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Pneumocystis jirovecii and Toxoplasma ygondii:
A Tale of Two Parasites orOpportunistic Infections In Immuno-deficient Hosts
Charles Knirsch, MD, MPH
Protozoan Parasites1. Toxoplasma gondii
2 Th M l i2. The MalariasPlasmodium falciparumPlasmodium vivaxPlasmodium ovalePlasmodium malariae
3 Diarrheal disease-causing protozoa:3. Diarrheal disease-causing protozoa:Giardia lambliaEntameba histolyticaCryptosporidium parvumCyclospora cayetanensis
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Toxoplasma gondii
Protozoa:
and
Pneumocystis jirovecii*formerly P. carinii
*actually an unusual fungus
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Western & Central Europe
Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Adults and children estimated to be living with HIV, 2007
Central Europe730 000730 000
[580 000 [580 000 –– 1.0 million]1.0 million]
Middle East & North Africa
380 000380 000[280 000 [280 000 –– 510 000]510 000]Sub-Saharan Africa
22.0 million22.0 million[20.5 [20.5 –– 23.6 million]23.6 million]
& Central Asia1.5 million 1.5 million
[1.1 [1.1 –– 1.9 million]1.9 million]
South & South-East Asia
4.2 million4.2 million[3.5 [3.5 –– 5.3 million]5.3 million]Oceania
74 00074 000[66 000 [66 000 –– 93 000]93 000]
North America1.2 million
[760 000 – 2.0 million]
Latin America1.7 million1.7 million
[1.5 [1.5 –– 2.1 million]2.1 million]
East Asia740 000740 000
[480 000 [480 000 –– 1.1 million]1.1 million]Caribbean230 000
[210 000 – 270 000]
Total: 33 million (30 – 36 million)
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And the Band Played On• Politics, people and the AIDS epidemic, p p p• CDC April 1981: “This guy should go back
to medical school if he can’t find some simple neoplasm”
• June 1981 MMWR: Pneumocystis pneumonia in young men
• GRID
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Opportunistic Infections Associated with Progressive
Immunodeficiency500500
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500500450450400400350350300300250250200200150150
TBTBThrush & vaginal candidiasisThrush & vaginal candidiasis
PCP, Chronic or recurrent herpes infections
PCP, Chronic or recurrent herpes infections
Systemic fungal infections CMVSystemic fungal infections CMV
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1001005050
0066 1212 1515
Time After HIV Infection (Years)
infections, CMV, Toxoplasmosisinfections, CMV, Toxoplasmosis
MACMAC
1010
Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP)
• Commensal organism and opportunistic• Commensal organism and opportunistic pathogen
• Morphologically resembles protozoan• Difficult to grow in vitro• Life cycle???• Life cycle???
– Cyst stage : 5 um in diameter with 4-8 sporozoites
– Trophozoite : 2-5 um in diameter – attach to cell surfaces
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PABA (Para-aminobenzoic Acid)
Pteridine +
Sulfonamides /Dapsone
Dihydropteroate Synthetase
Folic Acid Inhibitors are Drugs of Choice for PCP
Folic acid
Dihydrofolic acid
Pyrimethamine, Proguanil
Dihydrofolate reductase
Tetrahydrofolic acid
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Is P. carinii a Fungus or Protozoon?
ProtozoonM h l• Morphology
• Inability to culture in vitro• Response to anti-protozoal drugsFungus• Ribosomal rRNA sequence homology• ELF3
AnimalsAnimals
PlantsPlants
ProtozoaProtozoaFungiFungiSlime moldsSlime molds
Algae (red brownAlgae (red brown
Higher protistsHigher protistsEarly protozoaEarly protozoa
Algae (red, brown, green, others)Algae (red, brown, green, others)
Cyanophytes (blue-green algae)Cyanophytes (blue-green algae)
BacteriaBacteria
Lower protistsLower protists
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Ancestral procaryotic group
Ancestral procaryotic group
Precellular forms Precellular forms
VirusesViruses
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Protozoa:
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasma gondii
The Apicomplexa
Toxoplasma gondiiThe Plasmodia (malaria)Cryptosporidium hominis
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Toxoplasma gondii infects all mammalsand all tissues in each of them.
