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dc.contributor.authorBernal-Martinez, Leticia 
dc.contributor.authorHerrera-Leon, Laura 
dc.contributor.authorValero, Clara 
dc.contributor.authorde la Cruz, Paula
dc.contributor.authorGhimpu, Larisa
dc.contributor.authorMesa-Arango, Ana Cecilia 
dc.contributor.authorSantoni, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorGoterris, Lidia
dc.contributor.authorMillán, Rosario
dc.contributor.authorBuitrago, Maria Jose 
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-05T19:18:00Z
dc.date.available2021-05-05T19:18:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-27
dc.identifier.citationJ Fungi (Basel) . 2021 Apr 27;7(5):336.es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/12884
dc.description.abstractOpportunistic fungal pneumonias (OFP) are the main cause of death in AIDS patients worldwide. Diagnosis of these infections is often late as tuberculosis (TB) is frequently the first suspicion. In addition, diagnostic tools have limitations and are unavailable in disadvantaged regions. To perform the differential diagnosis of the main fungi causing OFP in AIDS patients (Histoplasma capsulatum, Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii and Pneumocystis jirovecii) vs. the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), two new assays were developed: (i) a multiplex real-time PCR (MRT-PCR) and (ii) a simple and cost-effective method based on real-time PCR and the analysis of melting curves after amplification (MC-PCR). Both of the techniques were optimized and standardized "in vitro", showing a suitable reproducibility (CV ranged between 1.84 and 3.81% and 1.41 and 4.83%, respectively), a 100% specificity and detection limits between 20 and 2 fg of genomic DNA per 20 µL of reaction. A validation study was performed by retrospectively using 42 clinical samples from 37 patients with proven fungal infection or TB, and 33 controls. The overall sensitivity for the MRT-PCR assay and the MC-PCR assay was 88% and 90.4%, respectively. Both techniques were fast, sensitive and reproducible, allowing for the detection of these pathogens and the performance of a differential diagnosis.es_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by research projects PI14CIII/00045 and PI17CIII/00033 from Spanish Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III. L.B-M. has a contract supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, cofinanced by the European Development Regional Fund (EDRF) “A Way to Achieve Europe” and the Spanish Network for the Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI; RD16/CIII/0004/0003). A.C.M-A had a short fellowship from Fundación Carolina (call 2017–2018).es_ES
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) es_ES
dc.type.hasVersionVoRes_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectDifferential diagnosises_ES
dc.subjectFungal pneumoniaes_ES
dc.subjectTuberculosises_ES
dc.titleDifferential Diagnosis of Fungal Pneumonias vs. Tuberculosis in AIDS Patients by Using Two New Molecular Methods.es_ES
dc.typejournal articlees_ES
dc.rights.licenseAtribución 4.0 Internacional*
dc.identifier.pubmedID33925404es_ES
dc.format.volume7es_ES
dc.format.number5es_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jof7050336es_ES
dc.contributor.funderInstituto de Salud Carlos III 
dc.contributor.funderMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) 
dc.contributor.funderUnión Europea. Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER/ERDF) 
dc.contributor.funderRETICS-Investigación en Patología Infecciosa (REIPI-ISCIII) (España) 
dc.contributor.funderFundación Carolina 
dc.description.peerreviewedes_ES
dc.identifier.e-issn2309-608Xes_ES
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/jof7050336es_ES
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)es_ES
dc.repisalud.centroISCIII::Centro Nacional de Microbiologíaes_ES
dc.repisalud.institucionISCIIIes_ES
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/PI14CIII/00045es_ES
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/PI17CIII/00033es_ES
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/RD16/CIII/0004/0003es_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsopen accesses_ES


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