Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A elaborate distinct systemic metabolite signatures during enteric fever

  1. Elin Näsström
  2. Tran Vu Thieu Nga
  3. Sabina Dongol
  4. Abhilasha Karkey
  5. Phat Voong Vinh
  6. Tuyen Ha Thanh
  7. Anders Johansson
  8. Amit Arjyal
  9. Guy Thwaites
  10. Christiane Dolecek
  11. Buddha Basnyat
  12. Stephen Baker  Is a corresponding author
  13. Henrik Antti
  1. Umeå University, Sweden
  2. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Vietnam
  3. Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal
  4. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Nepal

Abstract

The host-pathogen interactions induced by Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A during enteric fever are poorly understood. This knowledge gap, and the human restricted nature of these bacteria, limit our understanding of the disease and impede the development of new diagnostic approaches. To investigate metabolite signals associated with enteric fever we performed mass spectrometry (GCxGC/TOFMS) on plasma from patients with Typhi and Paratyphi A infections and controls, identifying 695 individual metabolite peaks. Applying supervised pattern recognition, we found highly significant and reproducible metabolite profiles separating Typhi cases, Paratyphi A cases, and controls, calculating that a combination of six metabolites could define the etiological agent. For the first time we show that reproducible and serovar specific systemic biomarkers can be detected during enteric fever. Our work defines several biologically plausible metabolites that can be used to detect enteric fever, and unlocks the potential of this method in diagnosing other systemic bacterial infections.

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  1. Elin Näsström

    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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  2. Tran Vu Thieu Nga

    The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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  3. Sabina Dongol

    Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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  4. Abhilasha Karkey

    Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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  5. Phat Voong Vinh

    The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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  6. Tuyen Ha Thanh

    The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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  7. Anders Johansson

    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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  8. Amit Arjyal

    The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Kathmandu, Nepal
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  9. Guy Thwaites

    The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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  10. Christiane Dolecek

    The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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  11. Buddha Basnyat

    Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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  12. Stephen Baker

    The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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    sbaker@oucru.org
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  13. Henrik Antti

    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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  1. Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Ethics

Human subjects: The institutional ethical review boards of Patan Hospital and The Nepal Health Research Council and the Oxford Tropical Research Ethics Committee in the United Kingdom approved this study. All adult participants provided written informed consent for the collection and storage of all samples and subsequent data analysis, written informed consent was given for all those under 18 years of age by a parent or guardian (Arjyal et al. 2011).

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  1. Received: April 15, 2014
  2. Accepted: May 26, 2014
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: June 5, 2014 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: July 1, 2014 (version 2)

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© 2014, Näsström et al.

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  1. Elin Näsström
  2. Tran Vu Thieu Nga
  3. Sabina Dongol
  4. Abhilasha Karkey
  5. Phat Voong Vinh
  6. Tuyen Ha Thanh
  7. Anders Johansson
  8. Amit Arjyal
  9. Guy Thwaites
  10. Christiane Dolecek
  11. Buddha Basnyat
  12. Stephen Baker
  13. Henrik Antti
(2014)
Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A elaborate distinct systemic metabolite signatures during enteric fever
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