Broad-Range Bacterial Detection and the Analysis of Unexplained Death and Critical Illness

Nikkari, Simo; Lopez, Fred A.; Lepp, Paul W.; Cieslak, Paul R.; Ladd-Wilson, Stephen; Passaro, Douglas; Danila, Richard; Relman, David A.

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Broad-Range Bacterial Detection and the Analysis of Unexplained Death and Critical Illness

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Feb 2002

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Emerg Infect Dis. 8(2):188-194.

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Nikkari, Simo ; Lopez, Fred A. ; Lepp, Paul W. ; Cieslak, Paul R. ; Ladd-Wilson, Stephen ; ... More ▼

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Broad-range rDNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) provides an alternative, cultivation-independent approach for identifying pathogens. In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiated population-based surveillance for unexplained life-threatening infections (Unexplained Death and Critical Illness Project [UNEX]). To address the causes of UNEX cases, we examined 59 specimens from 46 cases by using broad-range bacterial 16S rDNA PCR and phylogenetic analysis of amplified sequences. Specimens from eight cases yielded sequences from Neisseria meningitidis (cerebrospinal fluid from two patients with meningitis), Streptococcus pneumoniae (cerebrospinal fluid from one patient with meningitis2 and pleural fluid from two patients with pneumonia), or Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (bone marrow aspirate from one patient with pneumonia). Streptococcus pneumoniae rDNA sequence microheterogeneity was found in one pleural fluid specimen, suggesting the presence of multiple strains. In conclusion, known bacterial pathogens cause some critical illnesses and deaths that fail to be explained with traditional diagnostic methods.

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