scholarly journals 2569. High Incidence of Enterovirus, HHV6, Parechovirus and Adenovirus Blood Viremia in Children 0 to 3 Years Old Presenting With Fever Without Source

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S74-S74
Author(s):  
Arnaud G L’Huillier ◽  
Chiara Mardegan ◽  
Samuel Cordey ◽  
Fanny Luterbacher ◽  
Sebastien Papis ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Fever without source (FWS) is defined as a fever in which an extensive history and clinical examination fail to identify a cause. Although the vast majority of children with FWS have a self-limited viral infection, up to 10–25% have a serious bacterial infection (SBI). Therefore, many children require invasive diagnostic tests, hospital admission, and empirical administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics. The aim of this study was to assess the respective role of Human enterovirus (HEV), human parechovirus (HPeV), adenovirus (ADV) and herpesvirus type 6 (HHV6) viremia in children <3 years old presenting with FWS. Methods Prospective monocentric diagnostic study. Between November 2015 to December 2017, children <3 year olds with FWS had, in addition to the standardized institutional work-up for FWS, plasma tested by real-time (reverse-transcription) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for ADV, HHV6, HEV, and HPeV. Specimens with cycle threshold values <40 were considered positive. Quantification was performed on positive specimens for HEV, ADV, and HHV6 specimens when volume permitted. Results One hundred thirty-five patients had plasma PCR for ADV, HHV6, HEV, and HPeV. Male:female ratio was 1.45:1 and median age was 2.4 months (interquartile range 1.3–9.7). Among those, 47/135 (34.8%) had at least 1 virus detected in the plasma. More specifically, HEV was detected in 19 patients (14.1%), HHV6 in 15 (11.1%), HPeV in 8 (5.9%), and ADV in 7 (5.2%). Co-infection with 2 viruses was detected in 2 patients (ADV/HEV and ADV/HPeV). No patient with positive plasma PCR had a positive blood or CSF culture. Two patients with positive plasma PCR fulfilled American Academy of Pediatrics criteria for urinary tract infection. The first was HEV+ in plasma and CSF, midstream urine was positive for leukocytes and grew E. coli 106 CFU/mL, whereas the second was HHV6+ in plasma and catheter urine was positive leukocytes/nitrites and grew P. mirabilis 105 CFU/mL. Conclusion This epidemiological study highlights the frequent detection of active enteroviral, adenoviral, and HHV6 infections in plasma of children with FWS. Virus–virus and virus–bacteria co-infections are rare. Further studies are needed to establish causality between FWS and viremia. Disclosures A. G. L’Huillier, Gertrude Von Meissner foundation: Investigator, Research grant. Ernst and Lucie Schmidheiny foundation: Investigator, Research grant. Research and Development Grant, Geneva University Hospitals: Investigator, Research grant. L. Kaiser, Swiss National Funds: Investigator, Research grant. A. Galetto-Lacour, Gertrude Von Meissner foundation: Investigator, Research grant. Ernst and Lucie Schmidheiny foundation: Investigator, Research grant. Research and Development Grant, Geneva University Hospitals: Investigator, Research grant.

2019 ◽  
pp. archdischild-2019-317382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnaud Gregoire L'Huillier ◽  
Chiara Mardegan ◽  
Samuel Cordey ◽  
Fanny Luterbacher ◽  
Sebastien Papis ◽  
...  

ObjectivesTo evaluate the potential associations between fever without a source (FWS) in children and detection of human enterovirus (HEV), human parechovirus (HPeV), adenovirus (AdV) and human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) in the plasma; and to assess whether the detection of viruses in the plasma is associated with a reduced risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI) and antibiotic use.Design and settingBetween November 2015 and December 2017, this prospective, single-centre, diagnostic study tested the plasma of children <3 years old with FWS. Real-time (reverse-transcription) PCR for HEV, HPeV, AdV and HHV-6 was used in addition to the standardised institutional work-up. A control cohort was also tested for the presence of viruses in their blood.ResultsHEV, HPeV, AdV and HHV-6 were tested for in the plasma of 135 patients of median age 2.4 months old. At least one virus was detected in 47 of 135 (34.8%): HEV in 14.1%, HHV-6 in 11.1%, HPeV in 5.9% and AdV in 5.2%. There was no difference in antibiotic use between patients with or without virus detected, despite a relative risk of 0.2 for an SBI among patients with viraemia. Controls were less frequently viraemic than children with FWS (6.0% vs 34.8%; p<0.001).ConclusionsHEV, HPeV, AdV and HHV-6 are frequently detected in the plasma of children with FWS. Antibiotic use was similar between viraemic and non-viraemic patients despite a lower risk of SBI among patients with viraemia. Point-of-care viral PCR testing of plasma might reduce antibiotic use and possibly investigations and admission rates in patients with FWS.Trial registration numberNCT03224026.


