibits enhanced sensitivity with values of 2.43 × 101, 3.00 × 102, 3.57 × 101, and 3.60 × 102 copies per reaction for T. vaginalis, HPV16, HPV18, and HPV52, respectively. Additionally, we validated the performance of our chip by testing 47 clinical samples, yielding results consistent with the diagnostic methods used by the hospital. Therefore, our system not only offers a promising solution for concurrent diagnosis of T. vaginalis and HPV infections, particularly in resource-limited areas, due to its cost-effectiveness, ease of use, and rapid and accurate detection performance, but can also contribute to future research on the co-infection of these two pathogens. Moreover, the system possesses the capability to simultaneously detect up to 22 different types of pathogens, making it applicable across a wide range of domains such as diagnostics, food safety, and water monitoring.
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- Zeyin Mao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
- National Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Beijing 102206, China
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Álvarez Argüelles ME, Martínez ZP, Alba SR, González Alba JM, Fernandez-Verdugo AM, González IC, Rodríguez GM, Riveiro JAB, Martins MM, García SM. Detecting, Quantifying, and Isolating Monkeypox Virus in Suspected Cases, Spain. Emerg Infect Dis 2023; 29:1465-1469. [PMID: 37347839 PMCID: PMC10310368 DOI: 10.3201/eid2907.221229] [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] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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When a monkeypox virus outbreak began in several parts of the world in May 2022, timely and accurate diagnosis became mandatory. In our laboratory, a real-time quantitative PCR was designed and evaluated in several patient samples and compared with isolation results. Genomic viral load was related to virus viability.
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Yang Q, Du H, Qu X, Dai W, Gui L, Li C, Wang C, Guo C, Zhang Y, Wei L, Belinson JL, Wu R. Comparison of cycle threshold values of the Cobas HPV test and viral loads of the BMRT HPV test in cervical cancer screening. Front Public Health 2022; 10:1010066. [PMID: 36438219 PMCID: PMC9686283 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1010066] [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] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Objective To validate the HPV viral loads that are reflected by the cycle threshold values of Cobas4800 as the viral load indicators by verifying the consistency of the viral loads per unit (10,000 cells) from the BMRT assay. Methods The analysis is based on data from the Chinese Multi-Center Screening Trial (CHIMUST). The cases included in the analysis are all positive for physician-collected hrHPV on SeqHPV and/or Cobas4800 or negative for hrHPV but abnormal in cytology (≥LSIL), and some cases selected by nested case-control randomization from those negative for physician-collected hrHPV and cytology. With HPV testing results and relevant Ct values from Cobas4800 available, we tested the entire sample set with the BMRT HPV testing assay and analyzed their agreement with Cobas4800, followed by a comparison of the CtV from Cobas4800 and viral loads (lg) from BMRT by lesion grade. Results We included 4,485 women (mean age: 45.4 years) in the study, and 4,290 had complete data. The consistency of genotypes from Cobas4800 and BMRT for hrHPV, HPV-16, HPV-18, and 12-HPV pools was 94.9% (4070/4290, Kappa = 0.827), 99.1% (4251/4290, Kappa = 0.842), 99.6% (4,273/4,290, Kappa = 0.777), and 95.3% (4,089/4,290, Kappa = 0.821), respectively. Further analysis shows that any inconsistency between the two assays is likely among samples with comparatively lower viral loads. When analyzing per lesions of CIN2+ and CIN3+, the CtV from Cobas4800 and VL (lg) from BMRT are highly correlated inversely and follow the linear regression for HPV16 and 12-HPV pool (Pearson's or Spearman's correlation coefficient (r): In CIN3+, r HPV16 = -0.641, P < 0.001; r 12-HPVpool = -0.343, P = 0.109; In CIN2+, r HPV16 = -0.754, P < 0.001; r 12-HPVpool = -0.429, P < 0.001). Conclusion The CtV from Cobas4800 and the viral loads (lg) of per unit cells from the BMRT are well correlated for lesion grading when tested on physician-collected samples. Cobas-CtV is worthy of further study for clinical application.
