Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors

Autores
Cura, Carolina Inés; Lattes, R.; Nagel, C.; Gimenez, M. J.; Blanes, M.; Calabuig, E.; Iranzo, A.; Barcan, L. A.; Anders, M.; Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel
Año de publicación
2013
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Organ transplantation (TX) is a novel transmission modality of Chagas disease. The results of molecular diagnosis and characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi acute infection in naïve TX recipients transplanted with organs from infected deceased donors are reported. Peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples from the TX recipients of organs from infected donors were prospectively and sequentially studied for detection of T. cruzi by means of kinetoplastid DNA polymerase chain reaction (kDNA-PCR). In positive blood samples, a PCR algorithm for identification of T. cruzi Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to quantify parasitic loads were performed. Minicircle signatures of T. cruzi infecting populations were also analyzed using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-PCR. Eight seronegative TX recipients from four infected donors were studied. In five, the infection was detected at 68.4 days post-TX (36–98 days). In one case, it was transmitted to two of three TX recipients. The comparison of the minicircle signatures revealed nearly identical RFLP-PCR profiles, confirming a common source of infection. The five cases were infected by DTU TcV. This report reveals the relevance of systematic monitoring of TX recipients using PCR strategies in order to provide an early diagnosis allowing timely anti-trypanosomal treatment.
Fil: Cura, Carolina Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Lattes, R.. Instituto de Nefrologia de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Nagel, C.. Universidad Favaloro; Argentina
Fil: Gimenez, M. J.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Servicio de Microbiología; España
Fil: Blanes, M.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Area Médica. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas; España
Fil: Calabuig, E.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Area Médica. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas; España
Fil: Iranzo, A.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Servicio de Microbiología; España
Fil: Barcan, L. A.. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Anders, M.. Hospital Alemán; Argentina
Fil: Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Materia
Chagas
Transplante
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Pcr
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spelling Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donorsCura, Carolina InésLattes, R.Nagel, C.Gimenez, M. J.Blanes, M.Calabuig, E.Iranzo, A.Barcan, L. A.Anders, M.Schijman, Alejandro GabrielChagasTransplanteTrypanosoma CruziPcrhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Organ transplantation (TX) is a novel transmission modality of Chagas disease. The results of molecular diagnosis and characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi acute infection in naïve TX recipients transplanted with organs from infected deceased donors are reported. Peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples from the TX recipients of organs from infected donors were prospectively and sequentially studied for detection of T. cruzi by means of kinetoplastid DNA polymerase chain reaction (kDNA-PCR). In positive blood samples, a PCR algorithm for identification of T. cruzi Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to quantify parasitic loads were performed. Minicircle signatures of T. cruzi infecting populations were also analyzed using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-PCR. Eight seronegative TX recipients from four infected donors were studied. In five, the infection was detected at 68.4 days post-TX (36–98 days). In one case, it was transmitted to two of three TX recipients. The comparison of the minicircle signatures revealed nearly identical RFLP-PCR profiles, confirming a common source of infection. The five cases were infected by DTU TcV. This report reveals the relevance of systematic monitoring of TX recipients using PCR strategies in order to provide an early diagnosis allowing timely anti-trypanosomal treatment.Fil: Cura, Carolina Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Lattes, R.. Instituto de Nefrologia de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Nagel, C.. Universidad Favaloro; ArgentinaFil: Gimenez, M. J.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Servicio de Microbiología; EspañaFil: Blanes, M.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Area Médica. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas; EspañaFil: Calabuig, E.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Area Médica. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas; EspañaFil: Iranzo, A.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Servicio de Microbiología; EspañaFil: Barcan, L. A.. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Anders, M.. Hospital Alemán; ArgentinaFil: Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaWiley2013-10-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/3976Cura, Carolina Inés; Lattes, R.; Nagel, C.; Gimenez, M. J.; Blanes, M.; et al.; Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors; Wiley; American Journal of Transplantation; 13; 12; 30-10-2013; 3253-32611600-6135enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajt.12487/abstractinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/DOI:10.1111/ajt.12487info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1600-6135info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:37:40Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/3976instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:37:41.032CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors
title Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors
spellingShingle Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors
Cura, Carolina Inés
Chagas
Transplante
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Pcr
title_short Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors
title_full Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors
title_fullStr Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors
title_full_unstemmed Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors
title_sort Early molecular diagnosis of acute Chagas disease after transplantation with organs from Trypanosoma cruzi-infected donors
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cura, Carolina Inés
Lattes, R.
