7种立克次体甄别检测基因芯片方法的建立

目的：建立一种能同时检测7种立克次体的化学发光基因芯片法。方法根据NCBI公开发表的7种立克次体的序列设计引物和探针,制备立克次体甄别检测基因芯片。利用多重不对称PCR法扩增立克次体靶基因片段,标记的产物与基因芯片上的探针杂交,经清洗、化学发光显色后进行结果分析。在优化的多重PCR体系、杂交反应和化学发光检测条件下,评价芯片的特异性、灵敏度、重复性。用实时荧光PCR法与芯片法分别检测莫氏立克次体梯度稀释的核酸,比较两种方法的灵敏度。制备双盲模拟样本,进一步评价芯片方法的准确性。结果该研究共筛选出1对通用引物、4对特异性引物和1条立克次体属通用探针、9条特异性检测探针。该芯片检测质粒DNA的灵敏度为1．5×102～3×103拷贝／反应,检测模拟样本的灵敏度为103～104拷贝／μl。实时荧光PCR法与芯片法检测结果一致,实时荧光PCR法比芯片法灵敏度高10倍。双盲模拟样本检测符合率为100％。结论成功建立了可同时检测7种立克次体的化学发光基因芯片检测方法,为立克次体病的临床诊断和流行病学调查提供了一种新的高通量检测手段。     

Improvement in early diagnosis of Japanese spotted fever by using a novel Rick PCR system

Rickettsia diseases, including Japanese spotted fever (JSF), are serious infections. Delayed diagnosis occasionally results in life‐threatening liver disorders and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Because of the shortness of the latent period, serological diagnosis is not preferable for early diagnosis of JSF. Until now, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐based diagnosis method has been used for early diagnosis, and the sensitivity reaches as high as 90% using skin biopsy samples as we previously reported. On the other hand, the sensitivity of the same PCR method using blood samples is limited at less than 50%. In the present study, using peripheral blood samples, we developed a novel diagnostic method for JSF using a Rick PCR system with original PCR primers, showing improved sensitivity compared with the conventional nested PCR. It may constitute a preferable diagnostic tool for early and sensitive diagnosis of Rickettsia infection.     

Queensland tick typhus in rural New South Wales

We report five cases of Rickettsia australis infection from southern coastal New South Wales, Australia. All patients presented with a cutaneous eruption of erythematous papules and pustules and systemic features of malaise, headache, lymphadenopathy and myalgia. Acute kidney injury (AKI) was present in two of five cases and one of five cases had acute delirium. Improvement was only seen after treatment with doxycycline 100 mg b.i.d. Positive serology for R. australis was present in four of five cases and a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was seen in one of five cases. Histology showed varying features, from neutrophilic vasculitis to Sweet's syndrome and lymphocytic vasculitis. Recent significant advances in the diagnosis of R. australis infection include an eschar swab or biopsy PCR and isolation of specific Rickettsia on serology. These investigations should be considered in the presence of any of the following features: eschar at site of a tick bite or lymphadenopathy and fever with an eruption of erythematous papules and pustules.     

Rickettsia parkeri and Rickettsia montanensis,Kentucky and Tennessee,USA

We found that 14.3% (15/105) of Amblyomma maculatum and 3.3% (10/299) of Dermacentor variabilis ticks collected at 3 high-use military training sites in west-central Kentucky and northern Tennessee, USA, were infected with Rickettsia parkeri and Rickettsia montanensis, respectively. These findings warrant regional increased public health awareness for rickettsial pathogens and disease.     

Severe Murine Typhus with Pulmonary System Involvement

We encountered a case of severe murine typhus complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. To determine worldwide prevalence of such cases, we reviewed the literature and found that respiratory symptoms occur in ≈30% of murine typhus patients. In disease-endemic areas, murine typhus should be considered for patients with respiratory symptoms and fever.     

黑龙江立克次体外膜蛋白B基因表达及表达重组蛋白的抗原性分析

黑龙江立克次体为远东蜱传斑点热病原体,本文以黑龙江立克次体基因组为模板,扩增ompB的4段基因,利用原核表达载体构建重组表达质粒,IPTG诱导重组质粒转化的大肠杆菌表达重组目的蛋白,并对其抗原性进行分析.免疫印迹反应表明,重组表达的4个蛋白均与黑龙江立克次体感染小鼠血清反应.该4个重组蛋白分别免疫小鼠后,分析其血清的特...     

刍议蜱媒传染病

近来,蜱媒传染病引起了国内传染病界的重视.由于近30年国内相关研究报道较少,故本文对蜱的致病性、国内蜱媒传染病的发生情况及蜱媒传染病的防控措施进行概要介绍.     

恙螨体内恙虫病立克次体经精胞传递的实验研究

本文报道地里纤恙螨雄虫人工接种恙虫病立克次体后与雌虫配对培养和传代，应用幼虫叮咬小鼠分离立克次体和PCR结合核酸杂交（核酸杂交检测PCR产物）检测子代体内立克次体的结果。幼虫叮咬小鼠分离立克农作检查第3子代幼虫体内立克次体阳性。PCR结合核酸杂交检测佛山市的病人恙虫病立克次休（未定株）接种雄虫和健康雌虫配对的第1、2、3子代成虫体内立克次体DNA阳性。Karp株接种雄虫的第1子代幼虫体内立克次体的幼虫叮咬小鼠法和PCR结合核酸杂交均呈阳性。