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Brief Bioinform ; 25(4)2024 May 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38833323

RESUMO

The emergence and rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 prompted the global community to identify innovative approaches to diagnose infection and sequence the viral genome because at several points in the pandemic positive case numbers exceeded the laboratory capacity to characterize sufficient samples to adequately respond to the spread of emerging variants. From week 10, 2020, to week 13, 2023, Slovenian routine complete genome sequencing (CGS) surveillance network yielded 41 537 complete genomes and revealed a typical molecular epidemiology with early lineages gradually being replaced by Alpha, Delta, and finally Omicron. We developed a targeted next-generation sequencing based variant surveillance strategy dubbed Spike Screen through sample pooling and selective SARS-CoV-2 spike gene amplification in conjunction with CGS of individual cases to increase throughput and cost-effectiveness. Spike Screen identifies variant of concern (VOC) and variant of interest (VOI) signature mutations, analyses their frequencies in sample pools, and calculates the number of VOCs/VOIs at the population level. The strategy was successfully applied for detection of specific VOC/VOI mutations prior to their confirmation by CGS. Spike Screen complemented CGS efforts with an additional 22 897 samples sequenced in two time periods: between week 42, 2020, and week 24, 2021, and between week 37, 2021, and week 2, 2022. The results showed that Spike Screen can be applied to monitor VOC/VOI mutations among large volumes of samples in settings with limited sequencing capacity through reliable and rapid detection of novel variants at the population level and can serve as a basis for public health policy planning.


Assuntos
COVID-19 , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , SARS-CoV-2 , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2/genética , SARS-CoV-2/isolamento & purificação , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala/métodos , COVID-19/virologia , COVID-19/diagnóstico , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus/genética , Mutação , Genoma Viral , Eslovênia/epidemiologia
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J Immunol ; 213(9): 1371-1379, 2024 Nov 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39258926

RESUMO

This prospective cohort study assessed the SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgA Ab profiles at delivery and 42 d postpartum in unvaccinated SARS-CoV-2-positive pregnant women and determined the association with the timing and the clinical course of the infection. A total of 387 vaccine-naive women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy were included. IgG and IgA Abs were detected in maternal blood at delivery and 42 d postpartum using ELISA kits. The relationships between Ab detection and value and clinical features, including the timing of the infection, were analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic and linear regression models. The mean gestational age at infection was 31 4/7 wk of pregnancy. Symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection were present in 88.1% of women. IgG and IgA Abs were detected in 45.7 and 58.9% at delivery, respectively, increasing to 72.7 and 76.8% at 42 d postpartum. Detection of IgG and IgA Abs in maternal blood at delivery was independently associated with symptomatic infection (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 3.13, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.47-6.69 and adjusted OR 3.62, 95% CI: 1.8-7.26, respectively), but not with the time from positive swab to delivery or gestational age at positive swab. Detection of Abs at 42 d postpartum was also strongly associated with the detection of Abs at delivery (OR 29.97, 95% CI: 10.11-88.82 for IgG and OR 13.09, 95% CI: 6.37-26.9 for IgA). Vaccine-naive pregnant women exhibit a significant and durable immune response to SARS-CoV-2, which is more pronounced in symptomatic women but independent of gestational age at diagnosis or the diagnosis-to-delivery interval.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Antivirais , COVID-19 , Imunoglobulina A , Imunoglobulina G , Período Pós-Parto , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , Feminino , Gravidez , COVID-19/imunologia , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , SARS-CoV-2/imunologia , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Imunoglobulina G/imunologia , Imunoglobulina A/sangue , Imunoglobulina A/imunologia , Adulto , Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Período Pós-Parto/imunologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/imunologia , Adulto Jovem
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J Gen Virol ; 105(4)2024 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38687001

RESUMO

Nairoviridae is a family for negative-sense RNA viruses with genomes of about 17.2-21.1 kb. These viruses are maintained in and/or transmitted by arthropods among birds, reptiles and mammals. Norwaviruses and orthonairoviruses can cause febrile illness in humans. Several orthonairoviruses can infect mammals, causing mild, severe and sometimes, fatal diseases. Nairovirids produce enveloped virions containing two or three single-stranded RNA segments with open reading frames that encode a nucleoprotein (N), sometimes a glycoprotein precursor (GPC), and a large (L) protein containing an RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRP) domain. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) report on the family Nairoviridae, which is available at www.ictv.global/report/nairoviridae.


