Stămăteanu Lidia Oana, Pleşca Claudia Elena, Miftode Ionela Larisa, Bădescu Aida Corina, Manciuc Doina Carmen, Hurmuzache Mihnea Eudoxiu, Roșu Manuel Florin, Miftode Radu Ștefan, Obreja Maria, Miftode Egidia Gabriela
Department of Infectious Diseases, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
"St. Parascheva" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 700116 Iasi, Romania.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2024 May 17;13(5):461. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13050461.
infection (CDI), though identified nearly five decades ago, still remains a major challenge, being associated with significant mortality rates. The strains classified as hypervirulent, notably 027/NAP1/BI, have garnered substantial attention from researchers and clinicians due to their direct correlation with the severity of the disease. Our study aims to elucidate the significance of toxigenic (CD) strains in the clinical and therapeutic aspects of managing patients diagnosed with CDI. We conducted a single-center prospective study, including patients with CDI from north-eastern Romania. We subsequently conducted molecular biology testing to ascertain the prevalence of the presumptive 027/NAP1/BI strain within aforementioned geographic region. The patients were systematically compared and assessed both clinically and biologically, employing standardized and comparative methodologies. The study enrolled fifty patients with CDI admitted between January 2020 and June 2020. Among the investigated patients, 43 (86%) exhibited infection with toxigenic CD strains positive for toxin B genes (), binary toxin genes ( and ), and deletion 117 in regulatory genes (), while the remaining 7 (14%) tested negative for binary toxin genes ( and ) and deletion 117 in . The presence of the presumptive 027/NAP1/BI strains was linked to a higher recurrence rate (35.56%, = 0.025), cardiovascular comorbidities (65.1% vs. 14.2%, = 0.016), and vancomycin treatment (55.8% vs. 14.3%, = 0.049). The findings of our investigation revealed an elevated incidence of colitis attributed to presumptive 027/NAP1/BI. Despite the prevalence of the presumptive 027 strain and its associated heightened inflammation among the patients studied, no significant differences were observed regarding the clinical course or mortality outcomes.
艰难梭菌感染(CDI)尽管在近五十年前就已被发现,但仍然是一个重大挑战,与显著的死亡率相关。被归类为高毒力的菌株,特别是027/NAP1/BI,由于它们与疾病严重程度直接相关,已引起研究人员和临床医生的大量关注。我们的研究旨在阐明产毒(CD)菌株在管理诊断为CDI的患者的临床和治疗方面的意义。我们进行了一项单中心前瞻性研究,纳入了罗马尼亚东北部患有CDI的患者。随后,我们进行了分子生物学检测,以确定上述地理区域内推定的027/NAP1/BI菌株的流行情况。采用标准化和比较方法,对患者进行了系统的临床和生物学比较与评估。该研究纳入了2020年1月至2020年6月期间收治的50例CDI患者。在被调查的患者中,43例(86%)表现出感染产毒CD菌株,毒素B基因()、二元毒素基因(和)以及调节基因中的缺失117()呈阳性,而其余7例(14%)二元毒素基因(和)以及中的缺失117检测为阴性。推定的027/NAP1/BI菌株的存在与较高的复发率(35.56%,=0.025)、心血管合并症(65.1%对14.2%,=0.016)和万古霉素治疗(55.8%对14.3%,=0.049)相关。我们的调查结果显示,归因于推定的027/NAP1/BI的结肠炎发病率升高。尽管在所研究的患者中推定的027菌株普遍存在且其相关炎症加剧,但在临床病程或死亡率结果方面未观察到显著差异。