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- Qing Yang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Lihui Wei
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- Preventive Oncology International, Inc., The Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States,J. L. Belinson
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University–Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (PKU-HKUST) Medical Center, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China,Ruifang Wu
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Meng B, Li G, Zeng Z, Zheng B, Xia Y, Li C, Li M, Wang H, Song Y, Yu S. Establishment of early diagnosis models for cervical precancerous lesions using large-scale cervical cancer screening datasets. Virol J 2022; 19:177. [PMID: 36335385 PMCID: PMC9636682 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-022-01908-w] [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: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Background Human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA test was applied in cervical cancer screening as an effective cancer prevention strategy. The viral load of HPV generated by different assays attracted increasing attention on its potential value in disease diagnosis and progression discovery. Methods In this study, three HPV testing datasets were assessed and compared, including Hybrid Capture 2 (n = 31,954), Aptima HPV E6E7 (n = 3269) and HPV Cobas 4800 (n = 13,342). Logistic regression models for diagnosing early cervical lesions of the three datasets were established and compared. The best variable factor combination (VL + BV) and dataset (HC2) were used for the establishment of six machine learning models. Models were evaluated and compared, and the best-performed model was validated. Results Our results show that viral load value was significantly correlated with cervical lesion stages in all three data sets. Viral Load and Bacterial Vaginosis were the best variable factor combination for logistic regression model establishment, and models based on the HC2 dataset performed best compared with the other two datasets. Machine learning method Xgboost generated the highest AUC value of models, which were 0.915, 0.9529, 0.9557, 0.9614 for diagnosing ASCUS higher, ASC-H higher, LSIL higher, and HSIL higher staged cervical lesions, indicating the acceptable accuracy of the selected diagnostic model. Conclusions Our study demonstrates that HPV viral load and BV status were significantly associated with the early stages of cervical lesions. The best-performed models can serve as a useful tool to help diagnose cervical lesions early. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12985-022-01908-w.
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- Bo Meng
- Guangzhou KingMed Transformative Medicine Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- Guangzhou KingMed Transformative Medicine Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- grid.477337.3Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- grid.477337.3Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- grid.477337.3Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- grid.477337.3Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- grid.477337.3Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- grid.477337.3Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- grid.477337.3Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- Guangzhou KingMed Transformative Medicine Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong China ,grid.477337.3Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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Meaning of the Decreased HPV Normalized Viral Load Marker in Clinical Evolution of Women with HPV Infection. Appl Microbiol 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/applmicrobiol2030050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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(1) Background: HPV infection can progress over the years to become cervical cancer. In this study, genotype and a normalized viral load were evaluated as surrogate markers of progression to cancer. (2) Methods: A total of 558 endocervical swabs were collected from 120 women (mean, 40.1 ± 11.8 years old). Seventy-eight of the women underwent clinical intervention (CI) to clear the infection during the course of the study, while forty-two did not (NCI). Normalized viral load (NVL) was calculated using a COBAS 4800 system. The INNOLIPA genotyping system was used to classify HPV which was neither type 16 or 18. (3) Results: The mean age of CI women was 41.1 ± 11.4 (22–68) years old and that of the NCI group was 37.7 ± 12.13 (23–65) (p: 0.104). HPV16 was present in 11 (25%) NCI and 30 (35.2%) CI patients, HPVα9non16 in 20 (45%) NCI and 34 (40%) CI, and HPVnonα9 in 13 (29.5%) NCI and 21 (24.7%) CI (p = 0.48). In NCI women there was an average NVL decrease of 0.95 log after two years and a further decrease of 2.35 log at the end of the third year. At the end of the study, 34 (80%) of the NCI patients were clear of HPV. However, NVL of CI women remained at around 5 log until intervention (p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: Viral load decreased in NCI women at follow-up in the second year. In contrast, in CI women, their viral load did not fall over the follow-up period. This work thus demonstrates that a reduction in normalized viral load was associated with good evolution.
