多重PCR检测儿童呼吸道感染常见病毒

目的 对深圳、粤东地区儿童呼吸道病毒感染进行监测、分析,探讨其流行规律.方法 2006年6月-2008年6月,于汕头大学附属医院、深圳市第四人民医院、揭阳市人民医院采集毛细支气管炎、支气管肺炎、喘息支气管炎等的患儿咽拭子或鼻咽分泌物标本686份,多重PCR进行9种呼吸道病毒检测.结果 在686例标本中病毒阳性362例(52.77%),其中呼吸道感染患儿中呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)感染占首位,达到31.22%(113/362),其次是鼻病毒(RHV)为16.85%(61/362),最低是流感病毒B型(IVB)占0.83%(3/362),流感病毒A型(IVA)占14.36%(52/362),副流感病毒1型(PIV1)和副流感病毒3型(PIV3)分别占7.73%(28/362)和8.29%(30/362),腺病毒(AdV)达到9.67%(35/362),而人博卡病毒(hBOV)和人偏肺病毒(hMPV)分别占6.08%(22/362)和4.97%(18/362).结论 RSV、RHV及IVA是华南地区儿童呼吸道感染的主要病毒病原,混合感染以RSV、IVA联合其他病毒感染为主,诊治时应根据所感染病原体制定有针对性的措施.     

2010～2011年乌鲁木齐地区住院呼吸道感染患儿人博卡病毒检测与分析

目的 了解新疆乌鲁木齐地区住院呼吸道感染患儿中人博卡病毒(human bocavirus,HBoV)的检出情况.方法 收集新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院2010年1月至2011年12月住院呼吸道感染患儿鼻咽抽吸物标本525例,用巢氏PCR扩增人HBoV NS1片段检测HBoV 1 ～4型.结果 在525份标本中,HBoV总阳性检出率为8.38％ (44/525),其中HBoV 1型6例,HBoV 2型38例,未检出HBoV 3、4型.各民族患儿之间HBoV阳性检出率统计分析发现,维族、回族患几分别高于汉族患儿,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).HBoV 1型与参考株核苷酸序列相似度为97.7％ ～ 99.4％,HBoV2型与参考株核苷酸序列相似度为93.6～ 100％.HBoV的检出时间主要以冬春季为主,HBoV感染在年龄及性别方面差异均无统计学意义.结论 2010～ 2011年乌鲁木齐地区呼吸道感染的住院患儿存在HBoV 1、2型的流行,以HBoV 2型为主,维族、回族患儿HBoV的检出率分别高于汉族患儿.     

Concurrent detection of other respiratory viruses in children shedding viable human respiratory syncytial virus

Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is an important cause of respiratory disease. The majority of studies addressing the importance of virus co‐infections to the HRSV‐disease have been based on the detection of HRSV by RT‐PCR, which may not distinguish current replication from prolonged shedding of remnant RNA from previous HRSV infections. To assess whether co‐detections of other common respiratory viruses are associated with increased severity of HRSV illnesses from patients who were shedding viable‐HRSV, nasopharyngeal aspirates from children younger than 5 years who sought medical care for respiratory infections in Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) were tested for HRSV by immunofluorescence, RT‐PCR and virus isolation in cell culture. All samples with viable‐HRSV were tested further by PCR for other respiratory viruses. HRSV‐disease severity was assessed by a clinical score scale. A total of 266 samples from 247 children were collected and 111 (42%) were HRSV‐positive. HRSV was isolated from 70 (63%), and 52 (74%) of them were positive for at least one additional virus. HRSV‐positive diseases were more severe than HRSV‐negative ones, but there was no difference in disease severity between patients with viable‐HRSV and those HRSV‐positives by RT‐PCR. Co‐detection of other viruses did not correlate with increased disease severity. HRSV isolation in cell culture does not seem to be superior to RT‐PCR to distinguish infections associated with HRSV replication in studies of clinical impact of HRSV. A high rate of co‐detection of other respiratory viruses was found in samples with viable‐HRSV, but this was not associated with more severe HRSV infection. J Med. Virol. 85:1852–1859, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

     

