Cytomegalovirus in patients undergone stem cell transplantation

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Francielly Pinheiro da Silva Borges - 2016.pdf: 3852166 bytes, checksum: 70bbe6c9a7c6c0aa1e10b9e7e9d49843 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-15Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás - FAPEGThe Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an important cause of morbi-mortality in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AloHSCT). However, there is not a consensus on which protocol to use for monitoring the infection by HCMV and, data on the frequency and clinical manifestations of the infection in this group population are quite variable among the distinct transplant centers in the world. Thus, the main objective of the present study was to proceed the monitoring of active HCMV infection in patients undergoing AloHSCT by three different methodologies: antigenemia (AGM), nested-PCR (nPCR) and real-time PCR (qPCR) and determine viral load, correlating active infection with the clinical manifestations and prognosis of patients. For this, 21 patients undergoing AloHSCT were monitored (from pre-transplant period -5 days prior to transplantation- until one year after transplantation). For HCMV detection three methodologies were used: AGM, nPCR and qPCR, and for molecular detection a comparison was made between detection of HCMV in DNA extracted from pellet (buffy coat) and serum, in a paired manner. The results showed that the active HCMV infection was detected by at least one of three methodologies in 95.2% (20/21) of patients and 45% (9/20) of these were positive in pre-transplantation period, having been observed good agreement between the results of AGM and qPCR (kappa = 0.65). Of the 20 patients positive for active HCMV infection, 85% (17/20) were positive for the three methods and only 15% (3/20) were positive for AGM and qPCR, and negative by nPCR. Regarding the type of clinical sample, molecular techniques showed higher sensitivity to the pellet over the serum. The main alteration of patients was pancytopenia and the main complication was graft-versus-host disease. Six patients died during the study period, however, it was not possible to confirm if HCMV active infection was directly associated with the cause of death. The obtained data reveal a high positivity index and the occurrence of HCMV syndrome in patients submitted to aloHSCT. We hope that the results may assist in the therapeutical measures, as well as in the methodology of choice and the type of clinical sample for detection of active HCMV infection, in order to contribute for the inclusion of HCMV monitoring is included in the routine testing of patients.O Citomegalovírus Humano (HCMV) constitui importante causa de morbi-mortalidade em receptores de transplantes de células progenitoras hematopoiéticas do tipo alogênico (AloTCPH). Entretanto, não existe ainda um consenso sobre que protocolo utilizar para o monitoramento da infecção por HCMV e, dados sobre a frequência e manifestações clínicas da infecção neste grupo populacional são bastante variáveis entre os diferentes centros de transplante em todo o mundo. Dessa forma, o principal objetivo do presente estudo foi realizar o monitoramento da infecção ativa por HCMV em pacientes submetidos ao AloTCPH por três metodologias distintas: antigenemia (AGM), nested-PCR (nPCR) e PCR em tempo real (qPCR), bem como determinar a carga viral, correlacionando a infecção ativa ao quadro clínico e prognóstico dos pacientes. Para tanto, foram monitorados (desde o período pré-transplante -5 dias antes do transplante- até um ano após o transplante) 21 pacientes submetidos ao AloTCPH. A pesquisa de HCMV foi realizada utilizando as metodologias de AGM, nPCR e qPCR, sendo que para as técnicas moleculares, houve comparação da detecção do HCMV em DNA extraído de pellet (creme leucocitário) e soro, de forma pareada. Os resultados mostraram que a infecção ativa pelo HCMV foi detectada por pelo menos uma das três metodologias em 95,2% (20/21) dos pacientes e 45% (9/20) destes foram positivos no período pré-transplante, tendo sido observada um boa concordância entre os resultados de AGM e qPCR (kappa = 0,65). Dos 20 pacientes positivos para infecção ativa por HCMV, 85% (17/20) foram positivos pelas três metodologias e 15% (3/20) foram positivos apenas por AGM e qPCR e negativos por nPCR. Em relação ao tipo de amostra clínica, as técnicas moleculares apresentaram maior sensibilidade em amostras de pellet, em comparação ao soro. A principal alteração apresentada pelos pacientes foi a pancitopenia e a principal intercorrência, a doença do enxerto contra o hospedeiro. Seis pacientes foram a óbito durante o período de estudo, entretanto, não foi possível confirmar se a infecção ativa por HCMV estava diretamente associada à causa mortis. Os dados obtidos revelam um elevado índice de positividade e síndrome de HCMV em pacientes submetidos ao AloTCPH. Esperamos que os resultados possam auxiliar na tomada de medidas terapêuticas, bem como na escolha da melhor metodologia assim como o tipo de amostra clínica para detecção da infecção ativa por HCMV de forma a contribuir para que a pesquisa de HCMV seja incluída na rotina de exames desses pacientes

AMAZONIA CAMTRAP: A data set of mammal, bird, and reptile species recorded with camera traps in the Amazon forest

The Amazon forest has the highest biodiversity on Earth. However, information on Amazonian vertebrate diversity is still deficient and scattered across the published, peer-reviewed, and gray literature and in unpublished raw data. Camera traps are an effective non-invasive method of surveying vertebrates, applicable to different scales of time and space. In this study, we organized and standardized camera trap records from different Amazon regions to compile the most extensive data set of inventories of mammal, bird, and reptile species ever assembled for the area. The complete data set comprises 154,123 records of 317 species (185 birds, 119 mammals, and 13 reptiles) gathered from surveys from the Amazonian portion of eight countries (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela). The most frequently recorded species per taxa were: mammals: Cuniculus paca (11,907 records); birds: Pauxi tuberosa (3713 records); and reptiles: Tupinambis teguixin (716 records). The information detailed in this data paper opens up opportunities for new ecological studies at different spatial and temporal scales, allowing for a more accurate evaluation of the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, climate change, and other human-mediated defaunation processes in one of the most important and threatened tropical environments in the world. The data set is not copyright restricted; please cite this data paper when using its data in publications and we also request that researchers and educators inform us of how they are using these data