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PLos ONE ; 10(9): 1-17, set.02.2015. ilus, graf
Artigo em Inglês | RDSM, Sec. Est. Saúde SP | ID: biblio-1566249

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Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique, acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) represents a main cause of childhood mortality. The burden of ABM is seriously underestimated because of the poor performance of culture sampling, the primary method of ABM surveillance in the region. Low quality cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples and frequent consumption of antibiotics prior to sample collection lead to a high rate of false-negative results. To our knowledge, this study is the first to determine the frequency of ABM in Mozambique using real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and to compare results to those of culture sampling. Method: Between March 2013 and March 2014, CSF samples were collected at 3 regional hospitals from patients under 5 years of age, who met World Health Organization case definition criteria for ABM. Macroscopic examination, cytochemical study, culture, and qPCR were performed on all samples. Results: A total of 369 CSF samples were collected from children clinically suspected of ABM. qPCR showed a significantly higher detection rate of ABM-causing pathogens when compared to culture (52.3% [193/369] versus 7.3% [27/369], p = 0.000). The frequency of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, group B Streptococci, and Neisseria meningitidis were 32.8% (121/369), 12.2%, (45/369), 3.0% (16/369) and 4.3% (11/369), respectively, significantly higher compared to that obtained on culture (p < 0.001 for each). Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that culture is less effective for the diagnosis of ABM than qPCR. The common use of culture rather than qPCR to identify ABM results in serious underestimation of the burden of the disease, and our findings strongly suggest that qPCR should be incorporated into surveillance activities for ABM. In addition, our data showed that S. pneumoniae represents the most common cause of ABM in children under 5 years of age.


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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Recém-Nascido , Pré-Escolar , DNA Bacteriano/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Meningites Bacterianas/microbiologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real/métodos , Estações do Ano , Streptococcus agalactiae/isolamento & purificação , Streptococcus agalactiae/efeitos dos fármacos , Streptococcus agalactiae/genética , Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolamento & purificação , Streptococcus pneumoniae/efeitos dos fármacos , Streptococcus pneumoniae/genética , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Haemophilus influenzae/isolamento & purificação , Haemophilus influenzae/efeitos dos fármacos , Haemophilus influenzae/genética , Análise Multivariada , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Meningites Bacterianas/diagnóstico , Meningites Bacterianas/epidemiologia , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Moçambique/epidemiologia , Neisseria meningitidis/isolamento & purificação , Neisseria meningitidis/efeitos dos fármacos , Neisseria meningitidis/genética
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