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Introducción: La meningitis por Listeria monocytogenes (MLM) es una entidad grave con complicaciones a corto plazo. La reacción de polimerasa en cadena (RPC) puede ayudar a mejorar su diagnóstico y pronóstico. Objetivos: Conocer las características de los pacientes diagnosticados de meningitis por L. monocytogenes en los últimos años, a través de diferentes métodos microbiológicos. Pacientes y Métodos: Serie de casos de pacientes adultos ingresados con MLM en el Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España, durante doce años (2009-2021). Se describieron variables epidemiológicas, clínicas, microbiológicas, radiológicas y terapéuticas. Resultados: Se registraron doce pacientes con MLM (edad media 67,5 años, 75% varones). En ocho se obtuvo un cultivo positivo a L. monocytogenes. La RPC en líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) fue positiva en los dos casos en los que se realizó la prueba. El tratamiento dirigido en todos los casos fue ampicilina durante 21 días. Se registraron complicaciones en un cuarto de los casos. Del total de pacientes uno falleció. Conclusiones: La MLM es una enfermedad poco frecuente y de difícil diagnóstico. En nuestra serie de casos los dos pacientes diagnosticados por RPC tuvieron resultado de cultivo de LCR negativo, y presentaron buena evolución. La determinación de RPC podría permitir diagnosticar un mayor número de casos y con mayor precocidad.
Background: Listeria monocytogenes meningitis (LMM) is a serious entity with short-term complications. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can help to improve its diagnosis and prognosis. Aim: To know the characteristics of patients diagnosed with meningitis by L. monocytogenes in recent years, through different microbiological methods. Methods: Case series of adult patients admitted with LMM at the Hospital Clínico San Carlos of Madrid, Spain, during twelve years (2009-2021). Epidemiological, clinical, microbiological, radiological and therapeutic variables were described. Results: Twelve patients with LMM were recorded (mean age 67.5 years, 75% male). Eight had a positive culture for L. monocytogenes. cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) PCR was positive in the two cases in which the test was performed. Treatment in all cases was ampicillin for 21 days. Complications were recorded in a quarter of the cases. One patient died. Conclusions: LMM is a rare and difficult to diagnose disease. In our series of cases, the two patients diagnosed by PCR had negative CSF culture results, and presented good evolution. PCR determination could allow a greater number of cases to be diagnosed earlier.
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Meningitis, Listeria/diagnosis , Meningitis, Listeria/epidemiology , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Hospitals, University/statistics & numerical data , Listeria monocytogenes/isolation & purification , Meningitis, Listeria/microbiology , Meningitis, Listeria/drug therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic useABSTRACT
INTRODUCCIÓN: En Chile existe poca información sobre los microorganismos causantes de meningitis adquirida en la comunidad (MAC), la que es relevante a la hora de escoger el esquema antimicrobiano empírico. OBJETIVO: Describir la microbiología de MAC en pacientes mayores de 15 años atendidos en un hospital público de Santiago (Chile). METODOLOGÍA: Revisión de cultivos de líquido cefalorraquídeo positivos durante 2011-2017. Se recolectó la información clínica de los pacientes incluidos. Se excluyeron cultivos considerados como contaminación y las meningitis post-quirúrgicas. RESULTADOS: Se identificaron 20 episodios de meningitis bacteriana aguda (MBA) y seis episodios de meningitis criptocócica (MC) entre 2.720 cultivos. Los microorganismos causantes de MBA fueron: Streptococcus pneumoniae (50%), Listeria monocytogenes (25%) y otros cinco agentes (25%). Todos los pacientes con infección por L. monocytogenes presentaban alguna comorbilidad significativa. Cuatro de cinco casos de MC presentaban infección por VIH. CONCLUSIÓN: Streptococcus pneumoniae fue el microorganismo más frecuente de las MAC en esta serie, seguido por L. monocytogenes. Las recomendaciones actuales de esquemas empíricos de MAC consideran adecuadamente la cobertura de S. pneumoniae en todos los pacientes y de L. monocytogenes solo ante factores de riesgo. Además, es relevante considerar MC en casos en pacientes inmunocomprometidos.
