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

Publication

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 Paper/Review - Dec 28, 2015

Osthoff Michael, Trendelenburg Marten, Bochud Pierre-Yves, Khanna Nina, Marchetti Oscar, Zimmerli Stephan, Thiel Steffen, Jørgensen Clara, Tissot Frédéric, Wójtowicz Agnieszka

PubMed

26730718

Doi

10.1016/j.jinf.2015.12.011

Citation

Osthoff M, Trendelenburg M, Bochud P, Khanna N, Marchetti O, Zimmerli S, Thiel S, Jørgensen C, Tissot F, Wójtowicz A. 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. J Infect 2015; 72:377-85.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

J Infect 2015; 72

Publication Date

Dec 28, 2015

Issn Electronic

1532-2742

Pages

377-85

Brief description/objective

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.