Novel approach for rapid detection of extended spectrum β-lactamase and metalloid-β-lactamase using drug susceptibility testing microfluidic device (DSTM)

Author(s):  
Yuka Yamagishi ◽  
Norihisa Nakayama ◽  
Naoki Matsunaga ◽  
Daisuke Sakanashi ◽  
Hiroyuki Suematsu ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Lienhardt ◽  
Mario C. Raviglione

The World Health Organization (WHO) End Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy has set ambitious targets to reduce 2015 TB incidence and deaths by 80% and 90%, respectively, by the year 2030. Given the current rate of TB incidence decline (about 2% per year annually), reaching these targets will require new transformational tools and innovative ways to deliver them. In addition to improved tests for early and rapid detection of TB and universal drug-susceptibility testing, as well as novel vaccines for improved prevention, better, safer, shorter and more efficacious treatments for all forms of TB are needed. Only a handful of new drugs are currently in phase II or III clinical trials, and a few combination regimens are being tested, mainly for drug-resistant TB. In this article, capitalising on an increasingly rich medicine pipeline and taking advantage of new methodological designs with great potential, the main areas where progress is needed for a transformational improvement of treatment of all forms of TB are described.


Author(s):  
Horacio Gil ◽  
Hasmik Margaryan ◽  
Ismailov Azamat ◽  
Bekturdieva Ziba ◽  
Halmuratov Bayram ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
S Acharya ◽  
P Ghimire ◽  
DK Khadka ◽  
S Nepali

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is among the most serious infectious cause of global morbidity and mortality. Emergence of Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is posing an increased threat to TB control programs. Drug susceptibility testing (DST) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) isolates is important for tackling such problems. Setting: National Tuberculosis Centre (NTC), Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal. Objectives: Comparative evaluation of two in vitro DST methods in determining susceptibility of M. tuberculosis isolates from patients attending NTC, to front-line anti-TB drugs: (Isoniazid-INH, Rifampicin-RFP, Streptomycin-SM, and Ethambutol-EMB). Methodology: This study was conducted from Sep 2006-Jun 2007. A total of 862 sputum samples (diagnosis or follow up cases) collected from patients (type of patients or their categories was not differentiated in this study) attending NTC bacteriology lab for sputum direct smear microscopy were analyzed using fluorescence microscopy. All smear positive samples, smear negative samples requested for culture were cultured. All culture positive samples confirmed as M. tuberculosis by biochemical tests were processed for DST by both proportion (PR) and resistance ratio (RR) methods. Results: Out of 862 sputum samples analyzed, 226 (26.2%) samples were positive for Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) by fluorescence microscopy. Among 323 samples 226 smear positive samples and 97 smear negative samples requested for culture), 221 (68.4%) were culture positive, 92 (28.5%) were culture negative and 10 (3.1%) were contaminated. Out of 221 isolates of M. tuberculosis, 57.5% were resistant to one or more drugs by the PR method and 56.6% by the RR method. Similarly, MDR isolates were 29.9% and 29% by PR and RR methods respectively. On correlation analysis using Mc Nemar Chi-square test, no significant difference between the two tests were observed (p>0.05). The results showed high agreement between both methods and agreement rates to INH, RFP, SM and EMB were 93.2%, 93.7%, 93.2% and 94.1% respectively. Similarly, the agreement rates between both methods using kappa analysis showed kappa (k) value of 0.86, 0.85, 0.86 and 0.84 for INH, RFP, SM and EMB respectively, which is believed to be good agreement between both methods (k=0.80 to 1.00: Very good agreement). Conclusion: In conclusion, this study showed that both the Proportion and Resistance ratio methods are equally good for determining drug susceptibility of M. tuberculosis. Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Drug Susceptibility Testing; Proportion Method; Resistance Ratio Method. DOI: 10.3126/saarctb.v5i1.3078 SAARC J. Tuber. Lung Dis. HIV/AIDS 2008 Vol.5(1) 13-20


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