Title: Viral Infections in the Immunocompetent Host
1Viral Infections in the Immunocompetent Host
- Corey Casper, M.D., M.P.H.
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of
Medicine - The University of Washington
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute,
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2Outline
- Classification of Viruses
- Classical vs. Other Schemes
- Diagnosis of Viral Infections
- Common Viral Infections for the Infectious
Disease Consultant
3Classification of Viruses
4Classification of Viruses
- Classic Taxonomy
- Nucleic Acid Structure
- DNA vs. RNA
- Single vs. Double Stranded
- Envelope
- Presence or absence
- Organization of genome
- Example Paramyxoviruses
- Mode of transcription
- Example Retroviruses
- Functional Taxonomy
- Group viruses by primary organ system involved in
the pathology of disease - Example Respiratory Viruses
- Group viruses with similar treatments
- Example Herpesviruses
5Your Mother Knows Best?
- Which of the following viruses would you be most
likely to acquire from touching a toilet seat?
True MedCon Call! - HIV
- Calicivirus
- Herpes Simplex Virus-2
- Parainfluenza
6Viral Structure
7Player or Bystander?
- A 63 y.o. man presents from an outside hospital
with fever and headache for 2 weeks. Multiple
blood, urine, CSF, and sputum cultures have been
negative. Chest X-ray, full body CT and
peripheral smear are all unremarkable. You are
consulted by the medical team to assess whether
the patients symptoms could be attributable to
infection with CMV. Which of the following
studies would support that diagnosis? - 1,000 copies of CMV DNA by PCR from the
peripheral blood - Positive CMV IgM
- Positive urine CMV shell-vial culture
- None of the above
8Diagnosis of Viral Infections - Direct
9Diagnosis of Viral Infections - Indirect
10Diagnostic Virology Culture
- Clinical specimen collected and either sent
directly to lab or placed in viral culture medium - Specimens then grown on number of different cell
lines depending on type of virus suspected - Diagnosis either by looking for CPE, or adding
fluorescently-tagged antibodies to viral antigens - Shell vial culture Diagnosis of CMV or BK
- Advantages Specific, sensitivity testing?
- Disadvantages Slow, not as sensitive as
molecular diagnostics, not possible for all
viruses
11Diagnostic Virology DFA
Fluorescent label
Antibody to Viral Protein
Clinical Specimen
12Diagnostic Virology EIA
13Diagnostic Virology PCR
- Advantages
- Rapid
- Sensitive
- Quantitative
- Disadvantages
- Too sensitive?
- Specificity
- Costly
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14Case 1 HPI
- 18 y.o. woman from Sitka, Alaska who presents
with fevers and abdominal pain for 2 weeks - Initially presented to ED in AK 2 weeks PTA with
dysuria and mild abdominal pain - Treated with TMP-SMX without improvement
- Re-presented 3 days later with severe abdominal
pain, headache and temperature to 102F. Had
diffuse vesicular rash - Admitted to hospital where she had the following
labs/studies - Normal CBC, SMA-7, negative UA, negative CXR and
KUB - AST 110, ALT 124, nml INR, GGT, Amylase, Alk Phos
- Hospital Course
- Subsequent multiple blood and urine cultures
negative - CT of chest, abdomen and pelvis negative
- Exploratory laparotomy found lesions on the liver
as on the following slide - Persistent fevers and abdominal pain despite
Cefotetan, Doxycycline and Metronidazole - Transferred to UWMC
15Case 1 Hepatic Lesions
16Case 1 Physical Exam on Transfer to UWMC
- T 38.9, HR 110, RR 22, BP 118/72
- Abd Diffuse TTP, no rebound or guarding
- Skin Adjacent rash
- GU Nml genitalia
17The Herpesvirus Family
- HHV-1 Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV-1)
- Clinical Oral Herpes
- HHV-2 Herpes Simplex 2 (HSV-2)
- Clinical Genital Herpes
- HHV-3 Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Clinical Chickenpox, Zoster
- HHV-4 Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)
- Clinical Mono, lymphoma
- HHV-5 Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Clinical Retinitis, Pneumonitis, etc
- HHV-6/7 Roseolavirus
- Clinical Exanthem subitum
- HHV-8 Kaposis Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus
(KSHV) - Clinical KS, multicentric Castlemans disease,
primary effusion lymphoma
18Herpesvirus Family Characteristics
- Large, Enveloped DNA-viruses
- Envelope
- Transmission via mucosal surfaces
- Fomite acquisition is uncommon
- Large
- Smart!
