Persistent mammalian orthoreovirus, coxsackievirus and adenovirus co-infection in a child with a primary immunodeficiency detected by metagenomic sequencing: a case report.
BMC Infect Dis
; 18(1): 33, 2018 01 11.
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BACKGROUND: We report a rare case of Mammalian orthoreovirus (MRV) infection in a child with a primary immunodeficiency (PID). Infections with Mammalian orthoreovirus are very rare and probably of zoonotic origin. Only a few cases have been described so far, including one with similar pathogenesis as in our case. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient, age 11, presented with flu-like symptoms and persistent severe diarrhea. Enterovirus has been detected over several months, however, exact typing of a positive cell culture remained inconclusive. Unbiased metagenomic sequencing then detected MRV in stool samples from several time points. The sequencing approach further revealed co-infection with a recombinant Coxsackievirus and Adenovirus. MRV-specific antibodies detected by immunofluorescence proved that the patient seroconverted. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the potential of unbiased metagenomic sequencing in supplementing routine diagnostic methods, especially in situations of chronic infection with multiple viruses as seen here in an immunocompromised host. The origin, transmission routes and implications of MRV infection in humans merit further investigation.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Adenoviridae
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Infecciones por Reoviridae
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Infecciones por Coxsackievirus
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Metagenómica
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Síndromes de Inmunodeficiencia
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
BMC Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2018
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Article
País de afiliación:
Suiza
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Reino Unido