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Ochi F, Tauchi H, Miura H, Moritani T, Chisaka T, Higaki T, Eguchi M. Complicated Acute Pericarditis and Peripheral Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Influenza B Virus Infection: A Case Report. Case Rep Pediatr 2023; 2023:4374552. [PMID: 37180286 PMCID: PMC10169241 DOI: 10.1155/2023/4374552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Background In this study, we report the case of a 14-month-old female patient transferred from another hospital to our hospital with a 9-day history of fever and worsening dyspnea. Case Report. The patient tested positive for influenza type B virus 7 days before being transferred to our hospital but was never treated. The physical examination performed at presentation revealed redness and swelling of the skin at the site of the peripheral venous catheter insertion performed at the previous hospital. Her electrocardiogram revealed ST segment elevations in leads II, III, aVF, and V2-V6. An emergent transthoracic echocardiogram revealed pericardial effusion. As ventricular dysfunction due to pericardial effusion was not present, pericardiocentesis was not performed. Furthermore, blood culture revealed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Thus, a diagnosis of acute pericarditis complicated with sepsis and peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection (PVC-BSI) due to MRSA was made. Frequent bedside ultrasound examinations were performed to evaluate the outcomes of the treatment. After administering vancomycin, aspirin, and colchicine, the patient's general condition stabilized. Conclusions In children, it is crucial to identify the causative organism and provide appropriate targeted therapy to prevent worsening of the condition and mortality due to acute pericarditis. Moreover, it is important to carefully monitor the clinical course for the progression of acute pericarditis to cardiac tamponade and evaluate the treatment outcomes.
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- Fumihiro Ochi
- Department of Pediatrics, Ehime Prefectural Niihama Hospital, Niihama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Ivaturi K, Tsukhai V, Hassan WM. Influenza Type B Complicates a Previously Undiagnosed Case of Pericarditis. Cureus 2022; 14:e30810. [DOI: 10.7759/cureus.30810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Spoto S, Mangiacapra F, D’Avanzo G, Lemme D, Bustos Guillén C, Abbate A, Markley JD, Sambuco F, Markley R, Fogolari M, Locorriere L, Lupoi DM, Battifoglia G, Costantino S, Ciccozzi M, Angeletti S. Synergistic effect of myocardial injury and mid-regional proAdrenomedullin elevation in determining clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 patients. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:929408. [PMID: 36388948 PMCID: PMC9643355 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.929408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a systemic disease induced by SARS-CoV-2 causing myocardial injury. To date, there are few data on the correlation between mid-regional proAdrenomedullin (MR-proADM) and myocardial injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the association of myocardial injury and elevated mid-regional proAdrenomedullin values could predict mortality of SARS-CoV-2 patients, to offer the best management to COVID-19 patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection at the COVID-19 Center of the Campus Bio-Medico of Rome University were included between October 2020 and March 2021 and were retrospectively analyzed. Myocardial injury was defined as rising and/or fall of cardiac hs Troponin I values with at least one value above the 99th percentile of the upper reference limit (≥15.6 ng/L in women and ≥34.2 ng/L in men). The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes were the comparison of MR-proADM, CRP, ferritin, and PCT as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of myocardial injury. Additionally, we analyzed the development of ARDS, the need for ICU transfer, and length of stay (LOS). RESULTS A total of 161 patients were included in this study. Of these, 58 (36.0%) presented myocardial injury at admission. An MR-proADM value ≥ 1.19 nmol/L was defined as the optimal cut-off to identify patients with myocardial injury (sensitivity 81.0% and specificity 73.5%). A total of 121 patients (75.2%) developed ARDS, which was significantly more frequent among patients with myocardial injury (86.2 vs. 68.9%, p = 0.015). The overall 30-day mortality was 21%. Patients with myocardial injury presented significantly higher mortality compared to those without the same (46.6 vs. 6.8%, p < 0.001). When dividing the entire study population into four groups, based on the presence of myocardial injury and MR-proADM values, those patients with both myocardial injury and MR-proADM ≥ 1.19 nmol/L presented the highest mortality (53.2%, p < 0.001). The combination of myocardial injury and MR-proADM values ≥ 1.19 nmol/L was an independent predictor of death (OR = 7.82, 95% CI = 2.87-21.30; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The study is focused on the correlation between myocardial injury and MR-proADM. Myocardial injury induced by SARS-CoV-2 is strongly associated with high MR-proADM values and mortality.