Detection of respiratory viruses in adults with respiratory tract infection using a multiplex PCR assay at a tertiary center

BackgroundRespiratory viruses (RVs) are among the most common pathogens for both upper and lower respiratory tract infections (RTIs). However, the viral epidemiology of RV-associated RTIs in adults has long been under-recognized. Through a sensitive molecular assay, it would be possible to have a better understanding of the epidemiology of RV-associated RTIs.Material and methodsRespiratory tract (RT) specimens from adults hospitalized due to RTIs were tested for RVs, using the multiplex PCR-based Luminex xTAG® Respiratory Viral Panel assay. A total of nineteen RVs, including influenza viruses and non-influenza respiratory viruses (NIRVs) were detected. Positive rates were compared using a chi-square test.ResultsA total of 2292 samples from adult patients hospitalized with RTIs were screened for RVs. The overall positive rate was 22%, with 17.8% samples positive for at least one NIRV. NIRVs had a higher positive rate in non-winter seasons. As many as 12.7% (46/363) of the samples collected through broncho-alveolar lavage and 20.5% (176/859) of the samples collected in ICUs were positive for RVs. Distribution of corona virus (CoV), human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and parainfluenza virus (PIV) demonstrated seasonal variation. Also, temperature was associated with the positive rates of specific viruses, including CoV, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), hMPV and PIV.ConclusionRespiratory viruses, notably NIRVs, were frequently detected in adults hospitalized with RTIs. Several RVs were detected with distinctive seasonal variations. A substantial number of RVs were identified in lower RT specimens or from patients admitted to ICU, highlighting their important role in causing severe respiratory infection.     

Detection of respiratory viruses in gargle specimens of healthy children

BackgroundRespiratory tract viral infection is one of the most common and important diseases in children. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are often used to detect viruses in samples, it is difficult to interpret the clinical significance of PCR positivity, which may reflect a past, imminent or active asymptomatic infection due to their high sensitivity. Although single respiratory viruses have been detected in samples from children with symptoms, other respiratory viruses can also be detected simultaneously. However, the clinical importance of these findings for the symptoms is not known.ObjectivesTo investigate the prevalence of respiratory viruses among children without any symptoms such as acute respiratory illness and/or fever.Study designFrom week twenty-five 2013 to week twenty-six 2014, gargle samples were collected from children once a week and these samples were subjected to real-time PCR to detect respiratory viruses. On each sampling day, we asked the parents about their children’s health condition.ResultsAmong the 286 samples collected, 200 were from asymptomatic children. In the asymptomatic condition, human parechovirus, adenovirus, enterovirus, rhinovirus, coronavirus 229E and HKU1 were observed in 45 episodes. In samples from symptomatic children, parainfluenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus and coronavirus OC43 were detected in addition to those mentioned above.ConclusionsVarious viruses of different species were detected in the specimens from the children regardless of their health status. It might be speculated that host factors such as the function of the immune system influence the clinical outcome of the infection. However, this needs to be studied further.     

Prevalence and clinical significance of respiratory viruses and bacteria detected in tuberculosis patients compared to household contact controls in Tanzania: a cohort study

Objectives

To describe the prevalence of respiratory pathogens in tuberculosis (TB) patients and in their household contact controls, and to determine the clinical significance of respiratory pathogens in TB patients.

2010—2012年韶关市儿童呼吸道感染病毒病原学分析

目的探讨韶关市儿童常见呼吸道感染的病原学特点和分布特征。方法采集2010年7月至2012年7月因呼吸道感染于粤北人民医院的住院患者呼吸道标本171份,采用荧光定量PCR方法,对呼吸道标本同时进行甲型流感病毒（FluA）,乙型流感病毒（FluB）,腺病毒（ADV）,博卡病毒（BoV）,副流感病毒1型（PIV1）、2型（PIV2）、3型（PIV3）,鼻病毒（HRV）,呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）,冠状病毒229E、0C43、HKUl、NL63,偏肺病毒（MPV）等14种常见呼吸道病毒核酸检测。结果171份标本中检出阳性标本93份,核酸阳性率为54．4％（93／171）,其中FluA占首位,阳性率为8．2％（14／171）,其他依次为ADV7．6％（13／171）,HRV7．6％（13／171）,PIVI／II／III 7．0％（12／171）,RSV 6.4％（11／171）,FluB5．8％（10／171）,BoV5．3％（9／171）,MPV3．5％（6／171）,冠状病毒（HCoV—OC43／HKUl）2．9％（5／171）。不同性别问患儿呼吸道病毒阳性率差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。≥6月龄组阳性率最低（37．5％）,1—3岁年龄组阳性率最高（62．1％）。结论韶关地区儿童发热呼吸道病毒感染病例的病原体以甲型流感病毒、腺病毒和鼻病毒为主。     