BACKGROUND: In Chile, there is scarce information on the frequency of the causative microorganisms of community-acquired meningitis (CAM), which is relevant for the choice of empiric treatment. AIM: To describe the microbiology of CAM in patients over 15 years treated at a public hospital in Santiago (Chile). METHODS: Retrospective review of positive cerebrospinal fluid cultures during 2011-2017. Clinical information of the included patients was collected. Cultures considered as contamination and cases of post-surgical meningitis were excluded. RESULTS: We identified 20 episodes of bacterial meningitis (BM) and six episodes of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) in 2720 cultures. The microorganisms identified in BM cases were Streptococcus pneumoniae (50%), Listeria monocytogenes (25%) and five other agents (25%). All patients with L. monocytogenes infection had at least one well-known risk factor for this infection. Four of the five cases of CM had HIV infection. CONCLUSION: Streptococcus pneumoniae was the most frequent causative microorganism of CAM in this series, followed by L. monocytogenes. Current recommendations for empiric CAM regimens adequately consider coverage for S. pneumoniae in all patients and for L. monocytogenes only in those with risk factors. Furthermore, it is relevant to consider CM in cases involving immunocompromised patients.
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Humans , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Meningitis, Bacterial/microbiology , Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology , Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification , Drug Resistance, Microbial , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Chile/epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , Meningitis, Bacterial/epidemiology , Community-Acquired Infections/epidemiology , Hospitals, Public , Listeria monocytogenes/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
ABSTRACT We report an unusual case of brucellosis presented with headache, diminished vision, papillitis and multiple peripapillary hemorrhages accompanied by subretinal fluid extending up to macula. Diagnosis of brucellosis was made based on positive polymerase chain reaction of cerebrospinal fluid sample for Brucella species DNA, accompanied by a raised titer of anti-brucella antibodies. Patient showed remarkable improvement on triple drug therapy in form of doxycycline, rifampicin and ceftriaxone.
RESUMO Relatamos um caso incomum de brucelose apresentada com cefaleia, visão diminuída, papilite e múltiplas hemorragias peripapilares acompanhadas por fluido sub-retinal, estendendo-se até a mácula. O diagnóstico de brucelose foi feito com base na reação em cadeia da polimerase positiva de amostra de líquido cefalorraquidiano para DNA de espécies de Brucella, acompanhada por um título elevado de anticorpos antibrucela. O paciente apresentou melhora notável com a terapia tripla com drogas na forma de doxiciclina, rifampicina e ceftriaxona.
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Humans , Female , Aged , Brucellosis/diagnosis , Brucellosis/drug therapy , Eye Infections, Bacterial/diagnosis , Eye Infections, Bacterial/drug therapy , Ophthalmoscopy , Rifampin/therapeutic use , Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use , Brucella/isolation & purification , Fluorescein Angiography , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Papilledema , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Doxycycline/therapeutic use , Tomography, Optical CoherenceABSTRACT
Resumen La meningitis por Mycobacterium tuberculosis es infrecuente en pediatría y su diagnóstico definitivo representa un desafío clínico. Presentamos el caso de un lactante de dos años, que presentó un cuadro de meningitis crónica. Se logró el diagnóstico tras la sospecha imagenológica y la confirmación tras la búsqueda seriada del complejo M. tuberculosis por RPC en LCR y en biopsia de tejido cerebral. A pesar de sus complicaciones, el paciente respondió favorablemente al tratamiento antituberculoso. En Chile, la tuberculosis es infrecuente en niños y los síntomas son generalmente inespecíficos. Los hallazgos en RM cerebral asociados a alteraciones del LCR permiten sospechar el compromiso meníngeo precozmente. Se recomienda iniciar el tratamiento antituberculoso empírico ante la sospecha, ya que mejora el pronóstico. A pesar de los avances diagnósticos y terapéuticos, la meningitis tuberculosa sigue teniendo una alta tasa de complicaciones y un pronóstico ominoso.
Abstract Mycobacterium tuberculosis meningitis is rare in the pediatric population and its definitive diagnosis represents a clinical challenge. We present the case of a 2-year-old infant with chronic meningitis. Diagnosis was accomplished by suggestive radiological findings and serial search for M. tuberculosis complex by real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in brain tissue. Despite the complications, the patient evolved favorably with the tuberculosis treatment. In Chile, tuberculosis is a rare disease in children and symptoms are generally nonspecific. Brain MRI findings associated with CSF alterations allow early suspicion of MTBC. Start of empirical antituberculosis treatment upon suspicion is recommended given it is associated with better prognosis. Despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances, MTBC continues to have a high complication rate and an ominous prognosis.
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Humans , Male , Infant , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/microbiology , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/drug therapy , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/diagnostic imaging , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification , Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic useABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The precise diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is essential. Cytological and biochemical examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are not specific. Conventional methods for bacterial meningitis lack sensitivity or take too long for a final result. Therefore, other methods for rapid and accurate diagnosis of central nervous system infections are required. FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panel is a PCR multiplex for simultaneous and rapid identification of 14 pathogens, including 6 bacteria, 7 viruses, and Cryptococcus. We evaluated 436 CSF samples submitted to FilmArray ME Panel. Among them, 25 cases were positive for bacteria, being Streptococcus pneumonia the most frequent (48 %). Among positive cases for bacteria, 60 % were positive only with FilmArray. All the bacterial meningitis cases in which the only positive test was FilmArray had CSF findings suggestive of bacterial meningitis, including neutrophilic pleocytosis, increased CSF protein and lactate, and decreased CSF glucose. These findings suggest that FilmArray may increase the diagnostic sensitivity for bacterial meningitis.
