Evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units

Abstract Background Clinical metagenomics (CMg) has the potential to be translated from a research tool into routine service to improve antimicrobial treatment and infection control decisions. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic provides added impetus to realise these benefits, given the increased risk of secon...

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Autores principales: Themoula Charalampous, Adela Alcolea-Medina, Luke B. Snell, Tom G. S. Williams, Rahul Batra, Christopher Alder, Andrea Telatin, Luigi Camporota, Christopher I. S. Meadows, Duncan Wyncoll, Nicholas A. Barrett, Carolyn J. Hemsley, Lisa Bryan, William Newsholme, Sara E. Boyd, Anna Green, Ula Mahadeva, Amita Patel, Penelope R. Cliff, Andrew J. Page, Justin O’Grady, Jonathan D. Edgeworth
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3c7a335029394a13877c2e9c82267e9d2021-11-21T12:27:14ZEvaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units10.1186/s13073-021-00991-y1756-994Xhttps://doaj.org/article/3c7a335029394a13877c2e9c82267e9d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-021-00991-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/1756-994XAbstract Background Clinical metagenomics (CMg) has the potential to be translated from a research tool into routine service to improve antimicrobial treatment and infection control decisions. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic provides added impetus to realise these benefits, given the increased risk of secondary infection and nosocomial transmission of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) pathogens linked with the expansion of critical care capacity. Methods CMg using nanopore sequencing was evaluated in a proof-of-concept study on 43 respiratory samples from 34 intubated patients across seven intensive care units (ICUs) over a 9-week period during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave. Results An 8-h CMg workflow was 92% sensitive (95% CI, 75–99%) and 82% specific (95% CI, 57–96%) for bacterial identification based on culture-positive and culture-negative samples, respectively. CMg sequencing reported the presence or absence of β-lactam-resistant genes carried by Enterobacterales that would modify the initial guideline-recommended antibiotics in every case. CMg was also 100% concordant with quantitative PCR for detecting Aspergillus fumigatus from 4 positive and 39 negative samples. Molecular typing using 24-h sequencing data identified an MDR-K. pneumoniae ST307 outbreak involving 4 patients and an MDR-C. striatum outbreak involving 14 patients across three ICUs. Conclusion CMg testing provides accurate pathogen detection and antibiotic resistance prediction in a same-day laboratory workflow, with assembled genomes available the next day for genomic surveillance. The provision of this technology in a service setting could fundamentally change the multi-disciplinary team approach to managing ICU infections. The potential to improve the initial targeted treatment and rapidly detect unsuspected outbreaks of MDR-pathogens justifies further expedited clinical assessment of CMg.Themoula CharalampousAdela Alcolea-MedinaLuke B. SnellTom G. S. WilliamsRahul BatraChristopher AlderAndrea TelatinLuigi CamporotaChristopher I. S. MeadowsDuncan WyncollNicholas A. BarrettCarolyn J. HemsleyLisa BryanWilliam NewsholmeSara E. BoydAnna GreenUla MahadevaAmita PatelPenelope R. CliffAndrew J. PageJustin O’GradyJonathan D. EdgeworthBMCarticleMedicineRGeneticsQH426-470ENGenome Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
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Genetics
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Themoula Charalampous
Adela Alcolea-Medina
Luke B. Snell
Tom G. S. Williams
Rahul Batra
Christopher Alder
Andrea Telatin
Luigi Camporota
Christopher I. S. Meadows
Duncan Wyncoll
Nicholas A. Barrett
Carolyn J. Hemsley
Lisa Bryan
William Newsholme
Sara E. Boyd
Anna Green
Ula Mahadeva
Amita Patel
Penelope R. Cliff
Andrew J. Page
Justin O’Grady
Jonathan D. Edgeworth
Evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units
description Abstract Background Clinical metagenomics (CMg) has the potential to be translated from a research tool into routine service to improve antimicrobial treatment and infection control decisions. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic provides added impetus to realise these benefits, given the increased risk of secondary infection and nosocomial transmission of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) pathogens linked with the expansion of critical care capacity. Methods CMg using nanopore sequencing was evaluated in a proof-of-concept study on 43 respiratory samples from 34 intubated patients across seven intensive care units (ICUs) over a 9-week period during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave. Results An 8-h CMg workflow was 92% sensitive (95% CI, 75–99%) and 82% specific (95% CI, 57–96%) for bacterial identification based on culture-positive and culture-negative samples, respectively. CMg sequencing reported the presence or absence of β-lactam-resistant genes carried by Enterobacterales that would modify the initial guideline-recommended antibiotics in every case. CMg was also 100% concordant with quantitative PCR for detecting Aspergillus fumigatus from 4 positive and 39 negative samples. Molecular typing using 24-h sequencing data identified an MDR-K. pneumoniae ST307 outbreak involving 4 patients and an MDR-C. striatum outbreak involving 14 patients across three ICUs. Conclusion CMg testing provides accurate pathogen detection and antibiotic resistance prediction in a same-day laboratory workflow, with assembled genomes available the next day for genomic surveillance. The provision of this technology in a service setting could fundamentally change the multi-disciplinary team approach to managing ICU infections. The potential to improve the initial targeted treatment and rapidly detect unsuspected outbreaks of MDR-pathogens justifies further expedited clinical assessment of CMg.
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author Themoula Charalampous
Adela Alcolea-Medina
Luke B. Snell
Tom G. S. Williams
Rahul Batra
Christopher Alder
Andrea Telatin
Luigi Camporota
Christopher I. S. Meadows
Duncan Wyncoll
Nicholas A. Barrett
Carolyn J. Hemsley
Lisa Bryan
William Newsholme
Sara E. Boyd
Anna Green
Ula Mahadeva
Amita Patel
Penelope R. Cliff
Andrew J. Page
Justin O’Grady
Jonathan D. Edgeworth
author_facet Themoula Charalampous
Adela Alcolea-Medina
Luke B. Snell
Tom G. S. Williams
Rahul Batra
Christopher Alder
Andrea Telatin
Luigi Camporota
Christopher I. S. Meadows
Duncan Wyncoll
Nicholas A. Barrett
Carolyn J. Hemsley
Lisa Bryan
William Newsholme
Sara E. Boyd
Anna Green
Ula Mahadeva
Amita Patel
Penelope R. Cliff
Andrew J. Page
Justin O’Grady
Jonathan D. Edgeworth
author_sort Themoula Charalampous
title Evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units
title_short Evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units
title_full Evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units
title_fullStr Evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units
title_sort evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded covid-19 intensive care units
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url https://doaj.org/article/3c7a335029394a13877c2e9c82267e9d
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