2009甲型H1N1流感流行期间北京急性呼吸道感染儿童常见呼吸道病毒的研究

目的了解2009至2010年甲型H1N1流感大流行期间北京地区急性呼吸道感染患儿中,除流感病毒外的其他几种常见呼吸道病毒感染的流行情况。方法设计并建立检测包括呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）A/B亚型,副流感病毒（PIV）1、2、3型,腺病毒（ADV）和人博卡病毒（HBoV）在内的多重实时荧光PCR方法,并应用该方法对2009年6月至2010年2月甲型H1N1流感大流行期间,对首都儿科研究所附属儿童医院就诊的急性呼吸道感染患儿中甲型H1N1流感病毒检测阴性的咽拭子标本进行上述呼吸道病毒的核酸检测。结果新建立的多重RT-PCR方法最低可检测的目标基因含量为10～300拷贝数,未见与其他非目标病毒的交叉反应。本研究共检测标本849份,病毒检测总阳性率为39.0%（331份）,5岁以下占87.6%（290/331份）。各病毒的检测阳性率分别为RSV-A亚型1.4%（12份）,RSV-B亚型8.4%（71份）,PIV-1型8.2%（70份）,PIV-2型0.5%（4份）,PIV-3型3.9%（33份）,ADV13.9%（118份）,HBoV2.7%（23份）。RSV检出以B亚型为主（85.5%）,流行高峰在2009年11月至2010年2月。PIV检出以PIV-1型及PIV-3型为主,PIV-1型的流行高峰在2009年7月至2009年10月,PIV-2型及PIV-3型的流行高峰在2009年6～9月。ADV病毒在研究期间均有较高检出率（平均为13.9%）,HBoV的流行高峰在2009年9～12月。结论除流感病毒外,ADV、RSV-B及PIV可能也是2009甲型H1N1流感流行期间引起儿童急性呼吸道感染的重要病原。比较以往的资料可见各病原在2009甲型H1N1流感流行期间的流行季节性及检出率基本未受到新型流感病毒的影响。     

呼吸道合胞病毒下呼吸道感染对机体细胞免疫的影响

为研究呼吸道合胞病毒（ＲＳＶ）急性下呼吸道感染（ＡＬＲＩ）的细胞免疫变化，对２５例病儿外周血白细胞介素２（ＩＬ－２）和可溶性白细胞介素２受体（ｓＩＬ－２Ｒ）水平、Ｔ细胞白细胞介素２受体（ＩＬ－２Ｒ）表达率和Ｔ细胞亚群百分率进行检测。结果显示，急性期病儿外周血ＩＬ－２水平明显低于恢复期和正常对照组，Ｔ细胞ＩＬ－２Ｒ表达率亦明显降低，而ｓＩＬ－２Ｒ水平却显著增高。急性期病儿ＩＬ－２水平与Ｔ细胞ＩＬ－２Ｒ表达率和ＣＤ＋４细胞百分率呈正相关，与ｓＩＬ－２Ｒ水平和ＣＤ＋８细胞百分率呈负相关；ｓＩＬ－２Ｒ水平与Ｔ细胞ＩＬ－２Ｒ表达率呈负相关，与临床严重程度呈正相关。上述各项免疫指标异常均提示ＲＳＶ感染时机体存在细胞免疫功能紊乱。     

Human picornavirus and coronavirus RNA in nasopharynx of children without concurrent respiratory symptoms.