Assuntos
Genoma Viral , Animais , Humanos , Fases de Leitura Aberta , Proteínas Virais/genética , Nairovirus/genética , Nairovirus/classificação , Nairovirus/isolamento & purificação , RNA Viral/genética , Filogenia , Vírion/ultraestrutura , RNA Polimerase Dependente de RNA/genética
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Respir Res ; 25(1): 234, 2024 Jun 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38840154

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: The concurrent circulation of SARS-CoV-2 with other respiratory viruses is unstoppable and represents a new diagnostic reality for clinicians and clinical microbiology laboratories. Multiplexed molecular testing on automated platforms that focus on the simultaneous detection of multiple respiratory viruses in a single tube is a useful approach for current and future diagnosis of respiratory infections in the clinical setting. METHODS: Two time periods were included in the study: from February to April 2022, an early 2022 period, during the gradual lifting of COVID-19 prevention measures in the country, and from October 2022 to April 2023, the 2022/23 respiratory infections season. We analysed a total of 1,918 samples in the first period and 18,131 respiratory samples in the second period using a multiplex molecular assay for the simultaneous detection of Influenza A (Flu-A), Influenza B (Flu-B), Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV) and SARS-CoV-2. RESULTS: The results from early 2022 showed a strong dominance of SARS-CoV-2 infections with 1,267/1,918 (66.1%) cases. Flu-A was detected in 30/1,918 (1.6%) samples, HRSV in 14/1,918 (0.7%) samples, and Flu-B in 2/1,918 (0.1%) samples. Flu-A/SARS-CoV-2 co-detections were observed in 11/1,267 (0.9%) samples, and HRSV/SARS-CoV-2 co-detection in 5/1,267 (0.4%) samples. During the 2022/23 winter respiratory season, SARS-CoV-2 was detected in 1,738/18,131 (9.6%), Flu-A in 628/18,131 (3.5%), Flu-B in 106/18,131 (0.6%), and HRSV in 505/18,131 (2.8%) samples. Interestingly, co-detections were present to a similar extent as in early 2022. CONCLUSION: The results show that the multiplex molecular approach is a valuable tool for the simultaneous laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, Flu-A/B, and HRSV in hospitalized and outpatients. Infections with Flu-A/B, and HRSV occurred shortly after the COVID-19 control measures were lifted, so a strong reoccurrence of various respiratory infections and co-detections in the post COVID-19 period was to be expected.


Assuntos
COVID-19 , Vírus da Influenza A , Vírus da Influenza B , Influenza Humana , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial , Vírus Sincicial Respiratório Humano , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , COVID-19/epidemiologia , COVID-19/diagnóstico , Vírus da Influenza B/isolamento & purificação , Vírus da Influenza B/genética , Influenza Humana/epidemiologia , Influenza Humana/diagnóstico , Influenza Humana/virologia , SARS-CoV-2/genética , SARS-CoV-2/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/epidemiologia , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/diagnóstico , Vírus Sincicial Respiratório Humano/isolamento & purificação , Vírus Sincicial Respiratório Humano/genética , Vírus da Influenza A/isolamento & purificação , Vírus da Influenza A/genética , Masculino , Feminino , Coinfecção/epidemiologia , Coinfecção/diagnóstico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular/métodos , Estações do Ano , Idoso
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Emerg Infect Dis ; 29(3): 649-652, 2023 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36703245

RESUMO

Monkeypox virus was imported into Finland during late May-early June 2022. Intrahost viral genome variation in a sample from 1 patient comprised a major variant with 3 lineage B.1.3-specific mutations and a minor variant with ancestral B.1 nucleotides. Results suggest either ongoing APOBEC3 enzyme-mediated evolution or co-infection.


