Laboratory validation of a clinical metagenomic sequencing assay for pathogen detection in cerebrospinal fluid.
Genome Res
; 29(5): 831-842, 2019 05.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30992304
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) for pan-pathogen detection has been successfully tested in proof-of-concept case studies in patients with acute illness of unknown etiology but to date has been largely confined to research settings. Here, we developed and validated a clinical mNGS assay for diagnosis of infectious causes of meningitis and encephalitis from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a licensed microbiology laboratory. A customized bioinformatics pipeline, SURPI+, was developed to rapidly analyze mNGS data, generate an automated summary of detected pathogens, and provide a graphical user interface for evaluating and interpreting results. We established quality metrics, threshold values, and limits of detection of 0.2-313 genomic copies or colony forming units per milliliter for each representative organism type. Gross hemolysis and excess host nucleic acid reduced assay sensitivity; however, spiked phages used as internal controls were reliable indicators of sensitivity loss. Diagnostic test accuracy was evaluated by blinded mNGS testing of 95 patient samples, revealing 73% sensitivity and 99% specificity compared to original clinical test results, and 81% positive percent agreement and 99% negative percent agreement after discrepancy analysis. Subsequent mNGS challenge testing of 20 positive CSF samples prospectively collected from a cohort of pediatric patients hospitalized with meningitis, encephalitis, and/or myelitis showed 92% sensitivity and 96% specificity relative to conventional microbiological testing of CSF in identifying the causative pathogen. These results demonstrate the analytic performance of a laboratory-validated mNGS assay for pan-pathogen detection, to be used clinically for diagnosis of neurological infections from CSF.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Encefalitis
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Metagenómica
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Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento
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Meningitis Aséptica
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Mielitis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Genome Res
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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GENETICA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos