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Metodologie molecolari per la identificazione dei batteri multiresistenti
Metodologie molecolari per la
identificazione dei batteri multiresistenti
                  Vittorio Sambri, MD, PhD
                     Unit of Microbiology
          the Greater Romagna Area Hub Laboratory
                DIMES – University of Bologna
                          Pievesestina, Cesena (Italy)
          Vittorio.sambri@auslromagna.it – vittorio.sambri@unibo.it
Metodologie molecolari per la identificazione dei batteri multiresistenti
A “syndromic” approach
• Classic Microbiology                      • Molecular Microbiology
      – Culture based                              – Specific gene(s) ID
      – Phenotypic ID                              – Growth is not necessary
      – Phenotypic AST                               (sometime!)
      – Immunocomplex ID                           – Multiple techniques
      – Immune response                            – Very low LOD
        detection                                  – Fast and quick
      – Time is an issue                           – More germs “who is the
      – First come First got                         bad guy”

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Antibiogramma Molecolare
• Determina la presenza di geni di resistenza
      – Non serve il batterio vitale
             • Bassi LOD (dipendente da numero di target e da reazione)
             • Non influenzato da on going therapy
             • TAT molto rapido
      – Determina ciò che “noi vogliamo, non quello che c’è”
             •   Singolo target
             •   Pannelli (quanto completi)
             •   Sensibilità della reazione
             •   Mutazioni

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                                                                            Em erging m et hodologies for pat hogen
                                                                            ident ificat ion in posit ive blood cult ure t est ing

                                                                            Grégory Dubourg & Didier Raoult

                                                                            To cit e t his art icle: Grégory Dubourg & Didier Raoult (2015): Emerging methodologies
                                                                            for pathogen identification in positive blood culture testing, Expert Review of Molecular
                                                                            Diagnostics, DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2016.1112274