Assuntos
Monkeypox virus , Mpox , Humanos , Finlândia , Mutação
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J Gen Virol ; 104(8)2023 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37622664

RESUMO

In April 2023, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and emended. The phylum was expanded by one new family, 14 new genera, and 140 new species. Two genera and 538 species were renamed. One species was moved, and four were abolished. This article presents the updated taxonomy of Negarnaviricota as now accepted by the ICTV.


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Vírus de RNA de Sentido Negativo , Vírus de RNA , Vírus de RNA/genética , RNA Polimerase Dependente de RNA/genética
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Clin Exp Rheumatol ; 41(5): 1183-1191, 2023 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36377567

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the incidence and describe the spectrum of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination in children from two neighbouring south central European countries. METHODS: We performed a multi-centre prospective cohort study of children under 18 years diagnosed with inflammatory/autoimmune diseases linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination, who were admitted to the paediatric tertiary care hospitals in Slovenia and Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021. Disease incidence was calculated based on laboratory-confirmed cases only. RESULTS: Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases linked to SARS-CoV-2 were diagnosed in 192 children (127 laboratory-confirmed), of whom 112 had multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), followed by vasculitis, neurological and cardiac diseases. Calculated risk of MIS-C was 1 in 860 children after SARS-CoV-2 infection and cumulative incidence of MIS-C was 18.3/100,000 of all children. Fifteen children had severe COVID-19. Two patients with MIS-C and a patient with myositis presented after COVID-19 vaccination. All 3 had at presentation also a serologically proven recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. After MIS-C, nine patients were vaccinated against COVID-19 and 25 patients had a SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, without recurrence of MIS-C. CONCLUSIONS: Autoimmune diseases following SARS-CoV-2 infection in children were 8.5 times as common as severe COVID-19. MIS-C was the most common manifestation and its incidence in this predominantly white population was higher than previously reported. MIS-C does not seem to recur after SARS-CoV-2 reinfection or COVID-19 vaccination. Autoimmune diseases were much more common after SARS-CoV-2 infection than after COVID-19 vaccination.


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Doenças Autoimunes , COVID-19 , Doenças do Tecido Conjuntivo , Humanos , Adolescente , Criança , Incidência , COVID-19/epidemiologia , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , Vacinas contra COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Estudos Prospectivos , Reinfecção , Europa (Continente) , Doenças Autoimunes/epidemiologia , Vacinação
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Cell Mol Life Sci ; 79(11): 566, 2022 Oct 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36283999

RESUMO

Astrocytes, an abundant type of glial cells, are the key cells providing homeostasis in the central nervous system. Due to their susceptibility to infection, combined with high resilience to virus-induced cell death, astrocytes are now considered one of the principal types of cells, responsible for virus retention and dissemination within the brain. Autophagy plays an important role in elimination of intracellular components and in maintaining cellular homeostasis and is also intertwined with the life cycle of viruses. The physiological significance of autophagy in astrocytes, in connection with the life cycle and transmission of viruses, remains poorly investigated. In the present study, we investigated flavivirus-induced modulation of autophagy in human astrocytes by monitoring a tandem fluorescent-tagged LC3 probe (mRFP-EGFP-LC3) with confocal and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. Astrocytes were infected with tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) or West Nile virus (WNV), both pathogenic flaviviruses, and with mosquito-only flavivirus (MOF), which is considered non-pathogenic. The results revealed that human astrocytes are susceptible to infection with TBEV, WNV and to a much lower extent also to MOF. Infection and replication rates of TBEV and WNV are paralleled by increased rate of autophagy, whereas autophagosome maturation and the size of autophagic compartments are not affected. Modulation of autophagy by rapamycin and wortmannin does not influence TBEV and WNV replication rate, whereas bafilomycin A1 attenuates their replication and infectivity. In human astrocytes infected with MOF, the low infectivity and the lack of efficient replication of this flavivirus are mirrored by the absence of an autophagic response.