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Humans , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Cerebrospinal Fluid/virology , Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis , Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Bacteria/isolation & purification , Viruses/isolation & purification , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/methods , Sensitivity and Specificity , Meningitis, Bacterial/cerebrospinal fluidABSTRACT
Las infecciones asociadas a procedimientos neuroquiró;ºrgicos son complicaciones graves que contribuyen a la morbimortalidad de los pacientes neurocríticos, así como tambín a la prolongació;n de la estancia en la UTI y/o en el hospital. El diagnó;stico es complejo ya que no se dispone de gold standard y se apoya en la sospecha clínica, las alteraciones físico-químicas del líquido cefalorraquídeo y el aislamiento microbiano. El tratamiento debe ser precoz y guiado por la epidemiología local. La duració;n dependerá del microorganismo causal, su sensibilidad y la disponibilidad de tratamientos antibió;ticos efectivos en el sitio de la infecció;n. La implementació;n de medidas de prevenció;n con evidencia demostrada minimiza el riesgo de infecció;n. Esta puesta al día intersociedades SADI-SATI presenta datos epidemioló;gicos (internacionales y locales), mó;©todos diagnó;sticos, tratamiento, y pautas de prevenció;n, considerando las publicaciones más relevantes de los ó;ºltimos aó;±os sobre el tema.
Infections associated with neurosurgical procedures are serious complications that contribute to the morbidity and mortality of neurocritical patients, as well as to the prolongation of the stay in the ICU and the hospital. The diagnosis is complex since there is no gold standard, so it is based on clinical suspicion, CSF physical-chemical examination, and microbial isolation. Treatment should be initiated early, guided by local epidemiology. The duration will depend on the causative microorganism, its sensitivity and the availability of antibiotic treatments that are effective at the site of infection. The implementation of preventive measures with proven efficacy minimizes the risk of infection. This SADI-SATI intersociety update reviews relevant data recently published on this area at the national at international level regarding epidemiology, diagnostic methodologies, therapeutic approaches, and prevention guidelines.
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Humans , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Meningitis, Bacterial/etiology , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Neurosurgical Procedures/adverse effects , Cerebral Ventriculitis/etiology , Postoperative Complications/diagnosis , Postoperative Complications/drug therapy , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Risk Factors , Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis , Meningitis, Bacterial/drug therapy , Cerebral Ventriculitis/diagnosis , Cerebral Ventriculitis/drug therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Pneumococcal meningitis produces several inflammatory disorders in susceptible subjects. A worsening of meningitis can occur on the fourth day of evolution in relation with the withdrawal of steroids. Other complications include the development of inflammatory signs in the post-acute stage of infection associated with disseminated vasculitis of the cerebral blood vessels and, even later, an autoimmune chronic meningitis. All these inflammatory complications are well controlled with the use of steroids. We report a 53-year-old woman with pneumococcal meningitis that had a good response to treatment with antibiotics and steroids. On the four day, after the steroids were discontinued, she complained of headache, became confused, and had an abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), report CT angiography showed signs of arteritis. She improved when the steroids were re-started. She was discharged in good condition but after slow tapering of the steroids over a four-month period she had a relapse of all her symptoms and had a gait disturbance. On readmission, she had an inflammatory CSF, there were no signs of infection and the cerebral MRI showed meningeal thickening with ventricular space enlargement. She improved again with steroids and she is now well on high-dose steroids but deteriorates each time the steroids are stopped. She experienced both acute and sub-acute inflammatory responses and finally developed a chronic meningitis responsive, and is dependent on steroids.
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Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Autoimmune Diseases/microbiology , Meningitis, Pneumococcal/complications , Autoimmune Diseases/drug therapy , Autoimmune Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Steroids/therapeutic use , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Chronic Disease , Treatment Outcome , Meningitis, Pneumococcal/drug therapy , Meningitis, Pneumococcal/diagnostic imaging , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Se presenta el caso de un niño de 5 años sin antecedentes de enfermedad, que se internó en terapia intensiva por convulsiones tónico-clónicas focalizadas en la cara y en el hemicuerpo derecho, con documentación de temperatura axilar de 37,4°C. Se descartó la presencia de gérmenes comunes y la etiología viral a través de estudios de muestras de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR). Se sospechó la presencia de Mycoplasma pneumoniae por comprobarse inmunofluorescencia positiva en suero para anticuerpos de clase IgM. El diagnóstico se confirmó mediante la detección del ADN de dicho patógeno sobre la biopsia cerebral efectuada por el método de la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) y una histología compatible con encefalomielitis aguda diseminada. El paciente recibió tratamiento con claritromicina y su evolución fue favorable. Al menos dentro de nuestros conocimientos, este es el primer caso en el que se detectó ADN de M. pneumoniae en una biopsia cerebral por el método de PCR.