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- Silvia Spoto
- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinica Universidad de los Andes, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Division of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
- Central Virginia, Veterans Administration Hospital, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Emergency, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Unit of Clinical Laboratory Science, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Labotarory Research Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Laboratory Science, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Labotarory Research Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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Pericardial Involvement in Severe COVID-19 Patients. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:medicina58081093. [PMID: 36013560 PMCID: PMC9415465 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58081093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Background and Objectives: SARS-CoV-2 has an extensive tissue tropism due to its ability to attach to the surfaces of cells through different receptors, leading to systemic complications. In this article, we aim to present the prevalence of pericardial effusions in patients with severe COVID-19, to identify the risk factors/predictors for pericardial involvement, and to evaluate its impact on overall mortality. Materials and Methods: We enrolled 100 patients with severe COVID-19 in our observational cohort study and divided them in two groups: Group A (27 patients with pericardial effusion) and Group B (73 patients without pericardial effusion). We recorded demographic and lifestyle parameters, anthropometric parameters, clinical parameters, inflammation markers, respiratory function parameters, complete blood count, coagulation parameters, and biochemical serum parameters. All patients were evaluated by computer tomography scans within 48 h of admission. Results: The median age was 61 years in both groups and the male/female ratio was 3.5 vs. 2.8 in Group A vs. Group B. We identified mild pericardial effusion (3–4 mm) in 62.9% patients and moderate pericardial effusion (5–9 mm) in 37.1% patients, with a median value of 4 [3;6] mm. The patients with pericardial effusion presented with higher percentages of obesity, type-2 diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, and congestive heart failure, without statistical significance. Increased values in cardiac enzymes (myoglobin, CK, CK-MB) and LDH were statistically associated with pericardial effusion. The overall mortality among the participants of the study was 24% (24 patients), 33.3% in Group A and 20.8% in Group B. Conclusions: Pericardial effusion has a high prevalence (27%) among patients with severe forms of COVID-19 and was associated with higher mortality. Pericardial effusion in our study was not associated with the presence of comorbidities or the extent of lung involvement. Overall mortality was 60% higher in patients with pericardial effusion.
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Influenza Myopericarditis and Pericarditis: A Literature Review. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11144123. [PMID: 35887887 PMCID: PMC9316162 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11144123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Myopericarditis is a rare complication of influenza infection. The presentation may range from mild and frequently unrecognized, to fulminant and potentially complicated by cardiogenic and/or obstructive shock (tamponade), which is associated with high mortality. We performed a review of literature on all influenza pericarditis and myopericarditis cases according to PRISMA guidelines using the PubMed search engine of the Medline database. Seventy-five cases of influenza myopericarditis and isolated pericarditis were identified from 1951 to 2021. Influenza A was reported twice as often as influenza B; however, influenza type did not correlate with outcome. Men and elderly patients were more likely to have isolated pericarditis, while women and younger patients were more likely to have myopericarditis. All included patients had pericardial effusion, while 36% had tamponade. Tamponade was more common in those with isolated pericarditis (41.2%) than myopericarditis (13.8%). Cardiogenic shock was more common in patients with myopericarditis (64%), with an overall mortality rate of 14.7%. Nearly 88% of the recovered patients remained without long-term complications reported. Conclusion: Influenza A appears a more common cause of pericarditis and myopericarditis. Isolated pericarditis was more commonly associated with tamponade but without reported deaths, whereas myopericarditis was more commonly associated with cardiogenic shock and death (19%).