Assuntos
Astrócitos , Vírus da Encefalite Transmitidos por Carrapatos , Animais , Humanos , Astrócitos/metabolismo , Wortmanina/metabolismo , Autofagia , Sirolimo , Replicação Viral
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Euro Surveill ; 28(40)2023 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37796441

RESUMO

BackgroundRodent-borne viruses such as orthohantaviruses and arenaviruses cause considerable disease burden with regional and temporal differences in incidence and clinical awareness. Therefore, it is important to regularly evaluate laboratory diagnostic capabilities, e.g. by external quality assessments (EQA).AimWe wished to evaluate the performance and diagnostic capability of European expert laboratories to detect orthohantaviruses and lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) and human antibody response towards orthohantaviruses.MethodsWe conducted an EQA in 2021; molecular panels consisted of 12 samples, including different orthohantaviruses (Seoul, Dobrava-Belgrade (DOBV), Puumala (PUUV) and Hantaan orthohantavirus), LCMV and negative controls. Serological panels consisted of six human serum samples reactive to PUUV, DOBV or negative to orthohantaviruses. The EQA was sent to 25 laboratories in 20 countries.ResultsThe accuracy of molecular detection of orthohantaviruses varied (50‒67%, average 62%) among 16 participating laboratories, while LCMV samples were successfully detected in all 11 participating laboratories (91-100%, average 96%). The accuracy of serological diagnosis of acute and past orthohantavirus infections was on average 95% among 20 participating laboratories and 82% in 19 laboratories, respectively. A variety of methods was used, with predominance of in-house assays for molecular tests, and commercial assays for serological ones.ConclusionSerology, the most common tool to diagnose acute orthohantavirus infections, had a high accuracy in this EQA. The molecular detection of orthohantaviruses needs improvement while LCMV detection (performed in fewer laboratories) had 95% accuracy. Further EQAs are recommended to be performed periodically to monitor improvements and challenges in the diagnostics of rodent-borne diseases.


Assuntos
Infecções por Hantavirus , Orthohantavírus , Humanos , Vírus da Coriomeningite Linfocítica/genética , Europa (Continente)/epidemiologia , Infecções por Hantavirus/diagnóstico , Anticorpos Antivirais
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Emerg Infect Dis ; 28(10): 2116-2119, 2022 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36148990

RESUMO

We isolated Haematospirillum jordaniae from a positive blood culture from a 57-year-old man in Slovenia who had bacteremia and bullous cellulitis of lower extremities. The infection was successfully treated with ciprofloxacin. Our findings signal the need for increased awareness about the clinical course of H. jordaniae and its potential effects as a human pathogen.


Assuntos
Bacteriemia , Rhodospirillaceae , Bacteriemia/diagnóstico , Bacteriemia/tratamento farmacológico , Celulite (Flegmão)/diagnóstico , Celulite (Flegmão)/tratamento farmacológico , Ciprofloxacina/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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J Gen Virol ; 103(4)2022 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35412967

RESUMO

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the medically most important member of the rapidly expanding bunyaviral family Nairoviridae. Traditionally, CCHFV isolates have been assigned to six distinct genotypes. Here, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group outlines the reasons for the recent decision to re-classify genogroup VI (aka Europe-2 or AP-92-like) as a distinct virus, Aigai virus (AIGV).


Assuntos
Vírus da Febre Hemorrágica da Crimeia-Congo , Febre Hemorrágica da Crimeia , Genótipo , Vírus da Febre Hemorrágica da Crimeia-Congo/genética , Humanos
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Arch Virol ; 167(12): 2857-2906, 2022 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36437428

RESUMO

In March 2022, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and emended. The phylum was expanded by two new families (bunyaviral Discoviridae and Tulasviridae), 41 new genera, and 98 new species. Three hundred forty-nine species were renamed and/or moved. The accidentally misspelled names of seven species were corrected. This article presents the updated taxonomy of Negarnaviricota as now accepted by the ICTV.


