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J Clin Microbiol ; 51(12): 4012-7, 2013 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24068012

RESUMO

For decades, third-generation cephalosporins (3GC) have been major drugs used to treat infections due to Enterobacteriaceae; growing resistance to these antibiotics makes the rapid detection of such resistance important. The ßLacta test is a chromogenic test developed for detecting 3GC-resistant isolates from cultures on solid media within 15 min. A multicenter prospective study conducted in 5 French and Belgian hospitals evaluated the performance of this test on clinical isolates. Based on antibiotic susceptibility testing, strains resistant or intermediate to cefotaxime or ceftazidime were classified as 3GC resistant, and molecular characterization of this resistance was performed. The rates of 3GC resistance were 13.9% (332/2,387) globally, 9.4% in Escherichia coli (132/1,403), 25.6% in Klebsiella pneumoniae (84/328), 30.3% in species naturally producing inducible AmpC beta-lactamases (109/360), and 5.6% in Klebsiella oxytoca and Citrobacter koseri (7/124). The sensitivities and specificities of the ßLacta test were, respectively, 87.7% and 99.6% overall, 96% and 100% for E. coli and K. pneumoniae, and 67.4% and 99.6% for species naturally producing inducible AmpC beta-lactamase. False-negative results were mainly related to 3GC-resistant strains producing AmpC beta-lactamase. Interestingly, the test was positive for all 3GC-resistant extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing isolates (n = 241). The positive predictive value was 97% and remained at ≥96% for prevalences of 3GC resistance ranging between 10 and 30%. The negative predictive values were 99% for E. coli and K. pneumoniae and 89% for the species producing inducible AmpC beta-lactamase. In conclusion, the ßLacta test was found to be easy to use and efficient for the prediction of resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, particularly in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing strains.


Assuntos
Cefalosporinas/farmacologia , Enterobacteriaceae/efeitos dos fármacos , Resistência beta-Lactâmica , Bélgica , Compostos Cromogênicos/metabolismo , Meios de Cultura/química , Infecções por Enterobacteriaceae/microbiologia , Reações Falso-Negativas , França , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana/métodos , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Prospectivos , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Emerg Infect Dis ; 18(9): 1500-2, 2012 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22932431

RESUMO

During January 2010, a husband and wife returned from Laos to France with probable parasitic disease. Increased antibodies against an Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus virophage indicated seroconversion. While in Laos, they had eaten raw fish, a potential source of the virophage. This virophage, associated with giant viruses suspected to cause pneumonia, could be an emerging pathogen.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Mimiviridae/imunologia , Viagem , Adulto , Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Feminino , França , Humanos , Laos , Masculino , Mimiviridae/genética , Proteínas Virais/genética , Proteínas Virais/imunologia
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Emerg Infect Dis ; 17(3): 350-6, 2011 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21392423

RESUMO

To assess Q fever in France, we analyzed data for 1985-2009 from the French National Reference Center. A total of 179,794 serum samples were analyzed; 3,723 patients (one third female patients) had acute Q fever. Yearly distribution of acute Q fever showed a continuous increase. Periodic variations were observed in monthly distribution during January 2000-December 2009; cases peaked during April-September. Q fever was diagnosed more often in patients in southeastern France, where our laboratory is situated, than in other areas. Reevaluation of the current positive predictive value of serologic analysis for endocarditis was performed. We propose a change in the phase I (virulent bacteria) immunoglobulin G cutoff titer to ≥1,600. Annual incidences of acute Q fever and endocarditis were 2.5/100,000 persons and 0.1/100,000 persons, respectively. Cases and outbreaks of Q fever have increased in France.


Assuntos
Adulto , Anticorpos Antibacterianos/sangue , Coxiella burnetii/imunologia , Endocardite Bacteriana/diagnóstico , Endocardite Bacteriana/epidemiologia , Endocardite Bacteriana/microbiologia , Feminino , França/epidemiologia , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Febre Q/diagnóstico , Febre Q/epidemiologia , Febre Q/microbiologia , Estações do Ano
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Emerg Infect Dis ; 17(10): 1865-7, 2011 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22000356

RESUMO

We report a case of Rickettsia honei infection in a human in Nepal. The patient had severe illness and many clinical features typical of Flinders Island spotted fever. Diagnosis was confirmed by indirect immunofluorescent assay with serum and molecular biological techniques. Flinders Island spotted fever may be an endemic rickettsiosis in Nepal.