- Evolved many complex mechanisms for immune
evasion and pathogenesis - DNA
- Use similar cellular machinery to human DNA, so
therapy must find novel areas of difference (in
contrast to HIV) - Ubiquitous
- Except for HSV-2 and HHV-8, all infect more than
50 of most populations worldwide - Latency allows for life-long infection
- Intermittent reactivation and lifelong shedding
can make understanding clinical symptoms and
diagnostic tests challenging - Long term infection with some herpesvirus can
lead to cancer
19Herpesvirus Therapy DNA Synthesis Inhibitors
- Aciclovir and ganciclovir require viral TK to
make dGMP, then cellular kinases make dGTP which
terminates DNA synthesis - Cidofovir and foscarnet do not require TK
- Ribavirin depletes intracelluar GTP
Source Naesens and de Clercq Herpes 2001
20Case 2
- 34 y.o. nurse presents with 3 weeks of coughing,
post-tussive emesis, sinus congestion and malaise
in January
21Respiratory Viruses Clinical
- Heterogeneous group of viruses
- DNA and RNA, enveloped and naked
- Similar clinical presentations
- Seasonality is important
22What goes around comes around
- http//depts.washington.edu/rspvirus/respiratory.h
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23Viruses in Health Care Workers, 2007-2008
24Respiratory Viruses Pearls
25Influenza Virus Strains
- Type A - moderate to severe illness - all age
groups - humans and other animals - - Subtypes of type A determined by hemagglutinin
and neuraminidase - Type B - milder epidemics - humans only -
primarily affects children - Type C - rarely reported in humans - no
epidemics
26Influenza Virus
- Neuraminidase
- Antigenic Determinant
- Confer virulence
- Allow viral mobility through
- Respiratory tract
- Hemagglutinin
- Binds virus to cell
- Confers target specificity
RNA
- M2 protein
- only on type A
- Allows H ions to enter virus to lower
- pH for viral uncoating
27Influenza Antigenic Changes
- Hemagglutinin and neuraminidase antigens change
with time - Changes occur as a result of point mutations in
the virus gene (antigenic drift), or due to
exchange of a gene segment with another subtype
of influenza virus (antigenic shift) - Impact of antigenic changes depend on extent of
change (more change usually means larger impact)
28Making a Global Influenza Pandemic
OR
29 Influenza Clinical Features
- Incubation period 2 days (range 1-4 days)
- Severity of illness depends on prior experience
with related variants - Abrupt onset of fever, myalgia, sore throat,
nonproductive cough, headache
30Influenza Complications
- Pneumonia
- primary influenza
- secondary bacterial
- Reye syndrome
- Myocarditis
- Death 0.5-1 per 1,000 cases
31Influenza Treatment Prophylaxis
- M2 Inhibitors
- Amantadine and rimantidine
- Effective against Influenza A
- 2007, gt97 of influenza was resistant
- SWINE FLU IS RESISTANT
- Inhibit viral replication
- Single mutation confers resistance, occurs with
every 1,000-10,000 replications - Neuraminidase inhibitors
- Oseltamivir (oral pill) and Zanamivir (inhaled)
- Effective against Influenza A and B
- 98 of H1N1 strains (except SWINE FLU) were
resistant in 2008-9! - Combination therapy?
