Dragoş Florea1, Dan Oţelea2, Ioana D Olaru3, Adriana Hristea1. 1. MD, PhD, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr. Matei Balş", Bucharest, Romania, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. 2. MD, PhD, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr. Matei Balş", Bucharest, Romania. 3. MD, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The need to limit the spread of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires rapid detection of resistant strains. The present study aimed to evaluate a commercial assay using broad-range PCR coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) for the rapid detection of isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RIF) resistance in M. tuberculosis strains isolated from Romanian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. METHODS: PCR/ESI-MS was used to detect genotypic resistance to RIF and INH in a panel of 63 M. tuberculosis isolates phenotypically characterized using the absolute concentration method on Löwenstein-Jensen medium. RESULTS: Thirty-eight (60%) strains were susceptible to both drugs, 22 (35%) were RIF and INH resistant, one was INH mono-resistant and two were RIF mono-resistant. The sensitivity for INH and RIF resistance mutations detection were 100% and 92% respectively, with a specificity of more than 95% for each drug. CONCLUSION: PCR/ESI-MS is a good method for the detection of RIF and INH resistance and might represent an alternative to other rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of genetic markers of resistance in M. tuberculosis isolates.
BACKGROUND: The need to limit the spread of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires rapid detection of resistant strains. The present study aimed to evaluate a commercial assay using broad-range PCR coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) for the rapid detection of isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RIF) resistance in M. tuberculosis strains isolated from Romanian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. METHODS: PCR/ESI-MS was used to detect genotypic resistance to RIF and INH in a panel of 63 M. tuberculosis isolates phenotypically characterized using the absolute concentration method on Löwenstein-Jensen medium. RESULTS: Thirty-eight (60%) strains were susceptible to both drugs, 22 (35%) were RIF and INH resistant, one was INH mono-resistant and two were RIF mono-resistant. The sensitivity for INH and RIF resistance mutations detection were 100% and 92% respectively, with a specificity of more than 95% for each drug. CONCLUSION: PCR/ESI-MS is a good method for the detection of RIF and INH resistance and might represent an alternative to other rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of genetic markers of resistance in M. tuberculosis isolates.
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