1973 ◽  
Vol 29 (02) ◽  
pp. 353-362
Author(s):  
J Lisiewicz ◽  
A Pituch ◽  
J. A Litwin

SummaryThe local Sanarelli-Shwartzman phenomenon (SSP-L) in the skin of 30 rats was induced by an intr a cutaneous sensitizing injection of leukaemic leucocytes isolated from the peripheral blood of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), acute myeloblastic leukaemia (AL) and chronic granulocytic leukaemia (CGL) and challenged by an intravenous injection of 100(μ of E. coli endotoxin. SSP-L was observed in 7 rats after injection of CLL lymphocytes and in 6 and 2 rats after AL myeloblasts and the CGL granulocytes, respectively. The lesions in the skin after AL myeloblasts appeared in a shorter time and were of longer duration compared with those observed after CLL lymphocytes and CGL granulocytes. Histologically, the lesions consisted of areas of destruction in the superficial layers of the skin ; the demarcation line showed the presence of neutrophils, macrophages and erythrocytes. Haemorrhages and fibrin deposits near the demarcation line were larger after injection of CLL lymphocytes and AL myeloblasts than after CGL granulocytes. The possible role of leucocyte procoagulative substances in the differences observed have been discussed.


2018 ◽  
pp. 111-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang AN ◽  
Hang WANG

To explore the role of fiscal policies in promoting the development of photovoltaic industry, the effects of financial subsidies on the development of China’s photovoltaic industry were analyzed by using the micro data of listed companies. The empirical analysis results in this study indicate that the fiscal policies represented by financial subsidies play a remarkable positive impetus function and financial subsidies are positively correlated with the operating performance of Photovoltaic enterprises. With larger the asset size and higher the Research and Development (R&D) investments, the operating performance of Photovoltaic enterprises is the better. Based on the above results, this study puts forward some policy suggestions on optimizing fiscal policy tools and further promoting the development of photovoltaic industry.


Technology united with research and development has evolved as a grave differentiator of the agriculture sector in India including production, processing, and agriculture packing and marketing of given crops. Near about 50 percent of the Indian workforce was engaged in the agriculture sector but its share in GDP was only 14 percent, much lower in comparison to former. Though, certain agriculture items showed a steady annual increase in terms of kilograms per hectare. Agriculture transformed significantly over the past few decades but when it comes to investment in research and development there is a lot more which needs to be done. The paper analyzes the role of various research and development institutions in boosting the growth of the agriculture sector that helps in attaining sustainable agriculture development and self-sufficiency in the production process since independence. It also focusesed on the various issues faced by these development institutions. The findings unveiled that since independence a lot more was done to boost the research and development in the agriculture sector at both the center and state levels but a proper implementation of these policies along with transparency could bring more desirable outcomes than were gained at present.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Abdur Rohman ◽  
Frans Ijong ◽  
I K Suwetja

Preservation of bacteria carried out in relation to the collection and preservation of germ plasm microbe is useful for research and development or for the establishment of diagnostic tools. Glycerol is a good preservation media but it is not known what doses should be used for effective preservation.  This research used two experimental  methods consisting of 2 factors and 3 treatments. This study aimed to find the best glycerol concentration that can be used to preserve Edwarsiella tarda and Escherchia coli in the -20ºC environment, to understand the viability of bacteria after being preserved and to describe the characteristics of the preserved bacteria. Treatments applied were 10%, 15% and 20%  glycerol in TSB. Viability of the bacteria was analyzed after 7, 14, 28, 35, and 42 days of preservation. Results showed that E.coli bacteria preserved in 15%  glycerol had the highest viability, i.e. 84% and preserved in 10% glycerol had the lowest viability, i.e. 80%. But for E. tarda bacteria preserved in 10% glycerol had the highest viability, i.e. 1.83% and preseved in 15% glycerol had the lowest viability, i.e. 0,55%. Preservasi bakteri dilakukan dalam kaitannya dengan koleksi dan konservasi plasma nutfah mikroba yang berguna untuk penelitian dan pengembangan atau untuk pembentukan alat diagnosa. Gliserol merupakan bahan preservasi yang baik, tetapi belum diketahui dosis yang baik dan efektif untuk preservasi bakteri Edwarsiella tarda dan Escherchia coli pada suhu -20ºC. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode eksperimen yang terdiri dari 2 faktor dan 3 taraf perlakuan, masing-masing perlakuan dengan 3 kali ulangan, media preservasi yang digunakan adalah TSB dan gliserol dengan konsentrasi 10%, 15% dan 20%. Parameter yang diukur adalah viabilitas dan kecocokan/penyimpangan karakteristik biokimia. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Laboratorium Balai Karantina Ikan Pengendalian Mutu dan Keamanan Hasil Perikanan Manado, dari bulan September sampai dengan November 2013. Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan konsentrasi gliserol dalam TSB sebagai media preservasi yang efektif dan efisien pada bakteri  Edwarsiella tarda dan Escherchia coli yang dipreservasi dengan suhu -20ºC dan disimpan selama 42  hari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya penurunan laju pertumbuhan bakteri selama preservasi. Persentase viabilitas  bakteri E. coli yang tertinggi selama preservasi diperoleh dengan penggunaan gliserol konsentrasi 15% dengan jumlah 84% dan yang terendah adalah dengan penggunaan konsentrasi 10% yakni sebesar 80%, sedangkan untuk E. tarda persentase viabilitas  bakteri yang tertinggi selama preservasi diperoleh dengan penggunaan gliserol konsentrasi 10% dengan jumlah 1,83% dan yang terendah adalah dengan penggunaan konsentrasi 15% yakni sebesar 0,55%. Berdasarkan uji statistik analisis variasi (ANAVA) didapat hasil F hitung E. tarda dan E. coli yang lebih besar  dari FTabel dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95 %.