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Zhang Y, Du H, Xiao A, Zhang W, Wang C, Huang X, Qu X, Wang J, Wu R. Verification of the association of the cycle threshold (Ct) values from HPV testing on Cobas4800 with the histologic grades of cervical lesions using data from two population-based cervical cancer screening trials. Infect Agent Cancer 2022; 17:27. [PMID: 35690793 PMCID: PMC9188717 DOI: 10.1186/s13027-022-00440-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective To verify the association of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) viral load reflected by cycle threshold (Ct) values from HPV testing on Cobas4800 assay with the histologic grades of cervical lesions via analysis on the combined data from two cervical cancer screening trials and to explore the referability of Ct values in management of the abnormalities from cervical cancer primary screening. Methods We analyzed the data from Chinese Multi-Center Screening Trial (CHMUST) and BUJI Cervical Cancer Screening Study Project (BUJI Study). All data to be analyzed in this paper were related to provider-collected samples. One-way ANOVA was performed to compare the Ct values among different histological groups, and Kendall’s tau-b correlation was applied to examine the association between Ct values and cervical lesion grades. The stepwise incidence of CIN2+ and CIN3+ in every 100 HPV positive individuals were calculated according to the descending of the genotype specific Ct values. The highest Ct values related to CIN3+ incidence rate 4% (or 25%) were used as the cutoffs to distinguish low-Ct value cases from the high-Ct value ones. Results A total of 1376 women in CHUMUST and BUJI Study who were aged 30–59 and positive of hrHPV for provider-collected samples on Cobas4800 with complete data in terms of the relevant Ct values (CtV) and the histological diagnosis were included for analysis. Our data showed significant difference among different histological grades of cervical lesions in the CtV of hrHPV, HPV16-plus (positive of HPV16 only or HPV16 plus 18 and/or pooled 12-HPV), and pooled 12-HPV (P < 0.05). No significant difference was found among different grades of lesions in term of correlated CtV of HPV18-plus (positive of HPV18 only or HPV18 plus pooled 12-HPV) (P > 0.05). The CIN2+ or CIN3+ incidence per 100 positives significantly increased corresponding to the descending of the CtV of hrHPV, HPV16-plus and pooled 12-HPV. Compared with high-CtV groups (CtV > 33.2 for hrHPV, CtV > 29.6 for pooled 12-HPV), the relevant risks (RRs) of CIN2+ for hrHPV and pooled 12-HPV positive groups with low-CtV (CtV ≤ 33.2 and ≤ 29.6, respectively) were 3.2 (95%CI 2.18–4.80) and 2.3 (95%CI 1.50–3.45). Similarly, the RRs of CIN3+ for hrHPV and pooled 12-HPV positive groups with low-CtV were 6.5 (95%CI 2.83–14.80) and 2.7 (95%CI 1.15–6.39), respectively. The RRs of CIN2+ for medium- (30.3 < CtV ≤ 37.4) and low- (≤ 30.3) CtV HPV16-plus positives were 5.1 (95%CI 0.68–38.38) and 20.6 (95%CI 2.96–143.92) related to high-CtV (> 37.4) groups, and the CIN3+ incidence in low-CtV value group was nine-fold higher of that in medium-CtV ones [RRs, 9.0 (95%CI 2.89–28.10)]. In comparing with the algorithms of “HPV16-plus/18-plus + cytology ≥ ASCUS for pooled 12-HPV”, triage algorithm “HPV16-plus/18-plus + Ct value ≤ 33.2 for pooled 12-HPV” could achieve a comparable sensitivity of 93.2%. Conclusion HPV viral loads reflected by Ct values for hrHPV, HPV16-plus and pooled 12-HPV from Cobas4800 HPV testing were directly associated with the severity of cervical lesions. A lower HPV genotype-specific Ct value prompted a significantly high CIN3+ risk of 4% or higher in women positive of hrHPV, HPV16-plus or pooled 12-HPV, indicating that HPV viral load reflected by Ct values on Cobas4800 may be a promising risk indicator in management of abnormalities from primary cervical cancer screening. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13027-022-00440-4.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China
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- Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China. .,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China. .,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Diseases, Shenzhen, 518036, People's Republic of China.
