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Advances in Laboratory Diagnosis of Gastroenteritis in Pediatrics
Gerald A. Capraro, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology & Diagnostic Virology Laboratories
LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport
September 18, 2015
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I have no relevant disclosures.
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Objectives:
At the conclusion of this lecture, the attendee will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast new and historical methods for
laboratory diagnosis of pediatric gastroenteritis
2. Discuss the workup of pediatric specimens for gastroenteritis
3. Describe the impact of new methods on management of pediatric patients
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Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE):
Inflammation/infection of the digestive tract, particularly the stomach and intestines
(Sometimes referred to as the “stomach flu”)
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Signs & Symptoms of AGE:
• Diarrhea and/or vomiting of >=7 days duration
• Fever • Abdominal pain • Anorexia
• Dehydration
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Epidemiology:
• Worldwide children <5 yo • 3 – 5 billion cases • 2 million deaths
• US
• 10% of hospital admissions • > 1.5 million OP visits • 300 deaths in < 5 yo • ~$1 billion
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Gastrointestinal Pathogens
Parasitic (< 5%)
Viral (75 – 90%) Bacterial (10 – 20%)
• Salmonella • Shigella • Campylobacter • STEC • Yersinia enterocolitica • Aeromonas spp. • Plesiomonas spp. • C. difficile (?)
• Rotavirus • Norovirus • Enteric Adenoviruses • Sapovirus • Astrovirus
• Giardia • Cryptosporidium • Cyclospora • Isospora • E. histolytica
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American!Academy!of!Pediatrics!
!!!“Tes: ng!in!infants!(younger!than!12!months!of!age)!is!complicated!by!a!high!rate!of!asymptoma: c!coloniza: on.!Tes: ng!of!these!infants!should!be!limited!to!those!with!Hirschsprung!disease!or!other!severe!mo: lity!disorders!or!in!an!outbreak!situa: on.”!
!American Academy of Pediatrics, 2013.
A word about C. difficile:
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Etiology Presentation Antimicrobial Tx
Salmonella Sporadic Food-borne
Reptiles
Special cases only: < 3 mos old
Chronic GI disease Immunocompromised
Shigella Person-to-person Risk Factor: child care
Special cases only: Severe disease
Dysentery Immunocompromised
Campylobacter Sporadic Poultry
Unpasteurized milk
Not routinely
STEC Outbreaks are common (petting zoos, drinking water) Contamination of cattle feces
No (Risk of HUS)
Yersinia enterocolitica Sporadic Swine-associated
Not Routinely
The Redbook
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Stool culture for bacterial gastroenteritis
• BAP
• XLD
• HE
• CAMPY
• SMAC
• Shiga broth
• CIN
API-20E
Microscan
Vitek
Phoenix
(MALDI-ToF)
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XLD
Lactose fermentor
(not Salmonella or Shigella) H2S positive Salmonella
Salmonella/Shigella
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HE
Lactose fermentor
(not Salmonella or Shigella)
Non-lactose fermentor
(possible Salmonella or Shigella)
Salmonella/Shigella
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Serologic confirmation
Salmonella/Shigella
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– Gram negative curved rods
– growth at 42C, microaerophilic
– oxidase-positive
– hippurate
• positive - C. jejuni
• negative - C. coli
Campylobacter spp.
CAMPY
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STEC:
SMAC
Serotyping for epidemiologic purposes
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Latest victim of a recent E. coli outbreak
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– mannitol fermentation
– urease +
Yersinia enterocolitica
CIN
Dropping the concentration of cefsulodin to 4% will allow growth of Aeromonas
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Viral (75 – 90%) • Rotavirus • Norovirus • Enteric Adenoviruses • Sapovirus • Astrovirus
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Parasitic (< 5%) • Giardia • Cryptosporidium • Cyclospora • Isospora • E. histolytica
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Giardia-Crypto EIA Detects two most common agents of parasitic
disease in the US Giardia lamblia Cryptosporidium parvum
Sensitivity/specificity >90% Rapid, technically easy
Giardia trophs Giardia cysts Cryptosporidium oocysts
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Ova & Parasite Exam Direct examination – wet mounts Concentration procedure Permanent Smear – trichrome stain
Kinyoun (Cyclospora) Trichrome stain (E. histolytica troph)
Trichrome stain (E. histolytica cyst)
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Limitations of standard procedures
• Long TAT • Labor intensive • Insensitive • Impacted by transport conditions • Decreasing lack of expertise in specialty areas
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Advanced Diagnostics – Molecular
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FilmArray
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Staph. aureus oligonucleotide
Staph. epidermidis oligonucleotide
Staph. aureus–specific DNA
Mediator oligonucleotide
Gold nanoparticle with oligonucleotide probe Silver enhancement of gold nanoparticle
Verigene
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x-TAG
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Pathogen FilmArray GIP xTAG GPP Verigene EP BD Max
Salmonella X X X X
Shigella X X X X
Campylobacter X X X X
STEC (stx1/stx2) X X X X
Yersinia enterocolitica X X
Giardia X X
Cryptosporidium X X
Entamoeba histolytica X X
Other parasites Cyclospora
Rotavirus X X X X
Norovirus X X X X
Other viruses AdV 40/41, AstroV, SapoV
AdV 40/41
C. difficile A/B A/B
Others Plesiomonas, EAEC, EPEC, ETEC
ETEC, Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio spp.
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Benefits of molecular procedures
• Multiplexed nature works well with syndromic testing • Can provide a cost savings • Exquisitely sensitive • Much faster
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What is the impact of these new technologies on patient management?
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Current Identification Methods
Time to ID
ID using FA (~2 h)
0 24 h 48 h 30 h 8 h >1 wk
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38% adult 62% pediatric
54% female 46% male
31.49% Co-Infxn
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FilmArray performed with excellent sensitivity and specificity as compared to a variety of comparator assays
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Of the FP cases, 33/237 (14%) remained unresolved, 5/237 (2%) showed that FA had some level of cross-reactivity, and 199/237 (84%) were confirmed using secondary testing.
Of the FN cases, 9/14 (64%) remained unresolved, while 5/14 (36%) showed that FA missed the target.
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Summary/Implications • The FilmArray multiplex PCR assay provides a sensitive and specific syndromic approach to laboratory detection of microorganisms that cause IGE
• Laboratories must determine the performance of each target prior to patient care testing
• Laboratories must also determine their own approach to testing for: • Cdiff: infants <1 can be carriers; requires specimen restrictions for best performance • Aeromonas: depending on local prevalence may have to continue to offer Aeromonas culture • Public Health: still requires an isolate for follow-up testing (PFGE, serotyping, AST, etc.)
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Summary
• Acute gastroenteritis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatrics
• Fast, reliable, sensitive, and specific methods are needed for laboratory diagnosis of AGE
•Multiplex PCR assays provide a sensitive and specific syndromic approach
• May not be able to discontinue culture completely, especially since PHL still require an isolate for follow-up/epidemiologic testing
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Questions?