Association of lectin pathway proteins with intra-abdominal Candida infection in high-risk surgical intensive-care unit patients. A prospective cohort study within the fungal infection network of Switzerland

Osthoff, Michael; Wojtowicz, Agnieszka; Tissot, Frederic; Jørgensen, Clara; Thiel, Steffen; Zimmerli, Stefan; Marchetti, Oscar; Khanna, Nina; Bochud, Pierre-Yves; Trendelenburg, Marten (2016). Association of lectin pathway proteins with intra-abdominal Candida infection in high-risk surgical intensive-care unit patients. A prospective cohort study within the fungal infection network of Switzerland. Journal of infection, 72(3), pp. 377-385. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.12.011

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OBJECTIVES

Human studies on the role of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in patients with invasive candidiasis have yielded conflicting results. We investigated the influence of MBL and other lectin pathway proteins on Candida colonization and intra-abdominal candidiasis (IAC) in a cohort of high-risk patients.

METHODS

Prospective observational cohort study of 89 high-risk intensive-care unit (ICU) patients. Levels of lectin pathway proteins at study entry and six MBL2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms were analyzed by sandwich-type immunoassays and genotyping, respectively, and correlated with development of heavy Candida colonization (corrected colonization index (CCI) ≥0.4) and occurrence of IAC during a 4-week period.

RESULTS

Within 4 weeks after inclusion a CCI ≥0.4 and IAC was observed in 47% and 38% of patients respectively. Neither serum levels of MBL, ficolin-1, -2, -3, MASP-2 or collectin liver 1 nor MBL2 genotypes were associated with a CCI ≥0.4. Similarly, none of the analyzed proteins was found to be associated with IAC with the exception of lower MBL levels (HR 0.74, p = 0.02) at study entry. However, there was no association of MBL deficiency (<0.5 μg/ml), MBL2 haplo- or genotypes with IAC.

CONCLUSION

Lectin pathway protein levels and MBL2 genotype investigated in this study were not associated with heavy Candida colonization or IAC in a cohort of high-risk ICU patients.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology

UniBE Contributor:

Zimmerli, Stephan

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0163-4453

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Annelies Luginbühl

Date Deposited:

09 Feb 2016 13:55

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:27

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.jinf.2015.12.011

PubMed ID:

26730718

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Candida infections; Complement system; Ficolins; Intensive-care unit; Mannose-binding lectin

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.74805

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/74805

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