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Fischer T, El Baz Y, Scanferla G, Graf N, Waldeck F, Kleger GR, Frauenfelder T, Bremerich J, Kobbe SS, Pagani JL, Schindera S, Conen A, Wildermuth S, Leschka S, Strahm C, Waelti S, Dietrich TJ, Albrich WC. Comparison of temporal evolution of computed tomography imaging features in COVID-19 and influenza infections in a multicenter cohort study. Eur J Radiol Open 2022; 9:100431. [PMID: 35765661 PMCID: PMC9226197 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejro.2022.100431] [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: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Purpose To compare temporal evolution of imaging features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza in computed tomography and evaluate their predictive value for distinction. Methods In this retrospective, multicenter study 179 CT examinations of 52 COVID-19 and 44 influenza critically ill patients were included. Lung involvement, main pattern (ground glass opacity, crazy paving, consolidation) and additional lung and chest findings were evaluated by two independent observers. Additional findings and clinical data were compared patient-wise. A decision tree analysis was performed to identify imaging features with predictive value in distinguishing both entities. Results In contrast to influenza patients, lung involvement remains high in COVID-19 patients > 14 days after the diagnosis. The predominant pattern in COVID-19 evolves from ground glass at the beginning to consolidation in later disease. In influenza there is more consolidation at the beginning and overall less ground glass opacity (p = 0.002). Decision tree analysis yielded the following: Earlier in disease course, pleural effusion is a typical feature of influenza (p = 0.007) whereas ground glass opacities indicate COVID-19 (p = 0.04). In later disease, particularly more lung involvement (p < 0.001), but also less pleural (p = 0.005) and pericardial (p = 0.003) effusion favor COVID-19 over influenza. Regardless of time point, less lung involvement (p < 0.001), tree-in-bud (p = 0.002) and pericardial effusion (p = 0.01) make influenza more likely than COVID-19. Conclusions This study identified differences in temporal evolution of imaging features between COVID-19 and influenza. These findings may help to distinguish both diseases in critically ill patients when laboratory findings are delayed or inconclusive. Decision tree analysis helps to distinguish COVID-19 and Influenza. Pleural effusion is a typical feature of influenza in early disease. Ground glass opacities indicate COVID-19 in early disease. Lung involvement remains high in COVID-19 patients > 14 days after the diagnosis. Pleural and pericardial effusion favor influenza over COVID-19 in later disease.
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Key Words
- COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- COVID-19
- COVID-19, Coronavirus disease 2019
- CT, Computed tomography
- Computed tomography
- GGO, Ground glass opacity
- HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus
- HSCT, Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- ICC, Intraclass correlation coefficient
- ICU, Intensive care unit
- IQR, Interquartile range
- Influenza
- Lung
- PCR, Polymerase chain reaction
- Pneumonia
- SD, Standard deviation
- SOT, Solid organ transplantation
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- Tim Fischer
- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Division of Intensive Care, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult Intensive Care Service, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Havasi A, Visan S, Cainap C, Cainap SS, Mihaila AA, Pop LA. Influenza A, Influenza B, and SARS-CoV-2 Similarities and Differences – A Focus on Diagnosis. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:908525. [PMID: 35794916 PMCID: PMC9251468 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.908525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
In late December 2019, the first cases of viral pneumonia caused by an unidentified pathogen were reported in China. Two years later, SARS-CoV-2 was responsible for almost 450 million cases, claiming more than 6 million lives. The COVID-19 pandemic strained the limits of healthcare systems all across the world. Identifying viral RNA through real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction remains the gold standard in diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, equipment cost, availability, and the need for trained personnel limited testing capacity. Through an unprecedented research effort, new diagnostic techniques such as rapid diagnostic testing, isothermal amplification techniques, and next-generation sequencing were developed, enabling accurate and accessible diagnosis. Influenza viruses are responsible for seasonal outbreaks infecting up to a quarter of the human population worldwide. Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 present with flu-like symptoms, making the differential diagnosis challenging solely on clinical presentation. Healthcare systems are likely to be faced with overlapping SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza outbreaks. This review aims to present the similarities and differences of both infections while focusing on the diagnosis. We discuss the clinical presentation of Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 and techniques available for diagnosis. Furthermore, we summarize available data regarding the multiplex diagnostic assay of both viral infections.
