16S rRNA Gene PCR/Sequencing of Heart Valves for Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis in Routine Clinical Practice.
J Clin Microbiol
; 61(8): e0034123, 2023 08 23.
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ABSTRACT
Sequencing is increasingly used for infective endocarditis (IE) diagnosis. Here, the performance of 16S rRNA gene PCR/sequencing of heart valves utilized in routine clinical practice was compared with conventional IE diagnostics. Subjects whose heart valves were sent to the clinical microbiology laboratory for 16S rRNA gene PCR/sequencing from August 2020 through February 2022 were studied. A PCR assay targeting V1 to V3 regions of the 16S rRNA gene was performed, followed by Sanger and/or next-generation sequencing (NGS) (using an Illumina MiSeq), or reported as negative, depending on an algorithm that included the PCR cycle threshold value. Fifty-four subjects, including 40 with IE, three with cured IE, and 11 with noninfective valvular disease, were studied. Thirty-one positive results, 11 from NGS and 20 from Sanger sequencing, were generated from analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequence(s). Positivity rates of blood cultures and 16S rRNA gene PCR/sequencing of valves were 55% and 75%, respectively (P = 0.06). In those with prior antibiotic exposure, positivity rates of blood cultures and 16S rRNA gene PCR/sequencing of valves were 11% and 76%, respectively (P < 0.001). Overall, 61% of blood culture-negative IE subjects had positive valve 16S rRNA gene PCR/sequencing results. 16S rRNA gene-based PCR/sequencing of heart valves is a useful diagnostic tool for pathogen identification in patients with blood culture-negative IE undergoing valve surgery in routine clinical practice.
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Endocarditis
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Endocarditis Bacteriana
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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J Clin Microbiol
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2023
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Article
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Estados Unidos