- Oseltamavir, rimantidine and ribavirin have been
shown to have combined efficacy
32Respiratory Viruses Adenovirus
- Common cause of URI and keratoconjuntivitis. Has
been occasionally associated with pneumonia in
community outbreaks, diarrhea in children, and
hepatitis. - May cause cystitis or nephritis in transplant
patients - Treatment Supportive. IV cidofovir may be
effective in the immunocompromised
33Respiratory Viruses Parainfluenza
- Four subtypes
- PIV3 seen most commonly in severe infections
- In children, leading cause of croup. Can be a
cause of severe lower respiratory tract illness
in some children or transplant patients - Treatment is supportive, but aerosolized
ribavirin may be used in life-threatening cases
34Respiratory Viruses Metapneumovirus
- Recently identified from retrospective series of
unidentified respiratory illnesses. - Serologic studies suggest most are infected by 5
years of age, peak 6-12 months - Mild URI in most, with rare progression to severe
LRTI - Wheezing is a common initial presentation
- Treatment is supportive
35Respiratory Viruses Coronaviruses
- Large family of viruses with multiple animal
hosts - Generally cause non-specific symptoms such as
fevers, myalgias, fatigue. May progresses to
non-productive cough and dyspnea. - Diagnosis is by PCR, and treatment is supportive
- SARS
- Newly identified virus associated with severe
LRTI in Asia in 2003. Thought to be transmitted
by contact with small mammals (civets) in Asia,
spread between humans through respiratory
droplets and feces - Development of respiratory failure occurs in
minority of cases, but may be more common in
Asian persons
36PCR for Respiratory Virus Detection
- Problem of inadequate specimens for immunoblot or
DFA - PCR is more sensitive and perhaps equally as
specific - Molecular Virology Lab now offers multiplex PCR
for detection of 12 viruses
Kuypers, et al 2006
37Gastrointestinal Viruses
- Most common viruses to cause gastrointestinal
illnesses are Norovirus, calicivirus, rotavirus,
astrovirus, and adenovirus - Present with diarrhea, fever and/or abdominal
pain. Children more often affected, although
incidence high in institutional or closed
settings (i.e. cruise ships) - Transmission via fecal-oral route
- Diagnosis
- PCR of stool, or plasma PCR if disseminated
disease suspected (adenovirus)
38Case 3
- 21 year old UW student presents with fever to 39,
headache, stiff neck and photophobia shortly
after returning for Fall Quarter - Student health service concerned about risk of
meningitis epidemic
39Case 3 Continued
- Physical examination revealed the following
40Enteroviruses
- Large group of viruses including the subgroups
poliovirus, echovirus, and coxsackieviruses - Worldwide pathogens with most infections in
summer and fall - Chronic meningoencephalitis among persons with
agammaglobulinemia - Diagnosis
- PCR of stool, oropharynx or CSF
41Enteroviruses Coxsackievirus
- Common causes of aseptic meningitis
- Heterogeneous and non-distinct exanthems (skin
rashes). Exception Hand-Foot-Mouth
(Coxsackievirus A16) with oral vesicles and
papules/vesicles on palms and soles. - Complications
- Group A
- herpangina (dysphagia with lesions on soft
palate) - Group B
- Myopericarditis
42Case 4
- 62 y.o. man taken to HMC from cruise ship docked
at Pier 66 with fevers, altered mental status,
and weakness in the left leg
43FLAVIVIRUSES
- Heterogeneous group of zoonotic / arthropod
transmitted viruses - West Nile Virus
- Dengue
- Yellow Fever
- Japanese Encephalitis
- St. Louis Encephalitis
- Tick-Borne Encephalitis
- Diagnosis
- Serology
- IgM during acute illness or IgG in convalescence
- Serum should be collected 8-10 days after illness
onset. - Follow up with a convalescent serum specimen
obtained at least 2 weeks after the first
specimen. - CSF should be collected within 8 days of illness
onset. IgM may appear in CSF earlier than in
serum. - IgM does not cross the blood brain barrier its
presence in CSF indicates neuroinvasive disease. - IgM antibody can persist for more than
- Non-specific (but this may be a good thing!)
