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Added Value of Next-Generation Sequencing for Multilocus Sequence Typing Analysis of a Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Outbreak1.

ABSTRACT: Pneumocystis jirovecii is a major threat for immunocompromised patients, and clusters of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) have been increasingly described in transplant units during the past decade. Exploring an outbreak transmission network requires complementary spatiotemporal and strain-typing approaches. We analyzed a PCP outbreak and demonstrated the added value of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for the multilocus sequence typing (MLST) study of P. jirovecii strains. Thirty-two PCP patients were included. Among the 12 solid organ transplant patients, 5 shared a major and unique genotype that was also found as a minor strain in a sixth patient. A transmission map analysis strengthened the suspicion of nosocomial acquisition of this strain for the 6 patients. NGS-MLST enables accurate determination of subpopulation, which allowed excluding other patients from the transmission network. NGS-MLST genotyping approach was essential to deciphering this outbreak. This innovative approach brings new insights for future epidemiologic studies on this uncultivable opportunistic fungus.

SUBMITTER: Charpentier E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5547796 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Added Value of Next-Generation Sequencing for Multilocus Sequence Typing Analysis of a Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Outbreak1.

Charpentier Elena E Garnaud Cécile C Wintenberger Claire C Bailly Sébastien S Murat Jean-Benjamin JB Rendu John J Pavese Patricia P Drouet Thibault T Augier Caroline C Malvezzi Paolo P Thiébaut-Bertrand Anne A Mallaret Marie-Reine MR Epaulard Olivier O Cornet Muriel M Larrat Sylvie S Maubon Danièle D

Emerging infectious diseases 20170801 8

Pneumocystis jirovecii is a major threat for immunocompromised patients, and clusters of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) have been increasingly described in transplant units during the past decade. Exploring an outbreak transmission network requires complementary spatiotemporal and strain-typing approaches. We analyzed a PCP outbreak and demonstrated the added value of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for the multilocus sequence typing (MLST) study of P. jirovecii strains. Thirty-two PCP patients w ...[more]

PMID: 28726611

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Project description:BackgroundPneumocystis jirovecii (PJ) is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus, and PJ pneumonia (PJP) is a commonly problem in HIV-positive patients. While PJP is not caused by HIV, it generally advances rapidly and can quickly lead to severe respiratory failure. To improve pediatricians' understanding of the condition and aid early accurate diagnoses and therapy, we examined the clinical characteristics of five instances of non-HIV related PJP (NH-PJP) in children and the efficacy of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in its diagnosis.MethodsFrom January 2020 to June 2022, five children with NH-PJP were admitted to the PICU of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University. We retrospectively summarize the clinical presentation, previous histories, routine laboratory findings, treatment, outcome of regression, and results of mNGS in these five children.ResultsFive male children between the ages of 11 months and 14 years had an acute onset on NH-PJP, three of the children had chest tightness after activity, shortness of breath and paroxysmal dry cough, - and two had high fever and dry cough. All five of the children had several flocculent high-density pictures in both lungs at the beginning of the disease, and lung auscultation revealed coarse breath sounds in both lungs, one of which was accompanied by a modest quantity of dry rales. PJ nuclear sequences were found in one patient and four patients' blood and alveolar lavage fluid. All five children were treated with Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) in combination with Caspofungin and corresponding symptomatic treatment. Four patients were cured and one patient died.ConclusionChildren commonly encounter an initial exposure to NH-PJP, which manifests as a high fever, dry cough, chest discomfort, dyspnea that worsens over time, fast disease progression, and a high death rate. The clinical presentation of children with PJ infection should be taken into consideration along with the results for diagnose. mNGS has higher sensitivity and a shorter detection period compared to identification of PJP.

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Added Value of Next-Generation Sequencing for Multilocus Sequence Typing Analysis of a Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Outbreak1.

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Added Value of Next-Generation Sequencing for Multilocus Sequence Typing Analysis of a Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Outbreak1.

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