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A new interesting article has been published in Mycoses. 2019 Jul;62(7):562-569. doi: 10.1111/myc.12919. Epub 2019 May 23. and titled:

Mould-reactive T cells for the diagnosis of invasive mould infection-A prospective study.

Authors of this article are:

Steinbach A, Cornely OA, Wisplinghoff H, Schauss AC, Vehreschild JJ, Rybniker J, Hamprecht A, Richter A, Bacher P, Scheffold A, Koehler P.

A summary of the article is shown below:

Invasive mould infections (IMI) in immunocompromised patients are difficult to diagnose. Early and targeted treatment is paramount, but minimally invasive tests reliably identifying pathogens are lacking. We previously showed that monitoring pathogen-specific CD4+T cells in peripheral blood using upregulation of induced CD154 positive lymphocytes can be used to diagnose acute IMI. Here, we validate our findings in an independent patient cohort. We stimulated peripheral blood cells from at-risk patients with Aspergillus spp. and Mucorales lysates and quantitated mould-reactive CD4/CD69/CD154 positive lymphocytes via flow cytometry. Mould-reactive lymphocytes were quantitated in 115 at-risk patients. In 38 (33%) patients, the test was not evaluable, mainly due to low T cell counts or non-reactive positive control. Test results were evaluable in 77 (67%) patients. Of these, four patients (5%) had proven IMI and elevated mould-reactive T cell signals. Of 73 (95%) patients without proven IMI, 59 (81%) had mould-reactive T cell signals within normal range. Fourteen (19%) patients without confirmed IMI showed elevated T cell signals and 11 of those received antifungal treatment. The mould-reactive lymphocyte assay identified presence of IMI with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 81%. The mould-reactive lymphocyte assay correctly identified all patients with proven IMI. Assay applicability is limited by low T cell counts during bone marrow suppression. The assay has the potential to support diagnosis of invasive mould infection to facilitate tailored treatment even when biopsies are contraindicated or cultures remain negative.© 2019 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.

Check out the article’s website on Pubmed for more information:

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This article is a good source of information and a good way to become familiar with topics such as: CD154;CD4+lymphocytes;aspergillosis;diagnosis;flow cytometry;fungus-reactive T cells;mucormycosis;zygomycosis.

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