- PCR
- Less sensitive, but useful in immunocompromised
hosts
44Flaviviruses West Nile Virus
- Rapidly emerging virus across U.S. since 1999
- WA one of the few states without any documented
infections - Transmitted from reservoirs in birds to human via
mosquitoes - Majority of infections are without symptoms or
only with fever and malaise, but most severe
complication is neurological (encephalitis and
muscle weakness)
45West Nile Distribution, 2008
46Flaviviruses Dengue
- Tropical virus transmitted by Aedes aegypti (day
biting) mosquito - Illness characterized by high fever, headache
(often retro-orbital), myalgias/arthralgias and
rash - Hemorrhagic fever or shock may occur shortly
after resolution of fever. May be more common in
persons previously exposed.
47Flaviviruses Yellow Fever
- Endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and South America
- Transmitted by mosquito bites
- Symptoms range from constitutional to severe.
Symptomatic patients likely to experience
headache, altered mental status, icterus, and
many have diffuse hemorrhage - Preventable by vaccine, which may cause
vaccine-induced encephalitis among young infants
or the elderly
48Other Flaviviruses
- Japanese Encephalitis
- High fevers and altered mental status
- Endemic to regions in Asia where mosquitoes
interact with pigs and birds - St. Louis Encephalitis
- Fevers and altered mental status, especially
among the elderly. - Seen in North, Central and South America as well
as the Caribbean. - Tick-Borne Encephalitis
- Infection via Ixodes species ticks
- Europe and Asia
- History persons with outdoor exposure.
- Presents with fever, but may progress to altered
mental status and paralysis.
49Case 5
- 28 year old latina sheep-sheerer from Oregon
presents to UWMC with increasing lesion on hand
50Poxviruses Orthopox
- Monkeypox recently spread by prairie dogs
- Cowpox cause milkers nodules on hands of dairy
workers - ORF nodule on hands, arms or face after exposure
to ruminants - Smallpox
- Diagnosis
- Electron Microscopy
51Poxviruses Smallpox
- Smallpox is the only infectious disease
eradicated with vaccination, now threatening to
return in the setting of bioterrorism - Infection via respiratory droplets or contact
with infected lesions. Acquisition is largely
asymptomatic for first 7-10 days, followed by a
non-specific prodrome consisting of fevers and
malaise. - Patient becomes infectious upon development of
rash. Typically, rash is maculopapular, starts in
the oropoharynx/head/neck/upper extremities, and
moves caudally. Lesions are usually in the same
stage (i.e. vesicular, pustular, crusted), which
differentiates the lesion from varicella. - Diagnosis is by PCR or electron microscopy of
vesicular fluid - Treatment is supportive, although cidofovir may
be effective if given early after infection.
Vaccination within 4 days of exposure may
mitigate course of infection
52Poxviruses Parapox
- Molluscum contagiousum
- Umbilicated firm cutaneous
- May be more persistent in immunocompromised
adults - Typically is treated with curettage or
cryotherapy.