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Recent and emerging technologies for the rapid
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diagnosis of infection and antimicrobial resistance
Alexander J Trotter1,2, Alp Aydin1,2, Michael J Strinden1,2 and
       O’Grady1,2
Justin Recent  and emerging technologies for the rapid
            diagnosis of infection and antimicrobial resistance
            Alexander J Trotter1,2, Alp Aydin1,2, Michael J Strinden1,2 and
The rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is predicted to cause          appropriate antibiotics (i.e. improved antibiotic steward-
10 million deaths per year by 2050 unless   1,2 steps are taken to        ship) [2]. T he final O’N eill report states that by 2020 all
            Justin O’Grady
prevent this looming crisis. Microbiologic al culture is the gold         antibiotic prescriptions should be supported by a rapid
standard for the diagnosis of bacterial/fungal pathogens and              diagnostic test where available [1].
antimicrobial resistance and takes 48 hours or longer. Hence,
antibiotic prescriptions   are rarely based
             The rise in antimicrobial         on a definitive
                                         resistance                       Current standard
                                                    (AMR) is predicted to cause                 methods
                                                                                       appropriate        for diagnosing
                                                                                                     antibiotics             bacterial
                                                                                                                  (i.e. improved       infec- steward-
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diagnosis and   patients   often  receive  inappropriate treatment.
             10 million deaths per year by 2050 unless steps are taken to tion  are    ship) [2]. T he final O’Neill report states that
                                                                                     based   on microbiological    culture    and have   longby 2020 all
Rapid diagnostic    tools are   urgently  required to guide               turn-around
             prevent this looming crisis. Microbiological culture is the gold             times,  offer poor  clinical  sensitivity
                                                                                       antibiotic prescriptions should be supported  and   areby a rapid
appropriate standard
              antimicrobial   therapy,  thereby  improving  patient       not
                        for the diagnosis of bacterial/fungal pathogens and    fit-for-purpose     for  acute  serious    infection
                                                                                       diagnostic test where available [1].         such    as
outcomes and slowing AMR development. We discuss new
             antimicrobial resistance and takes 48 hours or longer. Hence,sepsis, pneumonia      and  meningitis.  Acute    infections  force
             antibiotic prescriptions are rarely based on a definitive clinicians into        early  broad-spectrum      treatment,     before
technologies for rapid infection diagnosis including: sample-in-
                                                                                       Current   standard  methods for     diagnosing    bacterial infec-
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answer-out PCR-based tests, BioFire FilmArray and Curetis
             diagnosis and patients often receive inappropriate treatment.                                                                and have long
Unyvero; rapid susceptibility tests, Accelerate Pheno and                 for rapid diagnostics [3–6]. A paradigm shift in diagnostic
             Rapid diagnostic tools are urgently required to guide
microfluidic tests; and sequencing-based approaches,
                                                                                       turn-around    times,  offer  poor  clinical sensitivity  and are
                                                                          microbiology is urgently required, with the ultimate goal
             appropriate antimicrobial therapy, thereby improving patient
focusing on targeted and clinical metagenomic nanopore                                 not  fit-for-purpose    for  acute    serious  infection  such   as
                                                                          of providing pathogen identification and resistance/sus-
sequencing.
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               technologies for rapid infection diagnosis including: sample-in-
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Addresses      answer-out    PCR-based   tests, BioFire FilmArray   and Curetis        culture results become available, highlighting the need
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25    negative bacteria (GNB).
                  28     Data sources: PubMed, Scopus and ISI Web of Knowledge.
Rapid molecular tests for detection of antimicrobial resistance determinants in Gram-
                 26    Objectives: To review and meta-analyse the evidence for using commercially available molecular
                   29    Study eligibility criteria: Clinical studies evaluating the performance of two major commercial
negative organisms from positive blood cultures: a systematic review and meta-analysis◊
                 27    tests for the direct detection of AMR determinants in GNB-positive blood cultures (PBCs).
                 1 30    systems, namely the Verigeneâ and FilmArrayâ systems, for rapid testing of GNB-PBCs, in
G. De Angelis , A. Grossi 2, G. Menchinelli 1, S. Boccia 2, 3, M. Sanguinetti 1, 4, *, B. Posteraro 5, 6
                 28    Data sources: PubMed, Scopus and ISI Web of Knowledge.
                   31    comparison with the phenotypic or genotypic methods performed on GNB-PBC isolates.
                 29    Study eligibility criteria: Clinical studies evaluating the performance of two major commercial
1)                 32    Methods: Literature search according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and
   Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
                 30    systems, namely the Verigeneâ and FilmArrayâ systems, for rapid testing of GNB-PBCs, in
2)                 33    Meta-Analyses criteria and, for meta-analysis of sensitivity and specificity of both systems,
   Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
                 31    comparison with the phenotypic or genotypic methods performed on GNB-PBC isolates.
3)                 34    bivariate random-effects model.
   Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione
                 32    Methods: Literature search according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and
                   35    Results: Twenty studies were identified (3310 isolates) from 2006 to 2019. Nine studies were
Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
                 33    Meta-Analyses criteria and, for meta-analysis of sensitivity and specificity of both systems,
4)                 36    conducted in East Asia. In 15 studies using phenotypic comparators (1930 isolates), 1014 (52.5%)
   Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio e Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario
                 34    bivariate
                   37    isolates random-effects
                                   were Escherichia  model.
                                                        coli, and 287 (14.9%) of all the isolates displayed AMR phenotypes. In 5
A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