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Vianna LA, Siqueira MM, Volpini LPB, Louro ID, Resende PC. Seasonality, molecular epidemiology, and virulence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): A perspective into the Brazilian Influenza Surveillance Program. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251361. [PMID: 34003843 PMCID: PMC8130917 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the main cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality. The complex evolution of RSV creates a need for worldwide surveillance, which may assist in the understanding of multiple viral aspects. Objectives This study aimed to investigate RSV features under the Brazilian Influenza Surveillance Program, evaluating the role of viral load and genetic diversity in disease severity and the influence of climatic factors in viral seasonality. Methodology We have investigated the prevalence of RSV in children up to 3 years of age with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in the state of Espirito Santo (ES), Brazil, from 2016 to 2018. RT-qPCR allowed for viral detection and viral load quantification, to evaluate association with clinical features and mapping of local viral seasonality. Gene G sequencing and phylogenetic reconstruction demonstrated local genetic diversity. Results Of 632 evaluated cases, 56% were caused by RSV, with both subtypes A and B co-circulating throughout the years. A discrete inverse association between average temperature and viral circulation was observed. No correlation between viral load and disease severity was observed, but children infected with RSV-A presented a higher clinical severity score (CSS), stayed longer in the hospital, and required intensive care, and ventilatory support more frequently than those infected by RSV-B. Regarding RSV diversity, some local genetic groups were observed within the main genotypes circulation RSV-A ON1 and RSV-B BA, with strains showing modifications in the G gene amino acid chain. Conclusion Local RSV studies using the Brazilian Influenza Surveillance Program are relevant as they can bring useful information to the global RSV surveillance. Understanding seasonality, virulence, and genetic diversity can aid in the development and suitability of antiviral drugs, vaccines, and assist in the administration of prophylactic strategies.
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- Lucas A Vianna
- Central Laboratory of Public Health of the State of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil.,Nucleus of Human and Molecular Genetics/Federal University of Espirito Santo/UFES, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles, WHO NIC, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Virology & Infectious Gastroenteritis Laboratory/Federal University of Espirito Santo/ UFES, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
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- Nucleus of Human and Molecular Genetics/Federal University of Espirito Santo/UFES, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles, WHO NIC, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Gómez de Oña C, Alvarez-Argüelles ME, Rojo-Alba S, Casares H, Arroyo M, Rodríguez J, de Oña M, Melón S. Alterations in biochemical markers in adenovirus infection. Transl Pediatr 2021; 10:1248-1258. [PMID: 34189083 PMCID: PMC8193001 DOI: 10.21037/tp-20-333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Analyze possible relationships between HAdV and markers for inflammation, specifically the C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) tests, along with other haematological markers. METHODS Retrospective study of 487 children presenting with fever and/or acute respiratory symptoms in the Paediatric Emergency Department. Analyses included viral presence/absence (both HAdV and other respiratory viruses) in respiratory exudates, CRP and PCT alterations in plasma, and haematological markers in whole blood. RESULTS Viral load was >500 copies/103 cells of HAdV in 127 cases (26.1%), of which 66 (52%, P<0.0001) had alterations in PCT, and 112 (88.1%, P<0.0001) in CRP. Haematological markers were similar either HAdV was present or not, although many HAdV positive patients demonstrated leukocytosis (66%). Bacterial cultures from 141 samples showed altered PCT in 27 (60%) with HAdV infection, in 3 (18.7%) with bacterial infection, and 13 (26.5%) without either viral or bacterial infection (P<0.05). CRP was altered in 88.9% of HAdV infected children and in 87% infected with bacteria, although the percentage was greater than in cases where other respiratory viruses were present (61.3% P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Results demonstrate a clear relationship between HAdV infection and alterations in PCT and CRP which should be taken into account in paediatric patient management.