53Case 6
- 26 year old medical student wanders on to general
medical ward with conjunctival hemorrhages,
fever, and confusion
54HEMORRHAGIC VIRUSES
- Filoviridae
- Ebola
- Marburg
- Bunyaviridae
- Hantavirus
- Rift Valley Fever
- Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
- Arenaviridae
- Lassa virus
- Diagnosis
- Serology from CDC or PCR
55Filoviridae
- Ebola and Marburg
- Acquired through contact with non-human primates
in Africa - Fevers and myalgias are followed by maculopapular
rash, after which between 10 and 50 will develop
disseminated intravascular coagulation
56Bunyaviridae
- Rift Valley Fever
- Transmitted by Aedes mosquitos in sub-Saharan
Africa - Three clinical syndromes
- Non-specific febrile illness (90)
- Macular Retinitis / Vasculitis (10)
- Fulminant disease hepatic failure / hemorrhage
- Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
- Transmitted by ticks in Southwest Asia, Middle
East and Africa - Hemorrhagic fever / DIC in 20-50
- Hantavirus
- Transmitted by wild rodents
- Two types
- Asian strains fever and renal failure
- North American strains fever and pulmonary edema
57Arenaviruses
- Transmitted to humans via contact with rodents
- Endemic to Africa and South America
- Lassa fever
- Severe systemic illness with shock
- 20 mortality
- Lymphocytic Choriormeningitis Virus (LCMV)
- Aseptic meningitis with low mortality
58Case 7
- You are called in the middle of the night because
siblings child has high fevers and an unusual
rash
59PARVOVIRUS
- Smallest DNA virus
- Epidemiology
- Widespread infection
- 50 of adolescents and nearly all elderly persons
have serum antibodies to Parvovirus B19 - Spread among close contacts by respiratory
droplets or blood - Clinical
- Cause of erhythema infectiousum (slapped cheek
or 5th disease), arthritis, red cell aplasia or
aplastic crisis, and hemophagocytic syndrome - Fetal infection may lead to hydrops fetalis or
miscarriage - 10 fetal loss in 1st trimester pregnancies
- Risk of hydrops greatest in 3rd trimester
- Immunocompromised patients may have chronic
low-level viremia which is not associated with
disease - Consider IVIG in non-immune, exposed pregnant
women - Diagnosis
- Plasma PCR
- Low reticulocyte count in presence of anemia
could be an early diagnostic clue
60Case 8
- 7 year old boy presents with fever and rash after
visiting Hunan Province of China - Also traveled to Hong Kong and San Francisco
- 11 other children had fever and similar rash
61Measles (Rubeola)
- Virology
- Extremely infectious paramyxovirus spread through
contact with respiratory droplets - Nearly 2 week incubation period followed by
- Symptoms
- Constitutional symptoms
- Classic cough, coryza and Kopliks spots
(small, bluish granules on erythematous buccal
mucosa) - Erythematous maculopapular rash spread
cranio-caudally and may desquamate and involve
palms / soles. - Complications
- Pneumonia with secondary bacterial superinfection
- Encephalitis (may be chronic in subacute
sclerosing panencephalitis) - Diagnosis
- Serology
62Measles Kopliks Spots
63 Mumps
- Paramyxovirus acquired through nasopharyngeal
contact with respiratory droplets or fomites - Extended (2-4 week) incubation period
- Clinical illness heralded by otalgia and parotid
hypertrophy and sialadenitis, and may be followed
by meningitis, encephalitis or orchitis - Diagnosis
- Serology
64Rubella (German Measles)
- Benign viral infection characterized by fever and
maculopapular non-confluent craniocaudal rash. - May occasionally be complicated by arthralgia
- Congenital infection
- May lead to fetal death and congenital
abnormalities, including hearing loss, heart
disease, cognitive delay
65 66HSV-1 Epidemiology
- Prevalence
- Worldwide, 90 of people seropositive for HSV-1
by age 40 - In US, approximately 50 and declining, but
closer to 90 in groups with low SES - Transmission
- Via saliva
- VesiclesgtUlcersgtAsymptomatic
- Culture positivity 80, 33 and lt25 respectively
67HSV-1 Primary Infection
- Asymptomatic
- 47 of people with positive HSV-1 serology do not
recall history of oral / genital ulcers - Oral or Genital Ulcers
- Fever / pharyngitis in first 12-24 hours (oral)
- Vesicles by median of 7 days
- Resolved by 14 days
- Skin Infections
- Herpetic Whitlow
- Ocular Disease
- Leading cause of blindness worldwide is Herpes
Keratitis! - Encephalitis