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- Andrei Havasi
- Department of Oncology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Oncology Institute “Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Genetics, Genomics and Experimental Pathology, The Oncology Institute “Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oncology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Oncology Institute “Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Pediatric Clinic No. 2, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Emergency County Hospital for Children, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Mother and Child, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- *Correspondence: Simona Sorana Cainap, ;
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- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Kou Z, Fan X, Li J, Shao Z, Qiang X. Using amino acid features to identify the pathogenicity of influenza B virus. Infect Dis Poverty 2022; 11:50. [PMID: 35509019 PMCID: PMC9066401 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-022-00974-0] [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: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Influenza B virus can cause epidemics with high pathogenicity, so it poses a serious threat to public health. A feature representation algorithm is proposed in this paper to identify the pathogenicity phenotype of influenza B virus. METHODS The dataset included all 11 influenza virus proteins encoded in eight genome segments of 1724 strains. Two types of features were hierarchically used to build the prediction model. Amino acid features were directly delivered from 67 feature descriptors and input into the random forest classifier to output informative features about the class label and probabilistic prediction. The sequential forward search strategy was used to optimize the informative features. The final features for each strain had low dimensions and included knowledge from different perspectives, which were used to build the machine learning model for pathogenicity identification. RESULTS The 40 signature positions were achieved by entropy screening. Mutations at position 135 of the hemagglutinin protein had the highest entropy value (1.06). After the informative features were directly generated from the 67 random forest models, the dimensions for class and probabilistic features were optimized as 4 and 3, respectively. The optimal class features had a maximum accuracy of 94.2% and a maximum Matthews correlation coefficient of 88.4%, while the optimal probabilistic features had a maximum accuracy of 94.1% and a maximum Matthews correlation coefficient of 88.2%. The optimized features outperformed the original informative features and amino acid features from individual descriptors. The sequential forward search strategy had better performance than the classical ensemble method. CONCLUSIONS The optimized informative features had the best performance and were used to build a predictive model so as to identify the phenotype of influenza B virus with high pathogenicity and provide early risk warning for disease control.
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- Zheng Kou
- Institute of Computing Science and Technology, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- Institute of Computing Science and Technology, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute of Computing Science and Technology, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute of Computing Science and Technology, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Computer Science and Cyber Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Zapf AJ, Hardick J, McBryde B, Sauer LM, Fenstermacher KZJ, Ricketts EP, Lin YC, Chen KF, Hsieh YH, Dugas A, Shaw-Saliba K, Pekosz A, Gaydos CA, Rothman RE. Impact of coinfection status and comorbidity on disease severity in adult emergency department patients with influenza B. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2021; 16:236-246. [PMID: 34533270 PMCID: PMC8818819 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Influenza B accounts for approximately one fourth of the seasonal influenza burden. However, research on the importance of influenza B has received less attention compared to influenza A. We sought to describe the association of both coinfections and comorbidities with disease severity among adults presenting to emergency departments (ED) with influenza B. Methods Nasopharyngeal samples from patients found to be influenza B positive in four US and three Taiwanese ED over four consecutive influenza seasons (2014–2018) were tested for coinfections with the ePlex RP RUO panel. Multivariable logistic regressions were fitted to model adjusted odds ratios (aOR) for two severity outcomes separately: hospitalization and pneumonia diagnosis. Adjusting for demographic factors, underlying health conditions, and the National Early Warning Score (NEWS), we estimated the association of upper respiratory coinfections and comorbidity with disease severity (including hospitalization or pneumonia). Results Amongst all influenza B positive individuals (n = 446), presence of another upper respiratory pathogen was associated with an increased likelihood of hospitalization (aOR = 2.99 [95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.14–7.85, p = 0.026]) and pneumonia (aOR = 2.27 [95% CI: 1.25–4.09, p = 0.007]). Chronic lung diseases (CLD) were the strongest predictor for hospitalization (aOR = 3.43 [95% CI: 2.98–3.95, p < 0.001]), but not for pneumonia (aOR = 1.73 [95% CI: 0.80–3.78, p = 0.166]). Conclusion Amongst ED patients infected with influenza B, the presence of other upper respiratory pathogens was independently associated with both hospitalization and pneumonia; presence of CLD was also associated with hospitalization. These findings may be informative for ED clinician's in managing patients infected with influenza B.
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- Alexander J Zapf
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.,Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Schroff P, Hovey JR, Tharumia Jagadeesan C, Nagalapuram V, Chaucer B. Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Influenza B Infection. Cureus 2021; 13:e14888. [PMID: 34109077 PMCID: PMC8180197 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Every year, Influenza infection contributes to significant morbidity and mortality carrying a huge economic burden. Extra-pulmonary manifestations are increasingly being recognized. We present a 29-year-old woman with acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade requiring emergent pericardiocentesis secondary to Influenza B infection. Although very rare in relation to Influenza B infection, the pericardial disease can occur during the acute infection or as a post-viral syndrome. Considering pericardial disease in patients with chest pain and any viral infection may facilitate timely diagnosis and prevent unnecessary life-threatening complications.
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- Praful Schroff
- Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Montgomery, Montgomery, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Montgomery, Montgomery, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Montgomery, Montgomery, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Montgomery, Montgomery, USA
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Arfaras-Melainis A, Cordero H, Goyal A, Benes L, Salgunan R. Acute Influenza B Infection Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report. Cureus 2020; 12:e11799. [PMID: 33409044 PMCID: PMC7779153 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Influenza A and B acute infections usually affect primarily the respiratory system. In rare cases, however, the cardiovascular system is also compromised either via the direct effect of the virus or via the worsening of preexisting cardiac conditions. We present a rare case of acute Influenza B infection presenting as pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. A healthy 32-year-old female was presented to the emergency room with influenza-like symptoms for four days, where she was monitored for a few hours and was subsequently discharged to home after testing positive for Influenza B by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). On the fifth day, she returned to the emergency room with worsening symptoms, primarily exertional dyspnea. She was hypotensive and tachycardic and temporarily improved with fluid administration. She was transferred to the intensive care unit, where a bedside point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and later a formal transthoracic echocardiogram revealed that she had pericardial effusion with sonographic signs of cardiac tamponade. Emergent pericardiocentesis was performed and resulted in hemodynamic and symptomatic improvement. The pericardial drain that was initially left in place and continued to drain pericardial fluid (700 ccs in total), was removed 3 days later, after echocardiographic confirmation of the resolution of the pericardial effusion. She completed a five-day course of Oseltamivir and was subsequently discharged home safely. In summary, our case describes an acute Influenza B infection that was complicated by pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. It also highlights the importance of bedside POCUS and echocardiography in the early diagnosis and treatment of cardiac tamponade cases, frequently with pericardiocentesis as in our case.
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- Angelos Arfaras-Melainis
- Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, USA.,Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, GRC
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, USA
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Ghosh R, Chakraborty A, Biswas A, Chowdhuri S. Potential therapeutic use of corticosteroids as SARS CoV-2 main protease inhibitors: a computational study. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 40:2053-2066. [PMID: 33094701 PMCID: PMC7596904 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1835728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
The outbreak of COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2), represents a pandemic threat to global public health. To date, ∼530,000 people died of this disease worldwide. Presently, researchers/clinicians are adopting the drug repurposing strategy to combat this disease. It has also been observed that some repurposed anti-viral drugs may serve as potent inhibitors of SARS CoV-2 Mpro, a key component of viral replication. Apart from these anti-viral drugs, recently dexamethasone (an important corticosteroid) is effectively used to treat COVID-19 patients. However, the mechanism behind the mode of its action is not so clear. Additionally, the effect of other well-known corticosteroids to control this disease by inhibiting the proteolytic activity of Mpro is ambiguous. In this study, we have adopted computational approaches to understand these aspects. Six well-known corticosteroids (cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone, betamethasone and dexamethasone) and two repurposed drugs (darunavir and lopinavir) against COVID-19 were subjected for molecular docking studies. Two of them (betamethasone and dexamethasone) were selected by comparing their binding affinities with selected repurposed drugs toward Mpro. Betamethasone and dexamethasone interacted with both the catalytic residues of Mpro (His41 and Cys145). Molecular dynamics studies further revealed that these two Mpro-corticosteroid complexes are more stable, experience less conformational fluctuations and more compact than Mpro-darunavir/lopinavir complexes. These findings were additionally validated by MM-GBSA analysis. This study provides corroboration for execution of anti-COVID-19 activity of dexamethasone. Our study also emphasizes on the use of another important corticosteroid (betamethasone) as potential therapeutic agent for COVID-19 treatment.
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- Rajesh Ghosh
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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Chow EJ, Rolfes MA, O'Halloran A, Anderson EJ, Bennett NM, Billing L, Chai S, Dufort E, Herlihy R, Kim S, Lynfield R, McMullen C, Monroe ML, Schaffner W, Spencer M, Talbot HK, Thomas A, Yousey-Hindes K, Reed C, Garg S. Acute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults : A Cross-sectional Study. Ann Intern Med 2020; 173:605-613. [PMID: 32833488 PMCID: PMC8097760 DOI: 10.7326/m20-1509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Influenza may contribute to the burden of acute cardiovascular events during annual influenza epidemics. OBJECTIVE To examine acute cardiovascular events and determine risk factors for acute heart failure (aHF) and acute ischemic heart disease (aIHD) in adults with a hospitalization associated with laboratory-confirmed influenza. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING U.S. Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network during the 2010-to-2011 through 2017-to-2018 influenza seasons. PARTICIPANTS Adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza and identified through influenza testing ordered by a practitioner. MEASUREMENTS Acute cardiovascular events were ascertained using discharge codes from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, and ICD, 10th Revision. Age, sex, race/ethnicity, tobacco use, chronic conditions, influenza vaccination, influenza antiviral medication, and influenza type or subtype were included as exposures in logistic regression models, and marginal adjusted risk ratios and 95% CIs were estimated to describe factors associated with aHF or aIHD. RESULTS Among 89 999 adults with laboratory-confirmed influenza, 80 261 had complete medical record abstractions and available ICD codes (median age, 69 years [interquartile range, 54 to 81 years]) and 11.7% had an acute cardiovascular event. The most common such events (non-mutually exclusive) were aHF (6.2%) and aIHD (5.7%). Older age, tobacco use, underlying cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and renal disease were significantly associated with higher risk for aHF and aIHD in adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza. LIMITATION Underdetection of cases was likely because influenza testing was based on practitioner orders. Acute cardiovascular events were identified by ICD discharge codes and may be subject to misclassification bias. CONCLUSION In this population-based study of adults hospitalized with influenza, almost 12% of patients had an acute cardiovascular event. Clinicians should ensure high rates of influenza vaccination, especially in those with underlying chronic conditions, to protect against acute cardiovascular events associated with influenza. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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- Eric J Chow
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (E.J.C., M.A.R., A.O., C.R., S.G.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (E.J.C., M.A.R., A.O., C.R., S.G.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (E.J.C., M.A.R., A.O., C.R., S.G.)
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- Emory University School of Medicine and Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia (E.J.A.)
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York (N.M.B.)
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- Center for Preparedness and Response, Atlanta, Georgia (S.C.)
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- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado (R.H.)
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- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, Michigan (S.K.)
