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Molecular identification of mutations conferring resistance to rifampin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Iran

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posted on 2020-02-03, 12:13 authored by Ahad Ali Haratiasl, Gholamreza Hamzelou, Sirus Amini, Jalil Kardan-Yamchi, Mehri Haeili, Fereshteh Heidari, Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi

Here, we aimed to determine the susceptibility of 70 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained from different regions of the country to 8 anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) drugs and possible underlying mechanisms causing resistance to rifampin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide. The susceptibility of 70 isolates of M. tuberculosis to anti-TB drugs was tested using proportion method. Strains showing resistance to the first line anti-TB drugs were subjected to PCR amplification and sequencing of the rpoB, katG, ahpC, pncA genes, inhA promoter and oxyR-ahpC intergenic regions to detect resistance conferring mutations. Overall, 77.1% and 77.1% of isolates were resistant to at least one of the tested first- and second-line drugs, respectively. Within the rpoB gene the highest rate of mutation was found in codons 531(450) (56.3%), and 533(452) (12.5%). Also, codons 315 (42.4%) of katG, positions -48, -72 and -77 of oxyR-ahpC (total= 3, 9.1%) and -15 of inhA promoter region (33.3%) were the most altered positions in isoniazid resistant isolates. Only a single mutation was detected for pncA among resistant isolates. High prevalence of resistance to essential anti-TB drugs among M. tuberculosis strains isolated from retreated tuberculosis cases is alarming issue necessitating immediate action to prevent the spread of drug resistant isolates in the country.

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This work was supported by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Project No. 27579)

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