- Neonates or immunocompromised
- Pneumonitis
- Neonates or immunocompromised
- Hepatitis
- Fulminant and fatal in 80
68HSV-1 Recurrences
- Oral / Genital Ulcer Disease
- Recurrence rates vary greatly by individual
- 85 with prodrome 24h prior to lesion, then
lesion x 8d - HSV-1 recurs infrequently at genital sites
(average once per year) - Encephalitis
- Recurrences after primary encephalitis not
uncommon (in contrast to HSV-2) - First episode of encephalitis may result from
reactivation of HSV-1 from oral primary in
trigeminal ganglion - Pneumonitis
- First episode of pneumonitis may result from
aspirating reactivated oral HSV-1 during
intubation or AMS
69HSV-1 Diagnosis
- Serologic
- Detect IgG antibodies to HSV-1 and 2 gG (envelope
glycoprotein) - Develop within 7-21 days
- May be delayed by use of antivirals
- Some antibody assays have difficulty
differentiating between HSV-1 and 2 - IgM testing is unreliable
- Virologic
- Looking for the virus
- Tzanck
- Insensitive and not specific
- DFA
- Rapid, specific and pretty sensitive for persons
with active lesions - Growing the virus
- Culture
- Sensitive, specific, time consuming (3-7 days)
- Amplifying viral DNA
- PCR
- Sensitive, specific, rapid
- Prone to contamination
70VZV Natural History
Source Gilden DH, et. al. N Engl J Med 2000
342 635-645
71Varicella Zoster Virus Clinical Syndromes
- Varicella (Primary Infection)
- 90-95 of persons by the age of 18 have had
chickenpox - Zoster (Recurrent)
- Common 30-50 cases per 1000 person years
- 20-30 of patients with HIV will develop Zoster
- More likely to be multi-dermatomal
- Associated with Immune Reconstitution
- 8 in one study
- Domingo P, Am J Med 2001 110605-9
- Chronic encephalitis
- Seen rarely outside immunocompromised persons
- Subacute headache, fever, altered mental status
- Acute Retinal Necrosis
- Weeks to months after varicella or zoster
- Likely due to hematogenous spread, so initial
lesion at site distant to eye does not rule out
ARN - 75-85 chance of detachment leading to blindness,
with little benefit from antivirals - May prevent spread to contralateral eye
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72EBV Primary Infection
- Asymptomatic
- Common in kids under 2
- May have negative Monospot
- Infectious Mono
- Fever, malaise, pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy,
atypical lymphocytosis, splenomegaly without
jaundice or hepatomegaly - Hemophagocytic syndrome
73EBV Malignancies after Chronic Infection
- Mechanism
- Persistent infection / activation of B cells
coupled with viral immune evasion and control of
cell cycle - Burkitts
- Most common malignancy in childhood in Africa,
along malaria belt - HIV Associated Lymphomas
- Primary CNS
- NHL
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder
- Associated with degree of immunosuppression after
SOT - Lung (up to 9)gtHeartgtKidneygtLiver (1-2)
- Risk Factors Lymphocyte depletion (OKT3 or ATG),
D/R-
74EBV Diagnostic Tools and Cautions
- Serologic
- Heterophile Test (MonoSpot)
- Antibodies to sheep erythrocytes
- Develop in up to 70 of patients and may persist
for gt 1 year - Antibodies to EBV Proteins
- Viral Capsid Antigen (VCA)
- IgM develop immediately and rapidly fall, but
laboratory test is difficult and prone to
inaccuracy - IgG develop rapidly and persist (not useful for
diagnosis) - Epstein Barr Nuclear Antigen (EBNA)
- Appears at the end of course of IM and persists
for life - Allows for viral latency
- Early Antigen (EA)
- Develop within 2-4 weeks and disappear
- Virologic (PCR)
- PCR for EBV from blood should be interpreted with
caution - May be found in blood from asymptomatic
individuals - Possibly due to B-cell stimulation
- Quantity does NOT predict development of
malignancy - Helpful from CSF to predict CNS lymphoma
75HHV-8
- Diseases
- Kaposi Sarcoma
- Primary Effusion Lymphoma
- Multicentric Castleman Disease
- Prostate Cancer?
- Multiple Myeloma NO
- Pulmonary Hypertension - NO
- Prevalence
- General Population
- Random Blood Donors US 5, Italy 20-30, Middle
East 20-30, Africa 20-100, South America 3-70,
Asia 5-30 - High Risk Groups
- MSM 20-30 HIV-negative in US, 30-50 HIV-pos
- Recent study suggests that women in the United
States may also have high rates of infection (16)
76HHV-8 Pictures
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