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Pediatric Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Pediatric Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Pediatric Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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Sandoval Torrientes M, Castelló Abietar C, Boga Riveiro J, Álvarez-Argüelles ME, Rojo-Alba S, Abreu Salinas F, Costales González I, Pérez Martínez Z, Martín Rodríguez G, Gómez de Oña J, Coto García E, Melón García S. A novel single nucleotide polymorphism assay for the detection of N501Y SARS-CoV-2 variants. J Virol Methods 2021; 294:114143. [PMID: 33774075 PMCID: PMC7989071 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The N501Y mutation in SARS-CoV-2 variants found in several strains from the UK, South Africa and Brazil has been linked to increased transmission. In order to discriminate N501Y variants quickly, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discrimination assay was designed and validated. It was then deployed prospectively in 757 nasopharyngeal swabs. Validation of the novel variant discrimination assay corroborated the results in all validation panel samples (n = 63) through sequencing. This novel variant discrimination assay was then deployed prospectively in 757 clinical nasopharyngeal swabs during the last week of January 2021. N501Y was found in 206 (27.4 %) of the samples: 94 (28.2 %) men and 112 (26.85 %) women (p = 0.73). The patients in whom it was identified had a mean age of 47.8 ± 25.8 (0–96) years, similar to that of patients without this variant: 51.7 ± 25.9 (0–104) years (p = 0.06). 501Y variant was confirmed in 34 samples by sequence method and 501 N wild type was confirmed in 67. This method is sensitive, specific, and simple to apply in any microbiology lab.
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- M Sandoval Torrientes
- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain; Genetic Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain; Genetic Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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Song F, Du H, Wang C, Huang X, Qu X, Wei L, Belinson JL, Wu R. The effectiveness of human papillomavirus load, reflected by cycle threshold values, for the triage of HPV-positive self-samples in cervical cancer screening. J Med Screen 2020; 28:318-324. [PMID: 32869705 DOI: 10.1177/0969141320943634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The performance of Cobas4800 cycle threshold value (Ct-value, reflecting viral load) combined with human papillomavirus (HPV) 16/18 genotyping was explored as a method of risk stratification to triage patients after primary HPV screening of self-collected samples. METHODS The Chinese Multi-site Screening Trial database was reviewed, with focus on self-collected samples, using the results of Cobas4800 HPV assay. Quartiles of Ct-values of each genotype were used for grouping and developing screening algorithms. Diagnostic accuracy for paired comparisons between algorithms was obtained using McNemar's test. RESULTS A total of 10,498 women were included. The Ct-values of HPV16 and other high-risk HPV were inversely correlated with the severity of cervical lesions (p < 0.001). Risks for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2+/CIN3+) were significantly stratified by Ct-values from channels detecting HPV16 and other high-risk HPV types. "HPV with HPV16/18 and reflex Ct <33.7" (algorithm G) achieved a favorable sensitivity to "HPV with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance or worse (≥ASCUS)" (81.9% vs. 70.1% for CIN2+, p < 0.001), a comparable sensitivity to "HPV with HPV16/18 reflex cytology ≥ASCUS" (81.9% vs. 81.3% for CIN2+, p > 0.05), and resulted in a slightly lower specificity than the latter two algorithms (92.6% vs. 97.4% and 95.4% respectively for CIN2+, p < 0.05). However, algorithm G achieved a comparable sensitivity to HPV testing alone for CIN3+, and reduced the colposcopy referral rate from 13.7% for HPV testing alone to 8.4%. CONCLUSIONS HPV viral loads reflected by Ct-values are associated with the severity of cervical lesions. Ct-values with an appropriate cut-off of 33.7, combined with HPV16/18 genotyping, represent a promising triage of HPV-positive women particularly for self-collected samples.