The prevalence of human rhino-, entero-, and coronaviruses was investigated by RT-PCR in nasopharyngeal aspirates from 107 children without concurrent respiratory symptoms. The children were admitted to the hospital for elective surgery. The parents filled a questionnaire about the occurrence of respiratory symptoms four weeks before and two weeks after the surgery. The rate of viral detection was 45% in children with related past or recent respiratory infection whereas 20% of the samples taken from children without any related past or recent respiratory infections were positive for picornavirus RNA, P = 0.008. Thirty-one (29%) of the nasopharyngeal aspirates were positive for viral RNA, 18% for rhinovirus, and 11% for enterovirus RNA. Coronavirus RNA was not found in any of the children. Fifty-five percent of the children with virus-positive samples had an infection-related diagnosis. In addition, 81% of the children with virus-positive samples had had previously respiratory symptoms or there were concurrent respiratory symptoms in other family members. Only four of the 31 virus-positive samples were from children without infection-related diagnosis or recent past (or immediate future) respiratory symptoms.     

Multiplex PCR system for the rapid diagnosis of respiratory virus infection: systematic review and meta-analysis

ObjectivesTo provide a summary of evidence for the diagnostic accuracies of three multiplex PCR systems (mPCRs)—BioFire FilmArray RP (FilmArray), Nanosphere Verigene RV+ test (Verigene RV+) and Hologic Gen-Probe Prodesse assays—on the detection of viral respiratory infections.MethodsA comprehensive search up to 1 July 2017 was conducted on Medline and Embase for studies that utilized FilmArray, Verigene RV+ and Prodesse for diagnosis of viral respiratory infections. A summary of diagnostic accuracies for the following five viruses were calculated: influenza A virus (FluA), influenza B virus, respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus and adenovirus. Hierarchical summary receiver operating curves were used for estimating the viral detection performance per assay.ResultsTwenty studies of 5510 patient samples were eligible for analysis. Multiplex PCRs demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy, with area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) equal to or more than 0.98 for all the above viruses except for adenovirus (AUROC 0.89). FilmArray, Verigene RV+ and ProFlu+ (the only Prodesse assay with enough data) demonstrated a summary sensitivity for FluA of 0.911 (95% confidence interval, 0.848–0.949), 0.949 (95% confidence interval, 0.882–0.979) and 0.954 (95% confidence interval, 0.871–0.985), respectively. The three mPCRs were comparable in terms of detection of FluA.ConclusionsPoint estimates calculated from eligible studies showed that the three mPCRs (FilmArray, Verigene RV+ and ProFlu+) are highly accurate and may provide important diagnostic information for early identification of respiratory virus infections. In patients with low pretest probability for FluA, these three mPCRs can predict a low possibility of infection and may justify withholding empirical antiviral treatments.     

Simultaneous detection of respiratory viruses in children with acute respiratory infection using two different multiplex reverse transcription-PCR assays

A 4-tube multiplex RT-PCR (mRT-PCR), which showed higher sensitivity over conventional methods, was previously developed for the diagnosis of 14 viral pathogens of the respiratory tract. Herein the mRT-PCR was compared to the commercial Luminex mPCR-microsphere flow cytometry assay (Resplex II) which allows the detection of 12 different viruses. Eleven different viruses were identified in 91 nasopharyngeal swabs of children with acute respiratory infection, influenza A (IAV) and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human rhinovirus (hRhV), human echovirus, parainfluenza viruses (PIV) 1, 2, 3 and 4, human metapneumovirus (hMPV), and human coronavirus NL63. The results of the two techniques showed 53 and 40 positive patients by the Resplex II assay and mRT-PCR, respectively, with a concordance in 35 positive and 33 negative patients (74.7%). Individual RT-PCR tests were performed to control viruses not simultaneously detected by the two multiplex assays. The major virus misdiagnosed by mRT-PCR was IAV whereas the major viruses misdiagnosed by Resplex II were PIV1, 3 and 4. The mRT-PCR remains a simple, rapid, and specific assay for the specific detection of respiratory viruses, and can be easily implemented with standards in clinical laboratories at a low cost.