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Background: Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) contributes to the ongoing global disease burden in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative populations. Since some PC patients are misdiagnosed under existing diagnostic guidelines, new diagnostic markers are needed to improve diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic efficacy and reduce disease risk.
Methods: Our previously established sphingolipidomic approach was employed to explore the use of serum sphingolipids (SPLs) in diagnosing HIV-negative patients with PC. A clinical cohort of PC, pulmonary aspergillosis (PA), and tuberculosis (TB) patients and healthy controls was assessed to identify SPL biomarkers.
Results: A total of 47 PC, 27 PA, and 18 TB patients and 40 controls were enrolled. PC and TB patients had similar clinical features, laboratory test results and radiological features, excluding plural effusion. The serum ceramide [Cer (d18:1/18:0)] level showed a significant increase in PC patients compared to controls and PA and TB patients (P<0.05). Cer (d18:1/18:0) was identified as a specific diagnostic biomarker for PC. The optimal cut-off value of greater than 18.00 nM showed a diagnostic sensitivity of 76.60% and a specificity of 95.00% and better distinguished PC patients from PA and TB patients. Furthermore, the serum Cer (d18:1/18:0) level gradually decreased after 3 and 6 months of treatment, suggesting the prediction potential for therapeutic efficacy of this biomarker. In addition, Cer (d18:1/18:0) analysis presented a higher sensitivity than the cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) assay.
Conclusions: This is the first study to report the use of the SPL Cer (d18:1/18:0) as a serum biomarker for diagnosing spp. infection in HIV-negative patients.
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