Author(s):  
Pramod Dhakal ◽  
Ankit a Achary ◽  
Vedamurthy Joshi

Bioenhancers are drug facilitator which do not show the typical drug activity but in combination to enhance the activity of other molecule in several way including increase the bioavailability of drug across the membrane, potentiating the drug molecules by conformational interaction, acting as receptor for drug molecules and making target cell more receptive to drugs and promote and increase the bioactivity or bioavailability or the uptake of drugs in combination therapy. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the antibacterial and activity of combination in Azadirachta indica extract with cow urine distillate and pepper extract against common pathogenic bacteria, a causative agent of watery diarrhea. It has been found that Indian indigenous cow urine and its distillate also possess bioenhancing ability. Bioenhancing role of cow urine distillate (CUD) and pepper extract was investigated on antibacterial activity of ethanol extract of Azadirachta indica. Antibacterial activity of ethanol extract neem alone and in combination with CUD and pepper extract were determined the ATCC strains against Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and E-coli by cup plate diffusion method. Ethanol extract of neem has showed more effect on P. aeruginosa, E-coli than S. aureus and K. pneumonia with combination of CUD and pepper extract. CUD and pepper did not show any inhibition of test bacteria in low concentration. The antibacterial effect of combination of extract and CUD was higher than the inhibition caused by extract alone and is suggestive of the bioenhancing role of cow urine distillate and pepper. Moreover, inhibition of test bacteria was observed with less concentration of extract on combining with CUD


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
Rashed Hassan ◽  
Abdelmonem Elshamy ◽  
Sameh Abdel Monem ◽  
Emad Moustafa ◽  
Essam Wahab

Cells ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 982
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Peng ◽  
Rongguang Zhang ◽  
Chen Wang ◽  
Feiyan Yu ◽  
Mingyang Yu ◽  
...  

Current studies indicate that the anti-H. pylori protective efficacy of oral vaccines to a large extent depends on using mucosal adjuvants like E. coli heat-lable enterotoxin B unit (LtB). However, the mechanism by which Th17/Th1-driven cellular immunity kills H. pylori and the role of LtB remains unclear. Here, two L. lactis strains, expressing H. pylori NapA and LtB, respectively, were orally administrated to mice. As observed, the administration of LtB significantly enhanced the fecal SIgA level and decreased gastric H. pylori colonization, but also markedly aggravated gastric inflammatory injury. Both NapA group and NapA+LtB group had elevated splenocyte production of IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-17, IL-23 and INF-γ. Notably, gastric leukocytes’ migration or leakage into the mucus was observed more frequently in NapA+LtB group than in NapA group. This report is the first that discusses how LtB enhances vaccine-induced anti-H. pylori efficacy by aggravating gastric injury and leukocytes’ movement into the mucus layer. Significantly, it brings up a novel explanation for the mechanism underlying mucosal cellular immunity destroying the non-invasive pathogens. More importantly, the findings suggest the necessity to further evaluate LtB’s potential hazards to humans before extending its applications. Thus, this report can provide considerable impact on the fields of mucosal immunology and vaccinology.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 4416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Console ◽  
Maria Tolomeo ◽  
Matilde Colella ◽  
Maria Barile ◽  
Cesare Indiveri

