Bharucha T., Ayhan N., Pastorino B., Rattanavong S., Vongsouvath M., Mayxay M., Changthongthip A., Sengvilaipaseuth O., Phonemixay O., Pommier J. D., Gorman C., Zitzmann N., Newton P. N., Lamballerie de X., Dubot Pérès Audrey. (2022). Immunoglobulin M seroneutralization for improved confirmation of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in a flavivirus-endemic area. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, [Early access], p. [11 p.]. ISSN 0035-9203.
Titre du document
Immunoglobulin M seroneutralization for improved confirmation of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in a flavivirus-endemic area
Année de publication
2022
Auteurs
Bharucha T., Ayhan N., Pastorino B., Rattanavong S., Vongsouvath M., Mayxay M., Changthongthip A., Sengvilaipaseuth O., Phonemixay O., Pommier J. D., Gorman C., Zitzmann N., Newton P. N., Lamballerie de X., Dubot Pérès Audrey
Source
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2022,
[Early access], p. [11 p.] ISSN 0035-9203
Background The mainstay of diagnostic confirmation of acute Japanese encephalitis (JE) involves detection of anti-JE virus (JEV) immunoglobulin M (IgM) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Limitations in the specificity of this test are increasingly apparent with the introduction of JEV vaccinations and the endemicity of other cross-reactive flaviviruses. Virus neutralization testing (VNT) is considered the gold standard, but it is challenging to implement and interpret. We performed a pilot study to assess IgG depletion prior to VNT for detection of anti-JEV IgM neutralizing antibodies (IgM-VNT) as compared with standard VNT. Methods We evaluated IgM-VNT in paired sera from anti-JEV IgM ELISA-positive patients (JE n=35) and negative controls of healthy flavivirus-naive (n=10) as well as confirmed dengue (n=12) and Zika virus (n=4) patient sera. IgM-VNT was subsequently performed on single sera from additional JE patients (n=76). Results Anti-JEV IgG was detectable in admission serum of 58% of JE patients. The positive, negative and overall percentage agreement of IgM-VNT as compared with standard VNT was 100%. A total of 12/14 (86%) patient samples were unclassified by VNT and, with sufficient sample available for IgG depletion and IgG ELISA confirming depletion, were classified by IgM-VNT. IgM-VNT enabled JE case classification in 72/76 (95%) patients for whom only a single sample was available. Conclusions The novel approach has been readily adapted for high-throughput testing of single patient samples and it holds promise for incorporation into algorithms for use in reference centres.
Plan de classement
Santé : généralités [050]
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Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
Description Géographique
LAOS ; ZONE TROPICALE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010085151]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010085151