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- Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota (R.L.)
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- Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, Maryland (M.L.M.)
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (W.S., H.K.T.)
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- Salt Lake County Health Department, Salt Lake City, Utah (M.S.)
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (W.S., H.K.T.)
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- Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon (A.T.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (E.J.C., M.A.R., A.O., C.R., S.G.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (E.J.C., M.A.R., A.O., C.R., S.G.)
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Scarsi M, Piantoni S, Colombo E, Airó P, Richini D, Miclini M, Bertasi V, Bianchi M, Bottone D, Civelli P, Cotelli MS, Damiolini E, Galbassini G, Gatta D, Ghirardelli ML, Magri R, Malamani P, Mendeni M, Molinari S, Morotti A, Salada L, Turla M, Vender A, Tincani A, Brucato A, Franceschini F, Furloni R, Andreoli L. Association between treatment with colchicine and improved survival in a single-centre cohort of adult hospitalised patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis 2020; 79:1286-1289. [PMID: 32732245 PMCID: PMC7509521 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The outbreak of COVID-19 posed the issue of urgently identifying treatment strategies. Colchicine was considered for this purpose based on well-recognised anti-inflammatory effects and potential antiviral properties. In the present study, colchicine was proposed to patients with COVID-19, and its effects compared with 'standard-of-care' (SoC). METHODS In the public hospital of Esine, northern Italy, 140 consecutive inpatients, with virologically and radiographically confirmed COVID-19 admitted in the period 5-19 March 2020, were treated with 'SoC' (hydroxychloroquine and/or intravenous dexamethasone; and/or lopinavir/ritonavir). They were compared with 122 consecutive inpatients, admitted between 19 March and 5 April 2020, treated with colchicine (1 mg/day) and SoC (antiviral drugs were stopped before colchicine, due to potential interaction). RESULTS Patients treated with colchicine had a better survival rate as compared with SoC at 21 days of follow-up (84.2% (SE=3.3%) vs 63.6% (SE=4.1%), p=0.001). Cox proportional hazards regression survival analysis showed that a lower risk of death was independently associated with colchicine treatment (HR=0.151 (95% CI 0.062 to 0.368), p<0.0001), whereas older age, worse PaO2/FiO2, and higher serum levels of ferritin at entry were associated with a higher risk. CONCLUSION This proof-of-concept study may support the rationale of use of colchicine for the treatment of COVID-19. Efficacy and safety must be determined in controlled clinical trials.
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- Mirko Scarsi
- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Neurology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Neurology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Pneumology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Neurology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Neurology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Pneumology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Pneumology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Pneumology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Neurology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Pneumology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- Neurology Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Hospital Pharmacy - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Sacco", University of Milano, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
- COVID Unit - Hospital of Esine, ASST della Valcamonica, Esine, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
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Piantoni S, Patroni A, Toniati P, Furloni R, Franceschini F, Andreoli L, Scarsi M. Why not to use colchicine in COVID-19? An oldanti-inflammatory drug for a novel auto-inflammatory disease. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 59:1769-1770. [PMID: 32472681 PMCID: PMC7313780 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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- Silvia Piantoni
- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia
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- Internal Medicine Unit, ASST Valcamonica, Esine (Brescia), Italy
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia
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- Internal Medicine Unit, ASST Valcamonica, Esine (Brescia), Italy
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Influenza associated with circulatory collapse and atrioventricular block in an unvaccinated child with repaired CHD. Cardiol Young 2020; 30:740-742. [PMID: 32308173 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951120000797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Symptomatic, circulatory collapse occurred in an unvaccinated child with repaired congenital heart and a backup pacemaker during an Influenza B viral infection with complete atrioventricular block and pacemaker non-capture. Ventricular arrhythmias occurred during her collapse. Atrioventricular conduction recovered within 24 hours. Influenza-associated cardiac inflammation can adversely affect patients with repaired CHD. Proactive immunisation is strongly recommended.
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