We present here the case of a previously healthy 5 year-old boy hospitalized in an intensive care unit due to tonic-clonic seizures focused on the face and right side of the body, and axillary temperature of 37.4 °C. Common bacterial and viral etiology was ruled out through studies of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples. Mycoplasma pneumoniae was suspected by a positive immunofluorescence serum test for IgM class antibodies. Finally, with a brain biopsy, M. pneumoniae was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis by pathological anatomy. The patient was treated with clarithromycin and had an uneventful evolution. At least to our knowledge, this is the first case in which M. pneumoniae DNA was detected by PCR in a brain biopsy.
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Humans , Male , Child, Preschool , Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated/diagnosis , Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated/therapy , Mycoplasma pneumoniae/pathogenicity , Biopsy/methods , Immunoglobulin M , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Fluorescent Antibody Technique/methodsABSTRACT
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the operational characteristics of the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis and positive or negative CSF cultures. Methods: Multiplex PCR was performed for 36 CSF samples: culture-proven acute bacterial meningitis (n = 7), culture-negative acute bacterial meningitis (n = 17), lymphocytic meningitis (n = 8), and normal CSF (n = 4). The operational characteristics of multiplex PCR were evaluated with definite and probable bacterial meningitis, using culture positive, cytological and biochemical CSF characteristics as the gold standard. Results: Multiplex PCR for CSF was efficient in the group with CSF cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis but with a negative CSF culture. This group demonstrated high specificity, positive predictive value, and efficiency. Conclusions: Multiplex PCR for CSF can improve the speed and accuracy of acute bacterial meningitis diagnosis in a clinical setting as a complement to classical immunological and bacteriological assays in CSF. It is also useful for CSF culture-negative acute bacterial meningitis.
RESUMO Este estudo avaliou as características funcionais da reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR) multiplex para amostras de líquido cefalorraquidiano (LCR) de pacientes com características celulares e bioquímicas de meningite bacteriana aguda e culturas de LCR positivas ou negativas. Métodos: O PCR multiplex foi realizado em 36 amostras de LCR: meningite bacteriana aguda comprovada por cultura (n = 7), meningite bacteriana aguda com cultura negativa (n = 17), meningite linfocítica (n = 8) e LCR normal (n = 4). As características funcionais do PCR multiplex foram avaliadas para meningite bacteriana definitiva e provável, utilizando cultura positiva, características citológicas e bioquímicas do LCR como padrão-ouro. Resultados: O PCR multiplex do LCR foi eficiente no grupo com características celulares e bioquímicas do LCR de meningite bacteriana, mas com cultura do LCR negativa. Este grupo demonstrou especificidade, valor preditivo positivo e eficiência altos. Conclusões: Os autores concluíram que o PCR multiplex do LCR pode melhorar a velocidade e a precisão do diagnóstico de meningite bacteriana em um ambiente clínico como complemento aos ensaios imunológicos e bacteriológicos clássicos no LCR. Também é útil para meningite bacteriana aguda com cultura de LCR negativa.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Young Adult , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis , Meningitis, Bacterial/cerebrospinal fluid , Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Reference Standards , Acute Disease , Predictive Value of Tests , Reproducibility of Results , Bacteriological Techniques/methods , Sensitivity and Specificity , Meningitis, Bacterial/microbiology , Statistics, NonparametricABSTRACT
Introduction: Quincke´s Scholarship deals with themes related to neuroinmunology and the complement system. Objective: Describe the most recent advances of the Vll Edition of Quincke´s Scholarship. Methods: Publications pertaining to Quincke´s Scholarship were selected and revised from the work group of the Central Lab of Cerebrospinal fluid (LABCEL). Results: The principal topic was the C1q protein; initiator of the clasic complement pathway. From the analisis of the molecular concentration of this protein, its transference and the correlations between the concentration of C1q protein in cerebrospinal fluid (LCR) and the quotient of albumin (QAlb) between LCR and plasma it is hypothesized that an intratecal synthesis of the C1q in patients with a disfunction of the blood-brain barrier. The most recently discovered pathway in the activation of the complement is the lectin pathway. The diffusion of the MASP-3 protein from blood to LCR is proof that the MASP-3 is synthesized in the leptomeninges. The reibergram is useful to evaluate the inmune response in patients with: neurological manifestations caused by the dengue virus, and patients with multiple sclerosis. Conclusions: The Vll Edition of Quincke´s Scholarship dealt with C1q protein and recently discovered themes of the lectin pathway and the use of the reibergram(AU)
