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Metagenomic Sequencing Detects Respiratory Pathogens in Hematopoietic Cellular Transplant Patients

C Langelier, MS Zinter, K Kalantar, GA Yanik, S Christenson, B Odonovan, C White, M Wilson, A Sapru, CC Dvorak, S Miller, CY Chiu, JL DeRisi
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/102798
C Langelier
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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MS Zinter
2Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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K Kalantar
3Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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GA Yanik
4Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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S Christenson
5Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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B Odonovan
3Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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C White
3Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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M Wilson
6Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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A Sapru
2Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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CC Dvorak
7Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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S Miller
8Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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CY Chiu
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
8Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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JL DeRisi
3Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
9Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco CA
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ABSTRACT

RATIONALE Current microbiologic diagnostics often fail to identify the etiology of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in hematopoietic cellular transplant recipients (HCT), which precludes the implementation of targeted therapies.

OBJECTIVES To address the need for improved LRTI diagnostics, we evaluated the utility of metagenomic next generation sequencing (mNGS) of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to detect microbial pathogens in HCT patients with acute respiratory illnesses.

METHODS We enrolled 22 post-HCT adults ages 19-69 years with acute respiratory illnesses who underwent BAL at the University of Michigan between January 2012 and May 2013. mNGS was performed on BAL fluid to detect microbes and simultaneously assess the host transcriptional response. Results were compared against conventional microbiologic assays.

MEASUREMENTS & MAIN RESULTS mNGS demonstrated 100% sensitivity for detecting respiratory microbes (human metapneumovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, human herpesvirus 6 and cytomegalovirus) when compared to standard testing. Previously unrecognized LRTI pathogens were identified in six patients for whom standard testing was negative (human coronavirus 229E, human rhinovirus A, Corynebacterium propinquum and Streptococcus mitis); findings were confirmed by independent PCR and 16S rRNA sequencing. Relative to patients without infection, patients with infection had increased expression of immunity related genes (p=0.022) and significantly lower diversity of their respiratory microbiome (p=0.017).

CONCLUSIONS Compared to conventional diagnostics, mNGS enhanced detection of pathogens in BAL fluid from HCT patients. Furthermore, our results suggest that combining unbiased microbial pathogen detection with assessment of host gene biomarkers of immune response may hold promise for enhancing the diagnosis of post-HCT respiratory infections.

Footnotes

  • ↵* Langelier C and Zinter MS share first authorship.

  • Funding NHLBI K12HL119997 (Langelier C), NICHD K12HD000850, the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Foundation, the National Marrow Donor Program Amy Strelzer Manasevit Grant (Zinter MS), NHLBI U10HL069330 (Yanik GA), NHLBI K23HL123778 (Christensen S), NINDS K08NS096117 (Wilson, M), NHLBI R01HL114484 (Sapru A), NIAID U54AI082973 (Dvorak CC), NHLBI R01HL105704 and NIAID R21AI120977 (Chiu, CY), NIAID P01AI091575 and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (DeRisi JL).

  • Commentary Lower respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of death in hematopoietic cellular transplant recipients, but the microbiologic etiology of these infections is frequently unknown. The limits of current diagnostics preclude targeted antimicrobial treatments, resulting in excess morbidity and mortality. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing may enable precision diagnosis of respiratory infections in hematopoietic cellular transplant patients by simultaneously detecting microbial pathogens, transcriptional biomarkers of the host response, and the pulmonary microbiome. This approach may facilitate targeted antimicrobial prescription and provide a new method for distinguishing infectious and non-infectious post-transplant respiratory illness.

  • Conflicts of Interest None

  • Descriptor 10.04 Diagnosis of Infections

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Metagenomic Sequencing Detects Respiratory Pathogens in Hematopoietic Cellular Transplant Patients
C Langelier, MS Zinter, K Kalantar, GA Yanik, S Christenson, B Odonovan, C White, M Wilson, A Sapru, CC Dvorak, S Miller, CY Chiu, JL DeRisi
bioRxiv 102798; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/102798
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Metagenomic Sequencing Detects Respiratory Pathogens in Hematopoietic Cellular Transplant Patients
C Langelier, MS Zinter, K Kalantar, GA Yanik, S Christenson, B Odonovan, C White, M Wilson, A Sapru, CC Dvorak, S Miller, CY Chiu, JL DeRisi
bioRxiv 102798; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/102798

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