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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti / Tuberculosis multirresistente en Puerto Príncipe, Haití
Ocheretina, Oksana; Morose, Willy; Gauthier, Marie; Joseph, Patrice; D'Meza, Richard; Escuyer, Vincent E; Rastogi, Nalin; Vernet, Guy; Pape, Jean W; Fitzgerald, Daniel W.
  • Ocheretina, Oksana; Weill Cornell Medical College. Department of Medicine. Division of Infectious Diseases. New York. US
  • Morose, Willy; GHESKIO. Port-au-Prince. HT
  • Gauthier, Marie; Fondation Mérieux. Lyon. FR
  • Joseph, Patrice; GHESKIO. Port-au-Prince. HT
  • D'Meza, Richard; Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population. Port-au-Prince. HT
  • Escuyer, Vincent E; New York State Department of Health. Wadsworth Center. Laboratory of Clinical Mycobacteriology. Albany. US
  • Rastogi, Nalin; Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe. World Health Organization Supranational Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory. Pointe-à-Pitre. FR
  • Vernet, Guy; Fondation Mérieux. Lyon. FR
  • Pape, Jean W; GHESKIO. Port-au-Prince. HT
  • Fitzgerald, Daniel W; Weill Cornell Medical College. Department of Medicine. Division of Infectious Diseases. New York. US
Rev. panam. salud pública ; 31(3): 221-224, mar. 2012. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-620121
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To determine the prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among patients with new smear-positive pulmonary TB in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

METHODS:

Sputum samples were cultured from 1 006 patients newly diagnosed with TB in 2008. The core region of the rpoB gene that is associated with resistance to rifampin was sequenced. All isolates with rpoB mutations were sent to the New York State reference laboratory for conventional drug susceptibility testing (DST). All isolates were also tested with the GenoType MTBDRplus line-probe assay.

RESULTS:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from 906 patients. Twenty-six (2.9 percent) of the isolates had missense mutations or deletions in rpoB and were resistant to rifampin by DST. All 26 were also resistant to isoniazid and classified as MDR-TB. Forty-six control isolates without rpoB mutations were found to be rifampin sensitive by DST. The GenoType MTBDRplus line-probe assay correctly identified 26 MDR-TB strains. It misclassified one pansusceptible isolate as rifampin resistant.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study shows an MDR-TB prevalence of 2.9 percent in newly diagnosed TB patients in Haiti and suggests that rpoB sequencing and hybridization assays are good screening tools for early detection of MDR-TB.
RESUMEN

OBJETIVO:

Determinar la prevalencia de tuberculosis (TB) multirresistente en pacientes con TB pulmonar nueva con baciloscopia positiva en Puerto Príncipe, Haití.

MÉTODOS:

Se cultivaron muestras de esputo de 1 006 pacientes con diagnóstico reciente de tuberculosis efectuado durante el 2008. Se secuenció la región nuclear del gen rpoB, que se asocia con la resistencia a la rifampicina. Todos los aislados con mutaciones de rpoB se enviaron al laboratorio de referencia del estado de Nueva York para llevar a cabo un antibiograma convencional. Todos los aislados se estudiaron también con el ensayo de sonda lineal GenoType MTBDRplus.

RESULTADOS:

Se aisló Mycobacterium tuberculosis de 906 pacientes. Veintiséis (2,9 por ciento) de los aislados presentaban mutaciones de sentido erróneo o deleciones en rpoB y fueron resistentes a la rifampicina en el antibiograma. Los 26 aislados fueron resistentes también a la isoniacida y se clasificaron como TB multirresistente. Cuarenta y seis aislados de control sin mutaciones de rpoB resultaron sensibles a la rifampicina en el antibiograma. El ensayo de sonda lineal GenoType MTBDRplus identificó correctamente a las 26 cepas de TB multirresistente y clasificó de manera errónea un aislado sensible a múltiples fármacos como resistente a la rifampicina.

CONCLUSIONES:

Este estudio revela una prevalencia de TB multirresistente de 2,9 por ciento en los pacientes con TB recién diagnosticada en Haití e indica que los ensayos de secuenciación e hibridación de rpoB son estudios de detección sistemática adecuados para la detección temprana de la TB multirresistente.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / Haiti Language: English Journal: Rev. panam. salud pública Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: France / Haiti / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Fondation Mérieux/FR / GHESKIO/HT / Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe/FR / Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population/HT / New York State Department of Health/US / Weill Cornell Medical College/US

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / Haiti Language: English Journal: Rev. panam. salud pública Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: France / Haiti / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Fondation Mérieux/FR / GHESKIO/HT / Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe/FR / Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population/HT / New York State Department of Health/US / Weill Cornell Medical College/US