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Humans , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Molecular ConformationABSTRACT
RESUMO Objetivo: Relatar um caso raro de uma criança com meningite associada a pericardite na doença pneumocócica invasiva. Descrição do caso: Este relato descreve uma evolução clínica desfavorável de um lactente feminino de 6 meses de idade, previamente hígido, que apresentou inicialmente sintomas respiratórios e febre. A radiografia de tórax revelou um aumento da área cardíaca sem alterações radiográficas nos pulmões. Após a identificação do derrame pericárdico, o paciente apresentou convulsões e entrou em coma. Pneumonia foi descartada durante a investigação clínica. Contudo, foi identificado Streptococcus pneumoniae nas culturas de líquor e sangue. O exame neurológico inicial foi compatível com morte encefálica, posteriormente confirmada pelo protocolo. Comentários: A pericardite purulenta tornou-se uma complicação rara da doença pneumocócica invasiva desde o advento da terapia antibiótica. Pacientes com pneumonia extensa são primariamente predispostos e, mesmo com tratamento adequado e precoce, estão sujeitos a altas taxas de mortalidade. A associação de meningite pneumocócica e pericardite é incomum e, portanto, de difícil diagnóstico. Por isso, uma alta suspeição diagnóstica é necessária para instituir o tratamento precoce e aumentar a sobrevida.
ABSTRACT Objective: To report a rare case of a child with invasive pneumococcal disease that presented meningitis associated with pericarditis. Case description: This report describes the unfavorable clinical course of a previously healthy 6-months-old female infant who initially presented symptoms of fever and respiratory problems. A chest X-ray revealed an increased cardiac area with no radiographic changes in the lungs. After identifying a pericardial effusion, the patient experienced seizures and went into coma. Pneumonia was excluded as a possibility during the clinical investigation. However, Streptococcus pneumoniae was identified in the cerebrospinal fluid and blood cultures. An initial neurological examination showed that the patient was brain dead, which was then later confirmed according to protocol. Comments: Purulent pericarditis has become a rare complication of invasive pneumococcal disease since the advent of antibiotic therapy. Patients with extensive pneumonia are primarily predisposed and, even with early and adequate treatment, are prone to high mortality rates. The association of pneumococcal meningitis and pericarditis is uncommon, and therefore difficult to diagnose. As such, diagnostic suspicion must be high in order to institute early treatment and increase survival.
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Humans , Male , Female , Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification , Pericardial Effusion/diagnostic imaging , Pericarditis/diagnosis , Pericarditis/physiopathology , Pericarditis/microbiology , Pericarditis/therapy , Pneumococcal Infections/diagnosis , Pneumococcal Infections/physiopathology , Pneumococcal Infections/therapy , Echocardiography/methods , Radiography, Thoracic/methods , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Fatal Outcome , Blood Culture/methods , Meningitis/diagnosis , Meningitis/physiopathology , Meningitis/microbiology , Meningitis/therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Bacterial Agents/classification , Neurologic Examination/methodsABSTRACT
Resumen Introducción. La neurocriptococosis es una infección fúngica oportunista que representa un alto costo en vidas humanas y para la economía de los países. Sus agentes causales, las especies del complejo Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii, tienen una fase sexuada y otra asexuada, cuatro serotipos principales y siete variedades moleculares con diferencias clínico-epidemiológicas, fenotípicas y de sensibilidad a los antifúngicos. Objetivo. Caracterizar molecularmente los aislamientos clínicos de C. neoformans de Guayaquil, Ecuador. Materiales y métodos. Se determinó el tipo de apareamiento, el serotipo y la variedad molecular mediante reacción en cadena de la polimerasa y análisis del polimorfismo de los fragmentos de restricción de 27 aislamientos levaduriformes previamente identificados como C. neoformans mediante métodos convencionales. Los aislamientos fueron recuperados del líquido cefalorraquídeo de pacientes con síndrome neurológico seropositivos para HIV, internados en el Hospital de Infectología "Dr. José Daniel Rodríguez Maridueña", entre diciembre de 2013 y enero de 2015. Resultados. Se demostró el amplio predominio de C. neoformans del serotipo A, MATα y el genotipo VNI entre los aislamientos estudiados. Conclusiones. Estos datos son similares a los obtenidos en otros países y son los primeros de su tipo en Guayaquil, Ecuador, por lo cual constituyen un aporte importante al conocimiento de la criptococosisen esta ciudad.