Nagel, C.
Gimenez, M. J.
Blanes, M.
Calabuig, E.
Iranzo, A.
Barcan, L. A.
Anders, M.
Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel
author Cura, Carolina Inés
author_facet Cura, Carolina Inés
Lattes, R.
Nagel, C.
Gimenez, M. J.
Blanes, M.
Calabuig, E.
Iranzo, A.
Barcan, L. A.
Anders, M.
Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel
author_role author
author2 Lattes, R.
Nagel, C.
Gimenez, M. J.
Blanes, M.
Calabuig, E.
Iranzo, A.
Barcan, L. A.
Anders, M.
Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Chagas
Transplante
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Pcr
topic Chagas
Transplante
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Pcr
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Organ transplantation (TX) is a novel transmission modality of Chagas disease. The results of molecular diagnosis and characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi acute infection in naïve TX recipients transplanted with organs from infected deceased donors are reported. Peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples from the TX recipients of organs from infected donors were prospectively and sequentially studied for detection of T. cruzi by means of kinetoplastid DNA polymerase chain reaction (kDNA-PCR). In positive blood samples, a PCR algorithm for identification of T. cruzi Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to quantify parasitic loads were performed. Minicircle signatures of T. cruzi infecting populations were also analyzed using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-PCR. Eight seronegative TX recipients from four infected donors were studied. In five, the infection was detected at 68.4 days post-TX (36–98 days). In one case, it was transmitted to two of three TX recipients. The comparison of the minicircle signatures revealed nearly identical RFLP-PCR profiles, confirming a common source of infection. The five cases were infected by DTU TcV. This report reveals the relevance of systematic monitoring of TX recipients using PCR strategies in order to provide an early diagnosis allowing timely anti-trypanosomal treatment.
Fil: Cura, Carolina Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Lattes, R.. Instituto de Nefrologia de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Nagel, C.. Universidad Favaloro; Argentina
Fil: Gimenez, M. J.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Servicio de Microbiología; España
Fil: Blanes, M.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Area Médica. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas; España
Fil: Calabuig, E.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Area Médica. Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas; España
Fil: Iranzo, A.. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico LA FE. Servicio de Microbiología; España
Fil: Barcan, L. A.. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Anders, M.. Hospital Alemán; Argentina
Fil: Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular; Argentina
description Organ transplantation (TX) is a novel transmission modality of Chagas disease. The results of molecular diagnosis and characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi acute infection in naïve TX recipients transplanted with organs from infected deceased donors are reported. Peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples from the TX recipients of organs from infected donors were prospectively and sequentially studied for detection of T. cruzi by means of kinetoplastid DNA polymerase chain reaction (kDNA-PCR). In positive blood samples, a PCR algorithm for identification of T. cruzi Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to quantify parasitic loads were performed. Minicircle signatures of T. cruzi infecting populations were also analyzed using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-PCR. Eight seronegative TX recipients from four infected donors were studied. In five, the infection was detected at 68.4 days post-TX (36–98 days). In one case, it was transmitted to two of three TX recipients. The comparison of the minicircle signatures revealed nearly identical RFLP-PCR profiles, confirming a common source of infection. The five cases were infected by DTU TcV. This report reveals the relevance of systematic monitoring of TX recipients using PCR strategies in order to provide an early diagnosis allowing timely anti-trypanosomal treatment.
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