Investigation of Presence of Herpes Simplex Virus in Central Nervous System İnfections by Real-Time PCR Method in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples
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Abstract: Central nervous system (CNS) infections require a rapid diagnosis and treatment approach due to their potential of rapid progression and the possibility of permanent neurological damage. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is one of the most common causative agents of acute sporadic viral encephalitis. In diagnosis of CNS infections, the detection of HSV DNA in cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the gold standard method. In this study, HSV DNA real-time PCR results of cerebrospinal fluid samples (CSF) sent to our microbiology laboratory from patients with prediagnosis of viral CNS infection between 2008-2015 were evaluated retrospectively. A total of 176 cerebrospinal fluid samples sent to Microbiology Laboratory of Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty between 2008-2015 were evaluated. After DNA isolation from these samples, HSV 1/2 DNA presence was evaluated with Real-time PCR technique by using Artus HSV1/2 RG PCR (Qiagen, Germany) kits on Rotor-Gene system (Corbett Research 6000, Australia). The analytical sensitivity of the kit for HSV-1 and HSV-2; 120 copies/ml and 160 copies/mL, respectively. Ninety three (52.8 %) patients were male and 83 (47.2 %) were female, ages ranging from 1 to 74 (median age 36) years. HSV-1 DNA was detected by nucleic acid testing in 9 of the 176 patients (5.1%). Five of the 9 HSV-1 positive patients were females. Four of the positive patients were from Infection disease department, three of them from Neurology and two were from Anesthesia department. Even though CNS infections are not rare, the incidence is not clearly established. The early diagnosis of HSV infections is extremely important in CNS infections due to HSV, as specific antiviral treatment dramatically reduces the mortality. The etiology is unknown in many cases; the development of molecular techniques such as real-time PCR has increased the detection rate of viral agents.
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Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Nilgün Kaşifoğlu
Bu kişi benim
ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, TEMEL TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, MİKROBİYOLOJİ ANABİLİM DALI
Türkiye
Müge Aslan
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
26 Mayıs 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
20 Nisan 2017
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 39 Sayı: 3