Improvement of Bartonella henselae DNA Detection in Cat Blood Samples by Combining Molecular and Culture Methods.
| Autor: | Drummond MR; University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil marina.rovani@gmail.com., Lania BG; University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Diniz PPVP; Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA., Gilioli R; University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Demolin DMR; University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Scorpio DG; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.; Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies., Breitschwerdt EB; North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA., Velho PENF; University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2018 Apr 25; Vol. 56 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Apr 25 (Print Publication: 2018). |
| DOI: | 10.1128/JCM.01732-17 |
| Abstrakt: | Bartonella spp. are bacteria of worldwide distribution that cause asymptomatic to fatal infections in animals and humans. The most common zoonotic species is Bartonella henselae , for which cats are the major natural reservoir host. To better understand Bartonella sp. diagnostic limitations, we determined the frequency of bloodstream infection in 112 cats by comparing and combining the results of multiple conventional and nested PCRs from blood and liquid culture samples. Using liquid culture conventional PCR, Bartonella sp. DNA was amplified from 27.7% of samples (31/112) compared to 90.2% of samples (101/112) by combining nested PCR from blood and liquid culture, indicating that PCR testing of more than one type of sample provides better sensitivity than a standalone PCR and that bloodstream infection is very frequent among cats in southeastern Brazil. This study reinforces the need for multistep testing for Bartonella sp. infection to prevent false-negative diagnostic results, even in reservoir hosts such as cats that typically maintain higher bacteremia levels. (Copyright © 2018 American Society for Microbiology.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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