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- Fangbin Song
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
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Evaluation of the concordance in HPV type between self- and physician-collected samples using a brush-based device and a PCR-based HPV DNA test in Japanese referred patients with abnormal cytology or HPV infection. Int J Clin Oncol 2020; 25:1854-1860. [PMID: 32583223 PMCID: PMC7498480 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-020-01727-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND To adopt HPV self-sampling in Japan, we assessed the concordance between self- and physician-collected human papillomavirus (HPV) samples from Japanese patients and examined the performance of HPV self-sampling for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+). METHODS Patients who had previously tested negative for intraepithelial lesions or malignancy/HPV-positive, and patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance or worse (ASCUS+) cytology were eligible for this cross-sectional study. Participants performed HPV self-sampling using an Evalyn brush, which was submitted at the Fukui Prefectural Health Care Association. The Evalyn brush heads were stored in ThinPrep vials. The physician, however, performed HPV and cell sampling using an endocervical brush and immediately stored the brush heads in ThinPrep vials. All participants underwent colposcopy and biopsy. Histopathological diagnoses were made by pathologists at Fukui University Hospital. HPV infection was confirmed using a PCR-based Cobas 4800 HPV DNA test. Cytological analysis was performed at Fukui Prefectural Health Care Association. RESULTS HPV-positive rates for physician-collected samples and self-collected samples were 51 and 50%, respectively. The perfect match rate of HPV type between the groups was 88% (κ = 0.76). HPV16/18 showed higher agreement rates than other HPVs (99%, kappa 0.96 and 89% kappa 0.77, respectively). Both groups showed 100% sensitivity to CIN2+, but specificity was 57.0 and 58.1%, respectively. CONCLUSION For HPV typing, a good concordance rate was seen between self- and physician-collected samples. Self-sampling showed high sensitivity for CIN2+. Self-sampling using the Evalyn brush and Cobas 4800 may be feasible for screening Japanese individuals.
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Duan L, Du H, Wang C, Huang X, Qu X, Shi B, Liu Y, Zhang W, Duan X, Wei L, Belinson JL, Wu R. The effectiveness of HPV viral load, reflected by Cobas 4800 HPV-Ct values for the triage of HPV-positive women in primary cervical cancer screening: Direct endocervical samples. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232107. [PMID: 32379782 PMCID: PMC7205204 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Objective To explore the relationship between the viral load reflected by the Ct value of Cobas 4800 HPV test and cervical lesions, and the effectiveness of the viral load for secondary triage of HPV-positive women. Methods The Chinese Multi-Center Screening Trial (CHIMUST) evaluated both self-collected samples and physician-collected samples from women, aged 30 to 59, who were screened for cervical cancer in 6 regions across China. Using physician collected samples, the relationship between the HPV-Ct values of different subtypes and the cervical lesions was analyzed. Then the combined use of the HPV-Ct values with the HPV subtypes was evaluated as a secondary screening algorithm for the women who were HPV positive. Results The Ct values of HPV16 and 12 other HPV subtypes(12-type pool), tested with Cobas decreased with the progression of cervical lesion (HPV16: r = -0.429, P<0.001; 12 other HR-HPV subtypes: r = -0.099, P<0.01). The HPV18-Ct value was not correlated with cervical lesion(P>0.05). Compared with HPV16/18 and cytology (HPV16/18 positive and 12-type pool plus cytology ≥ ASC-US), the sequential secondary screening using HPV16/18 and the viral load of 12-type pool (cut-point HPV-Ct≤31) had equal sensitivities for CIN2+ and CIN3+ (83.1%vs.80.3%,100%vs.92.6%,P>0.05), with slightly lower specificities (96.2%vs.94.4%,96.5%vs.93.9%,P<0.001) and higher colposcopy referral rate (4.90%vs.6.59%, P<0.05), but required no cytology. Conclusion Type-specific HPV viral load is closely related to cervical lesions severity. It is feasible and efficient to use HPV16/18 and the viral load of 12 other HPV subtypes (with cut-point HPV-Ct≤31) as the secondary screening for HPV positive women. This algorithm may be useful in low resource regions.