Assuntos
Mononegavirais , Vírus , Humanos , Mononegavirais/genética , Filogenia
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Nature ; 533(7601): 100-4, 2016 May 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27147028

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Despite the magnitude of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa, there is still a fundamental lack of knowledge about the pathophysiology of EVD. In particular, very little is known about human immune responses to Ebola virus. Here we evaluate the physiology of the human T cell immune response in EVD patients at the time of admission to the Ebola Treatment Center in Guinea, and longitudinally until discharge or death. Through the use of multiparametric flow cytometry established by the European Mobile Laboratory in the field, we identify an immune signature that is unique in EVD fatalities. Fatal EVD was characterized by a high percentage of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells expressing the inhibitory molecules CTLA-4 and PD-1, which correlated with elevated inflammatory markers and high virus load. Conversely, surviving individuals showed significantly lower expression of CTLA-4 and PD-1 as well as lower inflammation, despite comparable overall T cell activation. Concomitant with virus clearance, survivors mounted a robust Ebola-virus-specific T cell response. Our findings suggest that dysregulation of the T cell response is a key component of EVD pathophysiology.


Assuntos
Ebolavirus/imunologia , Doença pelo Vírus Ebola/imunologia , Doença pelo Vírus Ebola/fisiopatologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Antígeno CTLA-4/metabolismo , Feminino , Citometria de Fluxo , Guiné/epidemiologia , Doença pelo Vírus Ebola/mortalidade , Humanos , Mediadores da Inflamação/imunologia , Estudos Longitudinais , Ativação Linfocitária , Masculino , Alta do Paciente , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/metabolismo , Sobreviventes , Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Carga Viral
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Arch Virol ; 166(12): 3513-3566, 2021 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34463877

RESUMO

In March 2021, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and emended. The phylum was expanded by four families (Aliusviridae, Crepuscuviridae, Myriaviridae, and Natareviridae), three subfamilies (Alpharhabdovirinae, Betarhabdovirinae, and Gammarhabdovirinae), 42 genera, and 200 species. Thirty-nine species were renamed and/or moved and seven species were abolished. This article presents the updated taxonomy of Negarnaviricota as now accepted by the ICTV.


Assuntos
Mononegavirais , Vírus , Humanos
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BMC Infect Dis ; 21(1): 579, 2021 Jun 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34130635

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis (CNM) is an emerging tick-born pathogen and usually causes symptomatic infection only in immunocompromised patients. Apart from one described case found in the literature where cultivation was successful, all cases so far were diagnosed by using broad-range 16S rDNA PCR. CASE PRESENTATION: Our patient presented with a prolonged febrile state of unknown origin. Clinical presentation, extensive medical workup and classic microbiologic testing were non-conclusive. Several infectious agents and other causes for the febrile state were excluded. In the end, a broad-range 16S rDNA PCR was to be performed to confirm the diagnosis of CNM infection. Treatment was successful with doxycycline. CONCLUSIONS: Due to the obscurity of the pathogen, diagnostic workup in CNM is prolonged and challenging. More awareness is need about this emerging infectious disease in countries with high prevalence of tick-borne diseases as standard microbiological methods are not successful in confirming the diagnosis.


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Infecções por Anaplasmataceae/diagnóstico , Anaplasmataceae/isolamento & purificação , Idoso , Anaplasmataceae/genética , Infecções por Anaplasmataceae/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Anaplasmataceae/microbiologia , Animais , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Doenças Transmissíveis Emergentes/epidemiologia , Doenças Transmissíveis Emergentes/microbiologia , Doxiciclina/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Humanos , Ixodes/microbiologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Prevalência , RNA Ribossômico 16S/isolamento & purificação , Eslovênia , Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos/epidemiologia , Doenças Transmitidas por Carrapatos/microbiologia , Carrapatos/microbiologia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Euro Surveill ; 26(27)2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34240697

RESUMO

We compared the performance of SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibody testing between 12 European laboratories involved in convalescent plasma trials. Raw titres differed almost 100-fold differences between laboratories when blind-testing 15 plasma samples. Calibration of titres in relation to the reference reagent and standard curve obtained by testing a dilution series reduced the inter-laboratory variability ca 10-fold. The harmonisation of neutralising antibody quantification is a vital step towards determining the protective and therapeutic levels of neutralising antibodies.


