scholarly journals Screening of Organ and Tissue Donors for West Nile Virus by Nucleic Acid Amplification - A Three Year Experience in Alberta

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 2119-2125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. G. Tilley ◽  
Julie D. Fox ◽  
Bonita Lee ◽  
Linda Chui ◽  
Jutta Preiksaitis
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Tissue Donors

Screening the Blood Supply for West Nile Virus RNA by Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing

2005 ◽  
Vol 353 (5) ◽  
pp. 460-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Busch ◽  
Sally Caglioti ◽  
Eugene F. Robertson ◽  
Joan D. McAuley ◽  
Leslie H. Tobler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Blood Supply ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing ◽  
Virus Rna

scholarly journals Individual Donor Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of West Nile Virus

2005 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 5111-5116 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.-H. Lee ◽  
J. Mathew ◽  
W. Pfahler ◽  
D. Ma ◽  
J. Valinsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing ◽  
Individual Donor

scholarly journals West Nile virus: the Italian national transplant network reaction to an alert in the north-eastern region, Italy 2011

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (41) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Nanni Costa ◽  
M R Capobianchi ◽  
G Ippolito ◽  
G Palù ◽  
L Barzon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
West Nile ◽  
The North ◽  
North Eastern

We report four cases of West Nile virus (WNV) transmission following a single multiorgan donation in north-eastern Italy. The transmissions were promptly detected by local transplant centres. The donor had been tested for WNV by nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) prior to transplantation and was negative. There were no detected errors in the nationally implemented WNV safety protocols.

scholarly journals The Effects of a Systemwide Diagnostic Stewardship Change on West Nile Virus Disease Ordering Practices

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew H Karaba ◽  
Paul W Blair ◽  
Kevin Martin ◽  
Mustapha O Saheed ◽  
Karen C Carroll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Electronic Health Record ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Diagnostic Yield ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
Health Record ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Electronic Health

Abstract We report that removing the clinically insensitive West Nile virus CSF nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) from the electronic health record (EHR) test menu decreased costs and may have improved diagnostic yield. Removing high-cost, low yield tests from the EHR can be an effective diagnostic stewardship intervention.

West Nile Virus Chorioretinitis in the Presence of Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid Polymerase Chain Reaction Results

2021 ◽  
pp. 247412642097925
Author(s):  
Kareem Moussa ◽  
Karen W. Jeng-Miller ◽  
Leo A. Kim ◽  
Dean Eliott
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Serum ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Purpose: This work aims to evaluate the utility of nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) and serology in confirming West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in patients with suspected WNV chorioretinitis. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted of a cluster of patients who presented to the Retina Service of Massachusetts Eye and Ear between September and October 2018. Results: Three patients were identified with classic WNV chorioretinitis lesions with negative cerebrospinal fluid NAAT and positive serum serology findings. The diagnosis of WNV chorioretinitis was made based on the appearance of the fundus lesions and the presence of characteristic findings on fluorescein angiography as previously described in the literature. Conclusions: This report highlights 3 unique cases of WNV chorioretinitis in which NAAT of cerebrospinal fluid failed to identify WNV as the inciting agent. These cases stress the importance of serum serologic testing in diagnosing WNV infection.

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