Cell-based Culture Informs Infectivity and Safe De-Isolation Assessments in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019

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BACKGROUND: The detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) does not necessarily indicate shedding of infective virions. There are limited data on the correlation between the isolation of SARS-CoV-2, which likely indicates infectivity, and PCR.

METHODS: A total of 195 patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 were tested (outpatients, n = 178; inpatients, n = 12; and critically unwell patients admitted to the intensive care unit [ICU] patients, n = 5). SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive samples were cultured in Vero C1008 cells and inspected daily for cytopathic effect (CPE). SARS-CoV-2-induced CPE was confirmed by PCR of culture supernatant. Where no CPE was observed, PCR was performed on day 4 to confirm absence of virus replication. The cycle thresholds (Cts) of the day 4 PCR (Ctculture) and the PCR of the original clinical sample (Ctsample) were compared, and positive cultures were defined where Ctsample - Ctculture was ≥3.

RESULTS: Of 234 samples collected, 228 (97%) were from the upper respiratory tract. SARS-CoV-2 was isolated from 56 (24%), including in 28 of 181 (15%), 19 of 42 (45%), and 9 of 11 samples (82%) collected from outpatients, inpatients, and ICU patients, respectively. All 56 samples had Ctsample ≤32; CPE was observed in 46 (20%). The mean duration from symptom onset to culture positivity was 4.5 days (range, 0-18). SARS-CoV-2 was significantly more likely to be isolated from samples collected from inpatients (P < .001) and ICU patients (P < .0001) compared with outpatients, and in samples with lower Ctsample.

CONCLUSIONS: SARS-CoV-2 culture may be used as a surrogate marker for infectivity and inform de-isolation protocols.

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CommentIn: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 2;73(9):e2960-e2961. - PMID 33112947

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 73(2021), 9 vom: 02. Nov., Seite e2952-e2959

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Basile, Kerri [VerfasserIn]
McPhie, Kenneth [VerfasserIn]
Carter, Ian [VerfasserIn]
Alderson, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Rahman, Hossinur [VerfasserIn]
Donovan, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Shanil [VerfasserIn]
Tran, Tyna [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Danny [VerfasserIn]
Sivaruban, Tharshini [VerfasserIn]
Ngo, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Toi, Cheryl [VerfasserIn]
O'Sullivan, Matthew V [VerfasserIn]
Sintchenko, Vitali [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Sharon C-A [VerfasserIn]
Maddocks, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Dwyer, Dominic E [VerfasserIn]
Kok, Jen [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
De-isolation
Infection control
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Viral culture

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Date Completed 08.11.2021

Date Revised 30.11.2021

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CommentIn: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 2;73(9):e2960-e2961. - PMID 33112947

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1093/cid/ciaa1579

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