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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Anticorpos Neutralizantes , Anticorpos Antivirais , COVID-19/terapia , Europa (Continente) , Humanos , Imunização Passiva , Soroterapia para COVID-19
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Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(5): 1038-1040, 2020 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32310075

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We report a case of Babesia crassa-like infection in an asplenic patient in Slovenia in 2014. We diagnosed the infection using microscopy, 18S rRNA sequencing, and serology and monitored parasitemia using digital PCR. With its increasing occurrence, babesiosis should be included in differential diagnoses for immunocompromised patients displaying fever.


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Babesia , Babesiose , Babesia/genética , Babesiose/diagnóstico , Babesiose/epidemiologia , Humanos , Parasitemia , RNA Ribossômico 18S/genética , Eslovênia/epidemiologia
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J Gen Virol ; 101(8): 798-799, 2020 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32840475

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Members of the family Nairoviridae produce enveloped virions with three single-stranded RNA segments comprising 17.1 to 22.8 kb in total. These viruses are maintained in arthropods and transmitted by ticks to mammals or birds. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is tick-borne and is endemic in most of Asia, Africa, Southern and Eastern Europe whereas Nairobi sheep disease virus, which is also tick-borne, causes lethal haemorrhagic gastroenteritis in small ruminants in Africa and India. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Nairoviridae, which is available at ictv.global/report/nairoviridae.


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Nairovirus/classificação , Animais , Genoma Viral/genética , Humanos , Nairovirus/genética , Vírus de RNA/classificação , Vírus de RNA/genética
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J Clin Microbiol ; 58(6)2020 05 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32277022

RESUMO

Laboratories are currently witnessing extraordinary demand globally for sampling devices, reagents, consumables, and diagnostic instruments needed for timely diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. To meet diagnostic needs as the pandemic grows, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted several commercial SARS-CoV-2 tests Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), but manufacturer-independent evaluation data are scarce. We performed the first manufacturer-independent evaluation of the fully automated sample-to-result two-target test cobas 6800 SARS-CoV-2 (cobas) (Roche Molecular Systems, Branchburg, NJ), which received U.S. FDA EUA on 12 March 2020. The comparator was a standardized 3-h SARS-CoV-2 protocol, consisting of RNA extraction using an automated portable instrument, followed by a two-target reverse transcription real-time PCR (RT-PCR), which our laboratory has routinely used since January 2020 [V. M. Corman, O. Landt, M. Kaiser, R. Molenkamp, et al., Euro Surveill 25(3):pii=2000045, 2020, https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.3.2000045]. cobas and the comparator showed overall agreement of 98.1% and a kappa value of 0.95 on an in-house validation panel consisting of 217 well-characterized retrospective samples. Immediate prospective head-to-head comparative evaluation followed on 502 samples, and the diagnostic approaches showed overall agreement of 99.6% and a kappa value of 0.98. A good correlation (r2 = 0.96) between cycle threshold values for SARS-CoV-2-specific targets obtained by cobas and the comparator was observed. Our results showed that cobas is a reliable assay for qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples collected in the Universal Transport Medium System (UTM-RT) (Copan, Brescia, Italy). Under the extraordinary circumstances that laboratories are facing worldwide, a safe diagnostic platform switch is feasible in only 48 h and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic if carefully planned and executed.


Assuntos
Betacoronavirus , Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico/métodos , Infecções por Coronavirus/diagnóstico , Pneumonia Viral/diagnóstico , Betacoronavirus/genética , COVID-19 , Teste para COVID-19 , Vacinas contra COVID-19 , Humanos , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2 , Fatores de Tempo
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Arch Virol ; 165(12): 3023-3072, 2020 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32888050

RESUMO

In March 2020, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and emended. At the genus rank, 20 new genera were added, two were deleted, one was moved, and three were renamed. At the species rank, 160 species were added, four were deleted, ten were moved and renamed, and 30 species were renamed. This article presents the updated taxonomy of Negarnaviricota as now accepted by the ICTV.


Assuntos
Mononegavirais/classificação , Terminologia como Assunto
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