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Felines are the definitive hosts for Felines are the definitive hosts for Toxoplasma gondiiToxoplasma gondii
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Oocysts of Toxoplasma gondii
Sporulated
Unsporulated
Rack of lamb is usually served rare
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Macrophage Infected With Toxoplasma gondii*
* The hunter becomes the hunted
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Toxoplasma gondii in culture
Trophozoites (T) prevent fusionof lysosomal menebranes to thparasitophorous vacuole, thereescaping digestion
Toxoplasma gondii in culture
Heat-killed organisms cannotprevent fusion of lysosomal membranes with the parasitophorous vacuole
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C it l
Clinical Disease:
Congenital
Adult-acquired
AIDS relatedAIDS-related
Congenital Toxoplasmosis
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Calcified Lesions Due To Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Photo courtsey: Gary Baumbach, M.D., Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis:
Still Birth
Chorioretinitis
Mental Retardation
Congenital Toxoplasmosis Following Maternal Infection During First and Second Trimester*
Not Infected 73%Subclinical Infection 13%Mild Infection 7%Severe Infection 6%Severe Infection 6%
* From Desmonts and Couvier, NEJM 290: 1110, 1974
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Toxoplasma Ocular Disease
• Usually from congenital infection• Usually from congenital infection manifesting in adults– Episodic flares may destroy retinal tissue– Specific treatment necessary
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Adult-Acquired Toxoplasmosis
Infection by Blood or Organ Transplant
• Parasitemia (WBC’s) for up to 1 year• Parasitemia (WBC s) for up to 1 year post infection
• Heart, bone marrow, liver, kidney donors– Dangerous when recipient toxo (-)g p ( )
• Myocarditis, diffuse lymphadenopathy
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Adult-Acquired Toxoplasmosis
Signs and symptoms:Lymphadenopathy
Fever
Headache
Chronic Malaise
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Differential Diagnosisof LymphadenopathyDifferential Diagnosisof Lymphadenopathy
ToxoplasmosisToxoplasmosis
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LymphomaLymphoma
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Lymphadenopathy WithoutOther Symptoms
Pharyngitis
Monocytosis, Eosinophilia
Atypical Lymphocytes
Anemia
Positive Heterophil
Lymphadenopathy WithoutOther Symptoms
Pharyngitis
Monocytosis, Eosinophilia
Atypical Lymphocytes
Anemia
Positive Heterophil 0
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ReticulumCells
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ReticulumCells
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Germinal Cells
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Germinal Cells
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Bizarre Cells
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Bizarre Cells
Positive Heterophil
Altered Liver Function
Hilar Lymphadenopathy
Lymph Node Pathology
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Altered Liver Function
Hilar Lymphadenopathy
Lymph Node Pathology
Pseudocyst of Toxoplasma gondii in Liver
PseudocystPseudocyst
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AIDS-related Disease
Pseudocysts of Toxoplasma gondii in a microglial nodule with a variety of inflammatory cell types
in an HIV/AIDS patient
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AIDS-related Disease:1. CD4 < 200 and reactivation of latent infection
2 Encephalitis2. Encephalitis1. Diffuse inflammation and swelling2. Localized ring enhancing lesions on CT scan3. Herniation4. Death if untreated
Toxoplasma abscess in the brain would appearas a ring-enhancing lesion with CT scan.
CT Scan
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Diagnosis
Serological correlatesin acute and chronic infection
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Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)Test
PABA (Para-aminobenzoic Acid)
Pteridine +
Sulfonamides /Dapsone
Dihydropteroate Synthetase
Folic Acid Inhibitors are Drugs of Choice
Folic acid
Dihydrofolic acid
Pyrimethamine, Proguanil
Dihydrofolate reductase
Tetrahydrofolic acid
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Prevention:
1. Prevent pregnant women from handling cat litter
2 Avoid eating raw or under-cooked meats2. Avoid eating raw or under-cooked meats
Automated litter collection boxTrained cat
Host status
• Pneumocystis • Toxoplasma• Pneumocystis carinii– No Life cycle!– Lung disease in
AIDS– Malnourished
• Toxoplasma gondii– Cat definitive host– Disease: Host status– CNS Disease in
AIDSMalnourished children
– Organ Transplants
AIDS– Congenital Infections– Organ Transplants
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Disease Number of Cases Population at-risk
Ascariasis 807 million 4.2 billion
The Most Common Neglected Infections of Poor People
Trichuriasis 604 milion 3.2 billion
Hookworm 576 million 3.2 billion
Amebiasis 500 million ND
Schistosomiasis 200 million 0.6 billion
Lymphatic Filariasis 120 million 1.0 billionTrachoma 84 million 0 5 billionTrachoma 84 million 0.5 billion
Onchocerciasis 18 million 0.1 billionChagas Disease 16 million 0.1 billionLeishmaniasis 12 million 0.4 billionLeprosy 0.4 million ND
Dracunculiasis 0.01 million ND
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Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseaseshttp://www.GNNTDC.org
• Schistosomiasis Control Initiative I t ti l T h I iti ti• International Trachoma Initiative
• Helen Keller International• Liverpool School - GAELF• Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative• Earth Institute at Columbia Univ.• Task Force for Child Survival
– Mectizan Donation Program– Albendazole Donation Program– Mebendazole Donation Program