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- Lyufang Duan
- Department of gynecology and obstetrics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of gynecology and obstetrics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of gynecology and obstetrics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of gynecology and obstetrics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, China
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- Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebie, China
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- Fudan University, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Wuhan University, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Capital Medical University Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (RW); (JLB); (LW)
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- Preventive Oncology International, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States of America
- Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- * E-mail: (RW); (JLB); (LW)
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- Department of gynecology and obstetrics, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Technology for Early Diagnosis of Major Gynecological Diseases, Shenzhen, China
- * E-mail: (RW); (JLB); (LW)
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Álvarez-Argüelles ME, Rojo-Alba S, Pérez Martínez Z, Leal Negredo Á, Boga Riveiro JA, Alonso Álvarez MA, Rodríguez Súarez J, de Oña Navarro M, Melón García S. New clinical and seasonal evidence of infections by Human Parainfluenzavirus. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2018; 37:2211-2217. [PMID: 30143939 PMCID: PMC7088353 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-018-3363-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Human Parainfluenzaviruses (PIVs) account for a significant proportion of viral acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children, and are also associated with morbidity and mortality in adults, including nosocomial infections. This work aims to describe PIV genotypes and their clinical and epidemiological distribution. Between December 2016 and December 2017, 6121 samples were collected, and submitted to viral culture and genomic quantification, specifically Parainfluenza 1–4 (PIV1–4), Influenza A and B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) A and B, Adenovirus, Metapneumovirus, Coronavirus, Rhinovirus, and Enterovirus. Normalized viral load, as (log10) copies/103 cells, was calculated as virus Ct, determined by multiple qRT-PCR, as a function of the Ct of β-globin. PIV was confirmed in 268 cases (4.37%), and linked to both upper and lower respiratory tract disease, being more frequent in children than in adults (5.23 and 2.43%, respectively). PIV1 and PIV3 were most common (31 and 32.5%, of total PIV positive samples, respectively), with distribution being similar in children and adults, as was viral load. PIV type was correlated with seasonality: PIV3 being more frequent in winter and spring, PIV1 in summer, and PIV 4 in fall. No correlation between vial load and clinical severity was found. Novel findings were that PIV viral load was higher in fall than in other seasons, and PIV4, classically linked to mild respiratory symptoms, was circulating, in children and adults, at all levels of symptoms throughout the year.
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- Marta E Álvarez-Argüelles
- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. .,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Morphology and Cellular Biology Department, Oviedo University, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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Gómez-Novo M, Boga JA, Álvarez-Argüelles ME, Rojo-Alba S, Fernández A, Menéndez MJ, de Oña M, Melón S. Human respiratory syncytial virus load normalized by cell quantification as predictor of acute respiratory tract infection. J Med Virol 2018; 90:861-866. [PMID: 29315642 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a common cause of respiratory infections. The main objective is to analyze the prediction ability of viral load of HRSV normalized by cell number in respiratory symptoms. A prospective, descriptive, and analytical study was performed. From 7307 respiratory samples processed between December 2014 to April 2016, 1019 HRSV-positive samples, were included in this study. Low respiratory tract infection was present in 729 patients (71.54%). Normalized HRSV load was calculated by quantification of HRSV genome and human β-globin gene and expressed as log10 copies/1000 cells. HRSV mean loads were 4.09 ± 2.08 and 4.82 ± 2.09 log10 copies/1000 cells in the 549 pharyngeal and 470 nasopharyngeal samples, respectively (P < 0.001). The viral mean load was 4.81 ± 1.98 log10 copies/1000 cells for patients under the age of 4-year-old (P < 0.001). The viral mean loads were 4.51 ± 2.04 cells in patients with low respiratory tract infection and 4.22 ± 2.28 log10 copies/1000 cells with upper respiratory tract infection or febrile syndrome (P < 0.05). A possible cut off value to predict LRTI evolution was tentatively established. Normalization of viral load by cell number in the samples is essential to ensure an optimal virological molecular diagnosis avoiding that the quality of samples affects the results. A high viral load can be a useful marker to predict disease progression.
