腺苷脱氨酶、结核抗体及DNA联合检测在结核性积液的临床诊断价值

目的:探讨腺苷脱氨酶( ADA)、结核抗体(TB-Ab)、TB-DNA联合检测在结核性积液的临床诊断价值.方法:选择87例胸腔积液进行分析,其中结核组38例,非结核组49例,比较3种检测方法的检测情况及单独检测和联合检测的方法学指标.结果:两组别3种检测方法的阳性率经卡方检验分析,有统计学差异(P＜0.05),在结核组中3种检测方法阳性率经卡方检验分析比较,有统计学差异(P＜0.05),3种检测方法以TB-DNA阳性率最高,3种方法联合检测灵敏度为92.1％,特异度以TB-DNA最高为97.9％.结论:3种方法联合检测可提高灵敏度,提高结核杆菌的检出率,方法学指标综合分析,以TB-DNA检测为优.     

Predominance of enterovirus B and echovirus 30 as cause of viral meningitis in a UK population

Background/ObjectivesEnteroviruses are the most common cause of aseptic or lymphocytic meningitis, particularly in children. With reports of unusually severe neurological disease in some patients infected with enterovirus D68 in North America, and a recent increase in the number of paediatric enterovirus meningitis cases presenting in this UK Midlands population, a retrospective regional surveillance study was performed.Study designCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples received were tested using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for HSV-1/2, VZV, enteroviruses and parechoviruses. Enterovirus PCR positive CSF samples were sent for further serotyping. A phylogenetic tree was constructed of the echovirus 30 VP1 sequences, where sufficient sample remained for sequencing.ResultsThe number of enterovirus positive CSFs from each year were: 21 (2008), 7 (2011), 53 (2012), 58 (2013) and 31 (2014). Overall, 163 of the 170 serotyped enteroviruses belonged to the species B (echovirus 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 25, 30; coxsackie B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, A9), with only 7 belonging to species A (coxsackie A2, A6, A16 and enterovirus 71). Echovirus 30 was the predominant serotype overall, identified in 43 (25.3%) of samples, with a significantly higher proportion in the adult age group (37.3%) compared to the infant age group (12.3%). Phylogenetic analysis showed that these UK Midlands echovirus 30 VP1 sequences clustered most closely with those from Europe and China.ConclusionThis study showed a continued predominance of echovirus 30 as a cause of viral meningitis, particularly in adults, though more surveillance is needed.     

Human Parechovirus Infection,Denmark

Human parechoviruses (HPeVs) often cause severe illness among young children. National surveillance with routine testing of all cerebrospinal fluid, fecal, and tissue samples was conducted during January 2009–December 2012 in all counties in Denmark (6,817 samples from 4,804 children were screened for HPeV). We detected HPeV RNA in 202 (3.0%) specimens from 149 persons. Young infants were at highest risk for HPeV, and 9 (6%) of the HPeV-infected children died, probably of their HPeV illness. HPeV3 was the most common genotype identified, and 5 closely related clades of HPeV3 circulated in Denmark throughout the study period. Our study adds perspective on the prevalence and clinical and molecular virologic characteristics of HPeV infection.     

Impact of polymerase chain reaction results on patient management during a viral meningitis outbreak in Tropical North Queensland

Objectives: Enterovirus is the most commonly isolated pathogen in viral meningitis. We report on the first outbreak of viral meningitis in Tropical Queensland and the effect of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results on antibiotic use and hospital length of stay. Methods: Retrospective case series of consecutive patients presenting to the Townsville ED with viral meningitis were evaluated by examining hospital medical records. The study period was November 2008 to February 2009. Results: Forty‐three patients were available for full analysis of which 17 (40%) were female and 17 (40%) had a positive enteroviral PCR. Antibiotics were commenced on 37 (86%) of patients. There was no difference in hospital length of stay in patients with a negative versus positive PCR (2.52 vs 2.72 days, P = 0.68) or duration of antibiotic therapy (2.20 vs 1.94 days, P = 0.61). Conclusion: In our study a positive result on PCR was not associated with a shorter hospital length of stay or a shorter duration of antibiotic therapy. This contrasts with previous reports on this topic and requires further evaluation.     

Adult K lebsiella pneumoniae meningitis in Qatar: clinical pattern of ten cases

ObjectiveTo describe the clinical presentation, underlying diseases, antimicrobial susceptibility, treatment and outcome of Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis patients.MethodsThis retrospective study involved all patients with 15 years of age or older who admitted to Hamad General Hospital with culture proven Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2012.ResultsA total of ten cases were identified (nine males and one female). Their mean age was (43.3±12.8) years. Eight patients (80%) had nosocomial meningitis with neurosurgery being the most frequent associated condition. Fever and altered consciousness were the most frequent symptom. Cerebrospinal fluid showed elevated protein and glucose levels. Gram stain showed Gram-negative rods in 50% of cases, while positive cerebrospinal fluid culture results were found in all patients. Multidrug resistance was observed in two cases, and all patients had received appropriate empirical and definitive antibiotic treatments. The mean duration of intravenous antimicrobial treatment was (19.3±7.0) d and all patients with external ventricular drains underwent removal of the device, while in-hospital mortality was 50%.ConclusionsThe number of cases was too small to come up with therapeutic and prognostic conclusions. Further large-scale prospective study is needed.     

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??Objective To compare pbp2b??ply and lytA genes PCR with cerebral spinal fluid culture in diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis and prediction of its susceptibility. Methods A nested PCR targeting pbp2b and another two S.pneumoniae specific PCR targeting the genes of pneumolysin??ply?? and autolysin??lytA?? were developed for detection of S.pneumoniae in cerebral spinal fluid from bacterial meningitis patients. The three PCR results and culture were compared. The consistency of penicillin susceptibility PCR ??using resistant and susceptible primers respectively????sequencing and culture-based phenotypic penicillin resistant results were compared. Results Of the 161 specimens studied??there were 25 cases of S.pneumoniae infection confirmed by different methods??16 by pbp2b PCR??16 by lytA PCR??14 by ply PCR and 9 by cerebrospinal fluid culture??. Of the 16 pbp2b positive specimens??penicillin sensitive and resistant sequence types accounted for half??respectively. Four of the 16 pbp2b positive specimens had culture-based phenotypic penicillin-resistant result. Three of 4 were consistent with penicillin susceptibility PCR result. The results of susceptibility PCR targeting pbp2b was consistent with sequencing result. New sequence types were found but there were no new point mutations in these strains when compared with GenBank ??http??//blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi??. Penicillin resistance in pneumococcal meningitis was 66.67%??6/9?? by culture phenotype and 50%??8/16?? by PCR and sequencing when culture was negative. Conclusion Pbp2b can serve as a good target gene to detect S.pneumoniae and predict its penicillin susceptibility??which is especially important when culture is negative.