scholarly journals A67 Use of next-generation whole-genome sequencing to understand drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Botswana

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Iketleng ◽  
T Mogashoa ◽  
B Mbeha ◽  
L Letsibogo ◽  
J Makhema ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivakumar Shanmugam ◽  
Narender Kumar ◽  
Dina Nair ◽  
Mohan Natrajan ◽  
Srikanth Prasad Tripathy ◽  
...  

The genomes of 16 clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were subjected to whole-genome sequencing to identify mutations related to resistance to one or more anti-Mycobacterium drugs. The sequence data will help in understanding the genomic characteristics of M. tuberculosis isolates and their resistance mutations prevalent in South India.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 538-546
Author(s):  
Imen Bouzouita ◽  
Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe ◽  
Alberto Trovato ◽  
Henda Daroui ◽  
Asma Ghariani ◽  
...  

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e0117771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asho Ali ◽  
Zahra Hasan ◽  
Ruth McNerney ◽  
Kim Mallard ◽  
Grant Hill-Cawthorne ◽  
...  

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e0160992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiatichai Faksri ◽  
Jun Hao Tan ◽  
Areeya Disratthakit ◽  
Eryu Xia ◽  
Therdsak Prammananan ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Kumar Shahi Shivendra

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS FROM EXTRA PULMONARY SITES NEXT-GENERATION WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thato Iketleng ◽  
Richard Lessells ◽  
Mlungisi Thabiso Dlamini ◽  
Tuelo Mogashoa ◽  
Lucy Mupfumi ◽  
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance is a threat to global tuberculosis (TB) control. Comprehensive and timely drug susceptibility determination is critical to inform appropriate treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) is the gold standard for M. tuberculosis drug resistance determination. M. tuberculosis whole genome sequencing (WGS) has the potential to be a one-stop method for both comprehensive DST and epidemiological investigations. We discuss in this review the tremendous opportunities that next-generation WGS presents in terms of understanding the molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis and mechanisms of drug resistance. The potential clinical value and public health impact in the areas of DST for patient management and tracing of transmission chains for timely public health intervention are also discussed. We present the current challenges for the implementation of WGS in low and middle-income settings. WGS analysis has already been adapted routinely in laboratories to inform patient management and public health interventions in low burden high-income settings such as the United Kingdom. We predict that the technology will be adapted similarly in high burden settings where the impact on the epidemic will be greatest.


2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzam Vaziri ◽  
Thomas A. Kohl ◽  
Hasan Ghajavand ◽  
Mansour Kargarpour Kamakoli ◽  
Matthias Merker ◽  
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ABSTRACT The emergence and spread of multidrug resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains is a critical global health problem. Between 2014 and 2018, 606 MTBC strains were isolated from 13,892 suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients in Tehran, Iran, including 16 (2.6%) MDR-TB cases. A combination of phenotypic and genotypic methods (whole-genome sequencing) was employed for the identification of additional drug resistances and strain-to-strain genetic distances as a marker for recent transmission events. MDR and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB cases were almost exclusively infected by lineage 2/Beijing strains (14/16, P < 0.001). We further showed that recent transmission and/or recent introduction of lineage 2/Beijing strains contribute to high XDR-TB rates among all MDR-TB cases and should be considered an emerging threat for TB control in Tehran. In addition, the extensive pre-existing drug resistance profiles of MDR/XDR strains will further challenge TB diagnostics in the region.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Le Hang ◽  
Minako Hijikata ◽  
Shinji Maeda ◽  
Pham Huu Thuong ◽  
Jun Ohashi ◽  
...  

Abstract Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a serious global problem, and pathogen factors involved in the transmission of isoniazid (INH)-resistant TB have not been fully investigated. We performed whole genome sequencing of 332 clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) isolates collected from patients newly diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary TB in Hanoi, Vietnam. Using a bacterial genome-wide approach based on linear mixed models, we investigated the associations between 31-bp k-mers and clustered strains harboring katG-S315T, a major INH-resistance mutation in the present cohort and in the second panel previously published in South Africa. Five statistically significant genes, namely, PPE18/19, gid, emrB, Rv1588c, and pncA, were shared by the two panels. We further identified variants of the genes responsible for these k-mers, which are relevant to the spread of INH-resistant strains. Phylogenetic convergence test showed that variants relevant to PPE46/47-like chimeric genes were significantly associated with the same phenotype in Hanoi. The associations were further confirmed after adjustment for the confounders. These findings suggest that genomic variations of the pathogen facilitate the expansion of INH-resistance TB, at least in part, and our study provides a new insight into the mechanisms by which drug-resistant Mtb maintains fitness and spreads in Asia and Africa.


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