Mutations in rpoB and katG genes in Mycobacterium isolates from the Southeast of Mexico
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(3): 468-472, May 2009. tab
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ABSTRACT
The most frequent mutations associated with rifampin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium are the substitutions at codons 531 and 315 in the rpoB and katG genes, respectively. Hence, the aim of this study was to characterize these mutations in Mycobacterium isolates from patients suspected to be infected with drug-resistant (DR) pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Veracruz, Mexico. Drug susceptibility testing of 25 clinical isolates revealed that five were susceptible while 20 (80 percent) were DR (15 percent of the annual prevalence for Veracruz). Of the DR isolates, 15 (75 percent) were resistant to rifampin, 17 (85 percent) to isoniazid and 15 (75 percent) were resistant to both drugs (MDR). Sequencing analysis performed in the isolates showed that 14 (93 percent) had mutations in the rpoB gene; seven of these (47 percent) exhibited a mutation at 531 (S[L). Ten (58 percent) of the 20 resistant isolates showed mutations in katG; nine (52 percent) of these 10 exhibited a mutation at 315 (S[T). In conclusion, the DR profile of the isolates suggests a significant number of different DR-TB strains with a low frequency of mutation at codons 531 and 315 in rpoB and katG, respectively. This result leads us to consider different regions of the same genes, as well as other genes for further analysis, which is important if a genetic-based diagnosis of DR-TB is to be developed for this region.
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Main subject:
Bacterial Proteins
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Catalase
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
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Mycobacterium
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Chile
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Mexico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto de Oftalmología/MX
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Servicios de Salud de Veracruz/MX
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