                 3538 Results:    Twenty
                         studies using       studies comparators
                                         genotypic    were identified    (3310
                                                                     (1380        isolates)
                                                                            isolates),   585 from  2006
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5)
   Istituto di Patologia Medica e Semeiotica Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome,
                 3639 conducted     in East
                         all the isolates     Asia. InAMR
                                           displayed    15 studies  using Pooled
                                                              genotypes.    phenotypic    comparators
                                                                                     sensitivity        (1930 isolates),
                                                                                                 and specificity estimates1014
                                                                                                                            for (52.5%)
                                                                                                                                detection
Italy
                 37
                   40
                       isolates
                         of AMR  were  Escherichiabycoli,
                                    determinants        the and  287 (14.9%)
                                                             Verigeneâ           of all theIMP,
                                                                          (i.e. CTX-M,      isolates displayed
                                                                                                  KPC,  NDM, AMROXA phenotypes.     In 5
                                                                                                                       and VIM) and/or
6)
    Dipartimento di Scienze Gastroenterologiche, Endocrino-Metaboliche e Nefro-Urologiche,
                 38    studies using genotypic comparators (1380 isolates), 585 (42.4%) were E. coli, and 100 (7.2%) of
                   41
Fondazione Policlinico   FilmArrayâ
                           Universitario(i.e.
                                          A. KPC)
                                              Gemellisystems
                                                        IRCCS,  were  85.3%
                                                                  Rome,   Italy(95% CI 79.9%–89.4%) and 99.1% (95% CI 98.2%–
                 39    all the isolates displayed AMR genotypes. Pooled sensitivity and specificity estimates for detection
*Corresponding 42author. 99.5%),
                               M. respectively,
                                    Sanguinetti, across   the di
                                                    Istituto   15 studies,  and 95.5%
                                                                   Microbiologia,         (95% CI 89.2%–98.2%)
                                                                                       Fondazione     Policlinico and 99.7% (95% CI
                 40    of AMR determinants by the Verigeneâ (i.e. CTX-M, IMP, KPC, NDM, OXA and VIM) and/or
Universitario A. 43      99.1%–99.9%),
                    Gemelli                 respectively,
                             IRCCS, Università             across
                                                   Cattolica   del the 5 studies.
                                                                   Sacro   Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168
                 4144   FilmArrayâ
                         Conclusions:(i.e.
                                        OurKPC)  systems
                                             findings    were
                                                      show that85.3% (95% CI 79.9%–89.4%)
                                                                 the Verigeneâ             and 99.1%
                                                                               and FilmArrayâ  systems(95%
                                                                                                        mayCIbe98.2%–
                                                                                                                a valid
Rome, Italy.
               42       99.5%),
                         adjunctrespectively,  across the   15 studies, and 95.5% (95% CI 89.2%–98.2%) and 99.7% (95% CI
E-mail address: 45                to the conventional
                 maurizio.sanguinetti@unicatt.it     (M.microbiology
                                                           Sanguinetti)(phenotypic or genotypic) methods used to identify AMR
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                                                                                    AMR    genotype,
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                                                                                                  Diseases,
40   of AMR determinants by the Verigeneâ (i.e. CTX-M, IMP, KPC, NDM, OXA and VIM) and/or
1   Rapid molecular tests for detection of antimicrobial resistance determinants in Gram-
              41   FilmArrayâ (i.e. KPC) systems were 85.3% (95% CI 79.9%–89.4%) and 99.1% (95% CI 98.2%–
2   negative organisms from positive blood cultures: a systematic review and meta-analysis◊
                42   99.5%), respectively, across the 15 studies, and 95.5% (95% CI 89.2%–98.2%) and 99.7% (95% CI
3                 1
    G. De Angelis , A. Grossi 2, G. Menchinelli 1, S. Boccia 2, 3, M. Sanguinetti 1, 4, *, B. Posteraro 5, 6
                43   99.1%–99.9%), respectively, across the 5 studies.
4
                   44   Conclusions: Our findings show that the Verigeneâ and FilmArrayâ systems may be a valid
    1)
5      Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
                   45   adjunct to the conventional microbiology (phenotypic or genotypic) methods used to identify AMR
    2)
6      Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
                   46   in GNBs. FilmArrayâ system detects only one AMR genotype, namely KPC, limiting its
    3)
7      Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione                       2
                   47    utilization.    Both     Verigeneâ       and    FilmArrayâ     systems     can     miss    important
8   Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
                   48    cephalosporin/carbapenem resistance phenotypes in a minority of cases. However, sensitivity and
    4)
9      Dipartimento di Scienze di Laboratorio e Infettivologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario
                   49    specificity of both systems render them valuable clinical tools in timely identification of resistant
0   A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
                   50    isolates. Further studies will establish the prominence of such rapid diagnostics as standard of care
    5)
1      Istituto di Patologia Medica e Semeiotica Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome,
                   51    in patients with bloodstream infections.
2   Italy
                   52    Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance, Blood cultures, Molecular diagnostics, Performance
    6)
3       Dipartimento di Scienze Gastroenterologiche, Endocrino-Metaboliche e Nefro-Urologiche,
                   53    characteristics, Gram-negative bloodstream infections
4   Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
                   54
5   *Corresponding author. M. Sanguinetti, Istituto di Microbiologia, Fondazione Policlinico