Abstract Introduction: Neurocryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that represents a high cost in human lives and for the economy of countries. Its causative agent, the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattiispecies complex, has a sexual and an asexual phase, four major serotypes and seven molecular varieties with phenotypic, clinical-epidemiological and antifungal susceptibility differences. Objective: To characterize by molecular methods clinicalisolates of C. neoformans from Guayaquil, Ecuador. Materials and methods: We determined mating types, serotypes and molecular varieties by PCR and RFLP in 27 yeast isolates previously identified as C. neoformans by conventional methods. The isolates were recovered from cerebrospinal fluid of HIV seropositive patients with neurological syndrome admitted at "Dr. José Daniel Rodríguez Maridueña" Hospital from December, 2013, to January, 2015. Results: We established a wide prevalence of C. neoformans serotype A, MATαand genotype VNI among the studied isolates. Conclusions: These data are similar to those obtained in other countries and the first identified by molecular characterization in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Therefore, they constitute an important contribution to the knowledge on cryptococcosis in this country.
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Humans , Meningitis, Cryptococcal/microbiology , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/microbiology , Cryptococcus neoformans/genetics , Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length , DNA, Fungal/genetics , Serotyping , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Prevalence , Cross-Sectional Studies , Prospective Studies , Mycological Typing Techniques , Meningitis, Cryptococcal/cerebrospinal fluid , Meningitis, Cryptococcal/epidemiology , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/cerebrospinal fluid , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/epidemiology , Cryptococcus neoformans/isolation & purification , Cryptococcus neoformans/classification , Cryptococcus neoformans/drug effects , Drug Resistance, Fungal , Ecuador/epidemiology , GenotypeABSTRACT
Abstract Our aim in this study is to compare the standard culture method with the multiplex PCR and the Speed-Oligo® Bacterial Meningitis Test (SO-BMT) – a hybridization-based molecular test method – during the CSF examination of the patients with the pre-diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis. For the purposes of this study, patients with acute bacterial meningitis treated at the Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic between December 2009 and April 2012 were retrospectively evaluated. The diagnosis of bacterial meningitis was made based on the clinical findings, laboratory test anomalies, CSF analysis results, and the radiological images. Growth was observed in the CSF cultures of 10 out of the 57 patients included in the study (17.5%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated in all of them. The CSF samples of 34 patients (59.6%) were positive according to the SO-BMT and S. pneumoniae was detected in 33 of the samples (97.05%), while Neisseria meningitidis was found in 1 sample (2.95%). In a total of 10 patients, S. pneumoniae was both isolated in the CSF culture and detected in the SO-BMT. The culture and the SO-BMT were negative in 23 of the CSF samples. There was no sample in which the CSF culture was positive although the SO-BMT was negative. While SO-BMT seems to be a more efficient method than bacterial culturing to determine the pathogens that most commonly cause bacterial meningitis in adults, further studies conducted on larger populations are needed in order to assess its efficiency and uses.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Bacteriological Techniques/methods , Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis , Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods , Diagnostic Tests, Routine/methods , Neisseria meningitidis/isolation & purification , Streptococcus pneumoniae/classification , Streptococcus pneumoniae/growth & development , Streptococcus pneumoniae/genetics , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Retrospective Studies , Sensitivity and Specificity , Neisseria meningitidis/classification , Neisseria meningitidis/growth & development , Neisseria meningitidis/geneticsABSTRACT
La histoplasmosis es una afección polifacética producida por el hongo dimorfo Histoplasma capsulatum , cuyas esporas son inhaladas y llegan al pulmón, órgano primario de infección. La forma meníngea, considerada como una de las manifestaciones más graves de esta micosis, suele presentarse en individuos con alteraciones en la inmunidad celular: pacientes con síndrome de inmunodeficiencia humana adquirida, con lupus eritematoso sistémico o con trasplante de órgano sólido, así como en lactantes, debido a su inmadurez inmunológica. La forma de presentación más usual es de resolución espontánea y se observa en individuos inmunocompetentes que se han expuesto a altas concentraciones de conidias y fragmentos miceliares del hongo. En estas personas, la afección se manifiesta por trastornos pulmonares y por la posterior diseminación a otros órganos y sistemas. Se presenta un caso de histoplasmosis del sistema nervioso central en un niño inmunocompetente.