Assuntos
Infecções por Rickettsia/diagnóstico , Rickettsia/isolamento & purificação , Idoso , Anticorpos Antibacterianos/sangue , Anticorpos Antibacterianos/imunologia , Proteínas da Membrana Bacteriana Externa/genética , Exantema/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Imunoglobulina G/imunologia , Nepal , Rickettsia/genética , Rickettsia/imunologia , Infecções por Rickettsia/microbiologia
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Nephrol Ther ; 13(4): 236-244, 2017 Jun.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28576434

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Escherichia coli strains causing Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) have a fecal origin. METHODS: A fecal sample was collected before Kidney Transplantation (KT) and concomitantly with urine at each of the 15 E. coli UTIs which occurred in 11 KT recipients. Unique E. coli strains were identified among 25 isolates per feces and 5 isolates per urinary sample by random amplification of polymorphic DNA. Phylogenetic group (which is correlated to virulence in the E. coli species) was determined for each E. coli strain by a PCR based method. RESULTS: Forty-three unique fecal strains and 14 unique urinary strains were identified among 650 fecal isolates and 75 urinary isolates. Urinary strains frequently (55% of the cases) belonged to a phylogroup usually not linked to virulence. They were detected in the feces collected concomitantly in 60% of the cases. Urinary strains belonging to a phylogroup usually linked to virulence were more frequently dominant in the feces (100%) than urinary strains belonging to a non-pathogenic phylogroup (42%; P<0.05). Vesical catheter was a facilitating factor only for urinary strains belonging to non-pathogenic phylogroups. Thirty-three percent of the fecal strains were persisting in two consecutive fecal samples and 62% were detected for the first time at the UTI. Numerous pathway lead to UTIs: from a unique, virulent and persisting strain to a non-virulent recently acquired strain facilitated by a vesical catheter. CONCLUSION: Our work shows the diversity of host-microbial interactions which precede extra-intestinal virulence.


Assuntos
Infecções por Escherichia coli/epidemiologia , Escherichia coli/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Infecções Oportunistas/microbiologia , Transplantados , Infecções Urinárias/microbiologia , DNA Bacteriano/isolamento & purificação , Fezes/microbiologia , Feminino , França/epidemiologia , Humanos , Transplante de Rim , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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J Travel Med ; 22(1): 67-9, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25158857

RESUMO

Rickettsia species are increasingly being recognized as a cause of infection among returning travelers. Murine typhus (MT) was mistakenly thought to have disappeared in the 1970s in Tunisia, yet recent serological data show that Rickettsia typhi, the causative agent of MT, still circulates in the Tunisian population. We report here a case of MT in a woman returning from Tunisia and hospitalized in France. Her presentation was nonspecific, with acute noneruptive fever. Diagnosis was confirmed by cross-adsorption and immunoblotting. Clinicians taking care of returning travelers with fever should be aware of MT, and know how to diagnose and treat it.


Assuntos
Doxiciclina/uso terapêutico , Febre/microbiologia , Viagem , Tifo Endêmico Transmitido por Pulgas/diagnóstico , Adulto , Animais , Feminino , Humanos , Rickettsia typhi , Tunísia , Tifo Endêmico Transmitido por Pulgas/tratamento farmacológico , Xenopsylla
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Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 88(4): 765-9, 2013 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23382158

RESUMO

Transmission by the oral route of Coxiella burnetii is controversial. Our objective was to evaluate dairy products in the transmission of Q fever. Pasteurized, unpasteurized, and thermized dairy products were tested for C. burnetii by using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction specific for IS1111 and IS30A spacers, culturing in human embryonic lung fibroblasts cells, and inoculation into BALB/c mice. We tested 201 products and C. burnetii was identified in 64%. Cow milk origin products were more frequently positive than goat or ewe products (P = 0.006 and P = 0.0001, respectively), and industrial food was more frequently positive than artisanal food (P < 0.0001). Food made from unpasteurized milk contained higher bacteria concentrations than food made from pasteurized milk (P = 0.02). All cultures were negative and mice did not show signs of illness. Farm animals are highly infected in France but consumption of cheese and yogurt does not seem to pose a public health risk for transmission of Q fever.


Assuntos
Coxiella burnetii/isolamento & purificação , DNA Bacteriano/isolamento & purificação , Laticínios/microbiologia , Viabilidade Microbiana , Febre Q/transmissão , Animais , Carga Bacteriana , Bovinos/microbiologia , Células Cultivadas , Coxiella burnetii/genética , Reservatórios de Doenças/microbiologia , Fibroblastos/microbiologia , Microbiologia de Alimentos/métodos , França , Cabras/microbiologia , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Pasteurização , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Saúde Pública , Ovinos/microbiologia
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Genome Announc ; 1(5)2013 Sep 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24009121

RESUMO

Infection caused by Mycobacterium abscessus strains is a growing cause of concern in both community-acquired and health care-associated diseases, as these organisms naturally display multiple drug resistances. We report an annotated draft genome sequence of M. abscessus strain V06705 obtained from a patient in France.

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Ticks Tick Borne Dis ; 3(5-6): 361-3, 2012 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23141102

RESUMO

African tick-bite fever (ATBF) caused by Rickettsia africae is a frequent cause of fever in returned travelers. Here, we used eschar swabs and/or eschar crust samples for the molecular diagnosis of ATBF in returned travelers. In 4 of 5 patients returning from South Africa, including 3 with negative serology, R. africae was identified by molecular tools targeting 2 different genes. The findings of this study highlight the usefulness of eschar swabs and/or eschar crust samples for the diagnosis of R. africae infection.


Assuntos
Técnicas Bacteriológicas/métodos , Mordeduras e Picadas de Insetos/microbiologia , Infecções por Rickettsia/diagnóstico , Rickettsia/isolamento & purificação , Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos/diagnóstico , Idoso , Animais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular/métodos , África do Sul , Viagem , Medicina de Viagem/métodos
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