6   Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168

7   Rome, Italy.

8   E-mail address: maurizio.sanguinetti@unicatt.it (M.  Sanguinetti)
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Analisi dei Dati
                           Maggio – Giugno 2015
 • 84 campioni per 78 pazienti
 • 60% dei risultati TAT >2 giorni

Day 0                    Day 1                        Day 2      Day 3               Day 4

 13% ricevuti                                        Risultati
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                          19% campioni ricevuti                              Risultati
                         Venerdì, Sabato o festivi                           Day 3-4
CPE Screening algorithm: from image analysis
                      to sample reporting
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                                                                                              24h: Negative
Automatic streaking   Automatic
on Chromogenic        reading after 16
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                                         Direct reporting               Direct reporting on LIS 48h:
                                         on LIS 24h:                    positive
                                         Negative                       (target bacteria + phenotypic)

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1    Article
2    Comparison of four commercial screening assays for
3    detection of blaKPC, blaNDM, blaIMP, blaVIM and blaOXA48
4    from rectal secretion collected by swabs.
5    Francesca Del Bianco 1,*, Manuela Morotti 1, Silvia Zannoli 1, Giorgio Dirani 1, Michela Fantini 1,
6    Maria F Pedna 1, Patrizia Farabegoli 1 and Vittorio Sambri 1,2
 7    1 Unit of M icrobiology, The Great Romagna H ub Laboratory, 47822 Pievesestina (FC), Italy
 8    2 Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty M edicine, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna,
 9      Italy
10    * Correspondence: francesca.delbianco@auslromagna.com

11    Received: date; A ccepted: date; Published: date

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13             A total of 1015 non-duplicated rectal swab specimens were prospectively collected
      Abstract: The spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has been enabled by the
      lack of control measures directed at carriers of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare
14    settings. Screening patients for asymptomatic colonization and implementation of contact
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               using ESwab™ (COPAN Italia S.p.A., Brescia, Italy). The samples were transported to
      precautions, on the other hand, reduce patient-to-patient transmission. Screening plates represents
      a relatively low -cost method for isolating CRE from rectal sw abs, how ever molecular assays have
17    become w idely available. This study compared the performances of four commercial molecular
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               the Laboratory upon collection, processed within 24 hours and reported in 48 hours.
      platforms in detecting clinically significant carbapenemase genes versus routine CRE screening
      protocol. A total of 1015 non-duplicated rectal sw abs w ere cultured on chromogenic
20    carbapenem-resistant selective medium. A ll grow ing Enterobacteriaceae strains w ere tested for
21    carbapenemase related genes confirmation. The same specimens w ere processed using the
22    follow ing molecular assays: A llplex™ Entero-DR, A mplidiag® CarbaR+M CR, AusDiagnostics M T
23    CRE EU and EasyScreen™ ESBL/CPO Detection. The KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae
24    prevalence detected by sw ab culture w as 2.2%, w hile the OXA -48 and M BLs-producing organisms
25    w ere infrequent. The cost of CRE related infection-control precautions, w hich must be kept in place
26    w hile w aiting for screening results, are significant, so the molecular tests could become
27    cost-competitive, especially w hen the turnaround time is decreased dramatically. M olecular assays
28    represent a pow erful diagnostic tool as they allow the rapid detection of the most
29    clinically-relevant carbapenemases.

30    Keywords: enterobacteriaceae; multidrug-resistant           organisms; asymptomatic colonization;
31    screening assays.
32

33   1. Introduction
34        A ntimicrobial resistance is one of the most complex global health challenges [1]. The World
35   H ealth Organization puts development of new antibacterial agents to treat carbapenem-resistant
36   Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) among the most critical priorities [2]. Because CRE are resistant to the
37   majority of beta-lactams, carbapenem resistance has minimized the usefulness of many
38   commercially available drugs [3]. In addition to that, CRE frequently carry mechanisms conferring
39   resistance to other antimicrobial classes, thus further limiting the available therapeutic options [4-6].
40   Resistance to carbapenems is typically based on tw o main mechanisms. The first one is related to
41   structural mutations combined w ith the activity of other β-lactamases, such as A mpC
42   cephalosporinase (A mpC) and Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESβL). The second, and likely
43   the most important mechanism is the carbapenemase enzyme production. These versatile
44   beta-lactamases are able to hydrolize carbapenems and other beta-lactam antibiotics [7-10].

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