Histoplasmosis is a multifaceted condition caused by the dimorphic fungi Histoplasma capsulatum whose infective spores are inhaled and reach the lungs, the primary organ of infection. The meningeal form, considered one of the most serious manifestations of this mycosis, is usually seen in individuals with impaired cellular immunity such as patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, systemic lupus erythematous or solid organ transplantation, and infants given their immunological immaturity. The most common presentation is self-limited and occurs in immunocompetent individuals who have been exposed to high concentrations of conidia and mycelia fragments of the fungi. In those people, the condition is manifested by pulmonary disorders and late dissemination to other organs and systems. We report a case of central nervous system histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent child.
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Child , Humans , Male , Diagnostic Errors , Histoplasmosis/diagnosis , Meningitis, Fungal/diagnosis , Acute Kidney Injury/etiology , Amphotericin B/adverse effects , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Device Removal , Headache/etiology , Histoplasma/immunology , Histoplasma/isolation & purification , Histoplasmin/blood , Histoplasmin/cerebrospinal fluid , Histoplasmosis/complications , Histoplasmosis/cerebrospinal fluid , Histoplasmosis/drug therapy , Hydrocephalus/diagnosis , Hydrocephalus/etiology , Hydrocephalus/surgery , Hypokalemia/etiology , Immunocompetence , Itraconazole/therapeutic use , Meningitis, Fungal/complications , Meningitis, Fungal/cerebrospinal fluid , Meningitis, Fungal/drug therapy , Meningitis, Fungal/microbiology , Migraine Disorders/diagnosis , Prosthesis-Related Infections/etiology , Prosthesis-Related Infections/microbiology , Staphylococcal Infections/etiology , Staphylococcus epidermidis/drug effects , Vancomycin Resistance , Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt/adverse effectsABSTRACT
No doubt, the distinguishing between bacterial and aseptic meningitis in the emergency department could help to limit unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions. This study evaluated the role of cerebrospinal fluid IL-8 in differentiating acute bacterial meningitis [ABM] from aseptic meningitis [AM]. A total of 80 hospitalized patients with clinical presentations of suspected acute meningitis were subjected to estimation of IL-8 CSF concentrations. The results showed that CSF IL-8 levels were higher in acute bacterial meningitis than in aseptic ones [p <0.05]. The best cut-off value of CSF IL8 for early diagnosis of bacterial meningitis was 3.6ng/ml with a sensitivity of 82.5% and a specificity of 85.0%
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Humans , Male , Female , Meningitis, Aseptic/etiology , Cerebrospinal Fluid/chemistry , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Interleukin-8/blood , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/statistics & numerical data , Cross-Sectional Studies , Biomarkers , Hospitals, Community/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus is known to cause bacterial meningitis in adults, and most of the few pediatric cases observed occurred in neonates. We report the case of a 9-month old boy with a history of repeated hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases, who presented meningitis and bacteremia by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasterianus. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in Santa Fe to this date.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Streptococcus/isolation & purification , Humans , Infant , Male , Meningitis, Bacterial/microbiology , Streptococcus/classificationABSTRACT
This study includes isolation of Escherichia coli from different sources of human infections [urine, stool, burns, wounds, and cerebrospinal fluid]. In addition to these, a few samples were taken from sewage water. Eighty-three isolates of E. coli were obtained from 264 samples. According to the resistance to antibiotics, isolates were classified into 41 groups. The isolates varied in their resistance to tested antimicrobials. Isolate E48 was resistant to all antimicrobials under study, while isolate E37 was resistant only to three antimicrobials. All isolates showed resistance of 97.59% to Chm and less sensitivity to Amk [2.40%]. The transformation was conducted successfully by plasmid DNA of isolate E48 and failed by plasmid isolate E38. The results cleared that the genes responsible for resistance to Amk, Chm, Cln, Dox, Kan, Lin, Pac, Tet, Tob, and Tri were located on the plasmid DNA, while the genes responsible for resistance to Cef, Cph, Cip, Gen, Gul, Nal, Nit, Pip, and Rif were located on the chromosome. It appeared from the electrophoresis run DNA samples on gel that E. coli K12JM83 strain obtained two plasmids through the transformation process
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Humans , Drug Resistance, Microbial/genetics , Urine/microbiology , Feces/microbiology , Burns/microbiology , Wounds and Injuries/microbiology , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiologyABSTRACT
Meningite é a inflamação das meninges em resposta a infecções ou exposição a agentes químicos. As meningites são classificadas como asséptica (MA) ou bacteriana (MB). Enquanto as MA, mais frequentemente causadas por enterovírus, geralmente são benignas e de curso autolimitado, as MB estão associadas a altas taxas de mortalidade e morbidade que permanecem inalteradas apesar dos avanços nas terapias antimicrobianas e cuidados intensivos para a manutenção dos sistemas vitais dos pacientes. O diagnóstico preciso e rápido das meningites é fundamental para a tomada de decisão em tempo hábil pela abordagem terapêutica adequada para cada forma de meningite.Neste trabalho, a associação de 2D-PAGE com espectrometria de massas permitiu a identificação de proteínas da resposta do hospedeiro para as meningites bacterianas pneumocócica e meningocócica e para a meningite viral. Dentre estas proteínas, quatro são potenciais candidatos a biomarcadores para o diagnóstico diferencial das meningites e foram utilizadas para a construção de um modelo preditivo qualitativo com essa finalidade.