Background: the SLC52A2 gene encodes for the riboflavin transporter 2 (RFVT2). This transporter is ubiquitously expressed. It mediates the transport of Riboflavin across cell membranes. Riboflavin plays a crucial role in cells since its biologically active forms, FMN and FAD, are essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates, amino acids, and lipids. Mutation of the Riboflavin transporters is a risk factor for anemia, cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration. Inborn mutations of SLC52A2 are associated with Brown-Vialetto-van Laere syndrome, a rare neurological disorder characterized by infancy onset. In spite of the important metabolic and physio/pathological role of this transporter few data are available on its function and regulation. Methods: the human recombinant RFVT2 has been overexpressed in E. coli, purified and reconstituted into proteoliposomes in order to characterize its activity following the [3H]Riboflavin transport. Results: the recombinant hRFVT2 showed a Km of 0.26 ± 0.07 µM and was inhibited by lumiflavin, FMN and Mg2+. The Riboflavin uptake was also regulated by Ca2+. The native protein extracted from fibroblast and reconstituted in proteoliposomes also showed inhibition by FMN and lumiflavin. Conclusions: proteoliposomes represent a suitable model to assay the RFVT2 function. It will be useful for screening the mutation of RFVT2.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S725-S725
Author(s):  
Mariana Castanheira ◽  
Timothy B Doyle ◽  
Cory Hubler ◽  
Rodrigo E Mendes ◽  
Helio S Sader

Abstract Background Most CRE isolates in US hospitals produce KPC enzymes, but some do not carry carbapenemases. We investigated the prevalence, resistance mechanisms and activity of ceftazidime-avibactam and comparator agents against CRE that did not carry carbapenemase genes from US hospitals. Additionally, meropenem-resistant isolates were tested for meropenem-vaborbactam. Methods A total of 28,904 Enterobacterales isolates were collected in 70 US hospitals during 2016-2018, and susceptibility tested by reference broth microdilution. Meropenem-vaborbactam was tested using lyophilized panels following the manufacturer’s instructions. CRE isolates were submitted to whole genome sequencing for the screening of b-lactamase genes, multilocus sequence typing, changes in outer membrane protein (OMP) genes and AmpC expression levels. Results A total of 304 (1.1%) CREs were observed in the study period and 45 (14.8%) isolates did not carry carbapenemases. These isolates were mainly Klebsiella aerogenes, Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae (11, 11 and 10 isolates, respectively), but also included 5 other species. Acquired b-lactamase genes were detected among 17 isolates and blaCTX-M-15 was the most common (13 isolates). All K. aerogenes and 10 E. cloacae did not carry acquired b-lactamase genes. Ceftazidime-avibactam (100% susceptible) inhibited all isolates at the current breakpoint, followed by tigecycline and amikacin (&gt; 80% susceptible). Other comparators were not active against non-carbapenemase-producing CRE. Nine of 35 meropenem-resistant isolates displayed meropenem-vaborbactam MIC values of ≥ 8 mg/L (nonsusceptible). Further analysis showed that 23 isolates had disruption of OmpC/OmpK36, 4 had disrupted OmpF/OmpK35 and 13 had both OMP genes disrupted. Additionally, 7 isolates had elevated AmpC expression among 17 isolates tested. Among 7 E. coli, 4 were ST131 and only 2 of 10 K. pneumoniae were clonal complex 11. Conclusion Therapy options for treatment of infections caused by CRE were very limited until recent approval of new agents with activity against these isolates. Ceftazidime-avibactam demonstrated full in vitro activity against all carbapenemase-negative CRE carrying multiple resistance mechanisms. Disclosures Mariana Castanheira, PhD, 1928 Diagnostics (Research Grant or Support)A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.R.L. (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Amplyx Pharmaceuticals (Research Grant or Support)Cidara Therapeutics (Research Grant or Support)Cidara Therapeutics (Research Grant or Support)Cipla Ltd. (Research Grant or Support)Cipla Ltd. (Research Grant or Support)Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center (Research Grant or Support)GlaxoSmithKline (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Merck (Research Grant or Support)Merck (Research Grant or Support)Merck & Co, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Merck & Co, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Paratek Pharma, LLC (Research Grant or Support)Pfizer (Research Grant or Support)Qpex Biopharma (Research Grant or Support) Timothy B. Doyle, Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Cipla Ltd. (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Pfizer (Research Grant or Support)Qpex Biopharma (Research Grant or Support) Cory Hubler, Allergan (Research Grant or Support) Rodrigo E. Mendes, PhD, A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.R.L. (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Basilea Pharmaceutica International, Ltd (Research Grant or Support)Cipla Ltd. (Research Grant or Support)Department of Health and Human Services (Research Grant or Support)GlaxoSmithKline (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Merck (Research Grant or Support)Merck (Research Grant or Support)Pfizer (Research Grant or Support) Helio S. Sader, MD, PhD, A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.R.L. (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Cipla Ltd. (Research Grant or Support)Cipla Ltd. (Research Grant or Support)Melinta (Research Grant or Support)Merck (Research Grant or Support)Merck (Research Grant or Support)Paratek Pharma, LLC (Research Grant or Support)Pfizer (Research Grant or Support)


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