期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 109, 期 -, 页码 247-252出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.043
关键词
Chikungunya; RT-PCR; ELISA; Malaria; Cytokines; Republic of Congo
资金
- CANTAM project [1045]
- PANDORA-ID-Net project [RIA2016E-1609]
- EDCTP [1045, RIA2016E-1609]
The study evaluated diagnostic methods for CHIK and malaria in febrile Congolese patients, finding a high rate of co-infection. Real-time PCR was identified as a better tool for detecting actual occurrences of CHIK in a malaria holoendemic area.
Introduction: Accurate diagnosis of chikungunya (CHIK) is essential for effective disease management and surveillance. In a cohort of febrile Congolese patients, available diagnostic methods widely used in CHIK diagnosis were evaluated. In addition, plasma cytokines were quantified in CHIK patients and those coinfected with malaria compared with healthy controls. Methods: Between June and November 2019, a total of 107 febrile patients with suspected CHIK were subjected to differential diagnosis both for CHIK and malaria. Patients were screened for CHIK virus using molecular diagnosis by real-time PCR, serologic testing by IgM-specific and IgG-specific ELISAs, and lateral flow-based method with rapid diagnostic test (RDT), while malaria diagnosis was confirmed by PCR methods. Pro-inflammatory (IL-12, IL-16, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha) and anti-inflammatory (IL-4, IL-10, IL-13) cytokines were quantified in patients and healthy controls by ELISA assays. Results: Molecular diagnoses revealed that 57% (61/107) were positive for CHIK by RT-PCR, while serologic testing revealed 31% (33/107) and 9% (10/107) seropositivity for anti- IgM and IgG, respectively. None of the patients were CHIK RDT-positive. Also, 27% (29/107) were PCR-positive for malaria. Among the malaria-positive patients, 14% (15/107) were co-infected with CHIK and 13% (14/107) were monoinfection. Plasma IL-12 and TNF-alpha levels were increased in patients with malaria and IL-13 levels were increased in patients with co-infection (p<0.05). Conclusion: Co-infection of malaria and CHIK were common in febrile Congolese patients. Real-time PCR was a better tool for detecting actual occurrences of CHIK in a malaria holoendemic area. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.
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