Com a classificação de ausência / presença de proteínas específicas da resposta do hospedeiro em cada condição patológica, foi possível diferenciar os pacientes com meningite pneumocócica, meningocócica, viral e os indivíduos sem infecção no sistema nervoso central. A descoberta desse modelo preditivo qualitativo proteico é o passo inicial para a construção de um kit rápido para o diagnóstico diferencial das meningites. A utilização deste kit poderá auxiliar na escolha da terapia adequada, de acordo com o agente etiológico, uma vez que o tratamento eficaz continua sendo a melhor alternativa para a redução das sequelas permanentes e de óbito associados à meningite bacteriana. Além disso, foram identificadas, por bioinformática, as principais vias metabólicas e de sinalização mais afetadas por cada uma das formas da doença, o que possibilitou a seleção de novos candidatos a alvos terapêuticos para as meningites.
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Male , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Meningitis/microbiology , Proteome/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Existe limitada información sobre la utilidad del análisis del líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) y de la radiografía de huesos largos en la identificación de sífilis congénita en niños asintomáticos. El grupo de estudio se plantea evaluar la utilidad de dichos estudios, considerando su rendimiento y costo como política de salud. Objetivos: conocer la prevalencia de alteración en el análisis de LCR y radiografía de huesos largos enrecién nacidos asintomáticos con riesgo de sífilis connatal. Material y método: se realizó un estudio tipo analítico con adquisición prospectiva en el año 2010. Se incluyeron recién nacidos de término con diagnóstico de sífilis asintomáticos. Resultados: la muestra estuvo conformada por 61 recién nacidos y sus madres. El promedio de edad materna fue de 25 años con un DE de 5,6. Los títulos maternos de VDRL estuvieron en un rango de no reactivo a 1/64 y los de sangre de cordón umbilical entre no reactivo y 1/128. Del total de embarazos, 49,2% (30/61) fueron bien controlados, considerando el mismo como cinco o más controles, 29,5% (18/61) mal controlados y 21,3% (13/61) sin control. En seis de los 61 pacientes (9,83%) se identificó consumo de cocaína o marihuana. En embarazo, se realizaron 53 punciones lumbares para estudio de LCR, de las cuales 10 fueron en blanco y 21 traumáticas (58,5%). Ningún estudio de LCR mostró alteraciones en el análisis citoquímico. Se obtuvo un único VDRL positivo en LCR, resultando de una punción traumática. Se realizaron un total de 54 radiografías de huesos largos. En una se informó periostitis. Conclusión: en los recién nacidos asintomáticos en riesgo de sífilis congénita, la baja incidencia de neurosífilis y el bajo rendimiento del estudio del LCR sumado al alto porcentaje de punciones lumbares traumáticas o en blanco ponen en duda su utilidad basada en los criterios actualmente establecidos, como método estándar de evaluación...
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Humans , Infant, Newborn , Bone and Bones , Cerebrospinal Fluid/microbiology , Syphilis, Congenital/diagnosis , Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures/trendsABSTRACT
Meningite é a inflamação das meninges em resposta a infecções ou exposição a agentes químicos. As meningites são classificadas como asséptica (MA) ou bacteriana (MB). Enquanto as MA, mais frequentemente causadas por enterovírus, geralmente são benignas e de curso autolimitado, as MB estão associadas a altas taxas de mortalidade e morbidade que permanecem inalteradas apesar dos avanços nas terapias antimicrobianas e cuidados intensivos para a manutenção dos sistemas vitais dos pacientes. O diagnóstico preciso e rápido das meningites é fundamental para a tomada de decisão em tempo hábil pela abordagem terapêutica adequada para cada forma de meningite.Neste trabalho, a associação de 2D-PAGE com espectrometria de massas permitiu a identificação de proteínas da resposta do hospedeiro para as meningites bacterianas pneumocócica e meningocócica e para a meningite viral. Dentre estas proteínas, quatro são potenciais candidatos a biomarcadores para o diagnóstico diferencial das meningites e foram utilizadas para a construção de um modelo preditivo qualitativo com essa finalidade...