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- Miriam Gómez-Novo
- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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Peterson LR, Young SA, Davis TE, Wang ZX, Duncan J, Noutsios C, Liesenfeld O, Osiecki JC, Lewinski MA. Evaluation of the cobas Cdiff Test for Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile in Stool Samples. J Clin Microbiol 2017; 55:3426-3436. [PMID: 28954901 PMCID: PMC5703809 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01135-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are reliable tools for the detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile from unformed (liquid or soft) stool samples. The objective of this study was to evaluate performance of the cobas Cdiff test on the cobas 4800 system using prospectively collected stool specimens from patients suspected of having C. difficile infection (CDI). The performance of the cobas Cdiff test was compared to the results of combined direct and broth-enriched toxigenic culture methods in a large, multicenter clinical trial. Additional discrepancy analysis was performed by using the Xpert C. difficile Epi test. Sample storage was evaluated by using contrived and fresh samples before and after storage at -20°C. Testing was performed on samples from 683 subjects (306 males and 377 females); 113 (16.5%) of 683 subjects were positive for toxigenic C. difficile by direct toxigenic culture, and 141 of 682 subjects were positive by using the combined direct and enriched toxigenic culture method (reference method), for a prevalence rate of 20.7%. The sensitivity and specificity of the cobas Cdiff test compared to the combined direct and enriched culture method were 92.9% (131/141; 95% confidence interval [CI], 87.4% to 96.1%) and 98.7% (534/541; 95% CI, 97.4% to 99.4%), respectively. Discrepancy analysis using results for retested samples from a second NAAT (Xpert C. difficile/Epi test; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA) found no false-negative and 4 false-positive cobas Cdiff test results. There was no difference in positive and negative results in comparisons of fresh and stored samples. These results support the use of the cobas Cdiff test as a robust aid in the diagnosis of CDI.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lance R Peterson
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- TriCore Reference Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Medical and Scientific Affairs, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Pleasanton, California, USA
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- Medical and Scientific Affairs, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Pleasanton, California, USA
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- Medical and Scientific Affairs, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Pleasanton, California, USA
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- Medical and Scientific Affairs, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Pleasanton, California, USA
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- Medical and Scientific Affairs, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Pleasanton, California, USA
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Álvarez-Argüelles ME, Melón S, Rojo S, Fernandez-Blázquez A, Boga JA, Palacio A, Vivanco B, de Oña M. Detection and quantification of Merkel cell polyomavirus. Analysis of Merkel cell carcinoma cases from 1977 to 2015. J Med Virol 2017; 89:2224-2229. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Department of Microbiology; Unit of Virology; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias; Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Microbiology; Unit of Virology; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias; Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Microbiology; Unit of Virology; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias; Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Microbiology; Unit of Virology; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias; Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Microbiology; Unit of Virology; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias; Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias; Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Microbiology; Unit of Virology; Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias; Oviedo Spain
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Morilla A, Melón S, Álvarez-Argüelles ME, Armesto E, Villar H, de Oña M. Utility of normalized genome quantification of Helicobacter pylori in gastric mucosa using an in-house real-time polymerase chain reaction. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178674. [PMID: 28575047 PMCID: PMC5456260 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Traditional diagnostic assays for Helicobacter pylori detection have their limitations. Molecular methods can improve both diagnosis and understanding of gastric diseases. Here we describe an in-house quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-rt-PCR) for the detection of H. pylori in gastric biopsies which has been developed and has a detection limit of 10 copies, the specificity of which was tested against other gastric colonizer bacteria. In this study, 199 gastric biopsies from adults with different clinical gastric symptoms were examined. Biopsies were obtained during endoscopy and the following tests performed: rapid urease testing (RUT), culture and q-rt-PCR. H. pylori bacterial load expressed as bacterial load per 105 cells was calculated using a standard curve. H. pylori was isolated in 41% of patients, RUT was positive in 32% and bacterial genome was detected in 45% (p = 0.010). Concordance between traditional invasive microbiological methods used together and q-rt-PCR was almost 100%. Bacterial load in patients with positive RUT was significantly higher than those where it was negative (p<0.0001). There were also significant differences between bacterial load in patients with more than one positive assay versus those where only one method was positive (p = 0.006). The in-house q-PCR developed here is quick and inexpensive, and allows accurate diagnosis of H. pylori infection. It also permits normalized bacterial load quantification, which is important to differentiate between asymptomatic colonisation and infection.
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- Ana Morilla
- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Avilés, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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