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Rapid identification of mycobacteria and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by use of a single multiplex PCR and DNA sequencing.


ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health problem for which rapid diagnosis is critical to both treatment and control. This report describes a multiplex PCR method, the Mycobacterial IDentification and Drug Resistance Screen (MID-DRS) assay, which allows identification of members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and the simultaneous amplification of targets for sequencing-based drug resistance screening of rifampin-resistant (rifampin(r)), isoniazid(r), and pyrazinamide(r) TB. Additionally, the same multiplex reaction amplifies a specific 16S rRNA gene target for rapid identification of M. avium complex (MAC) and a region of the heat shock protein 65 gene (hsp65) for further DNA sequencing-based confirmation or identification of other mycobacterial species. Comparison of preliminary results generated with MID-DRS versus culture-based methods for a total of 188 bacterial isolates demonstrated MID-DRS sensitivity and specificity as 100% and 96.8% for MTBC identification; 100% and 98.3% for MAC identification; 97.4% and 98.7% for rifampin(r) TB identification; 60.6% and 100% for isoniazid(r) TB identification; and 75.0% and 98.1% for pyrazinamide(r) TB identification. The performance of the MID-DRS was also tested on acid-fast-bacterium (AFB)-positive clinical specimens, resulting in sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 78.6% for detection of MTBC and 100% and 97.8% for detection of MAC. In conclusion, use of the MID-DRS reduces the time necessary for initial identification and drug resistance screening of TB specimens to as little as 2 days. Since all targets needed for completing the assay are included in a single PCR amplification step, assay costs, preparation time, and risks due to user errors are also reduced.

SUBMITTER: Perez-Osorio AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3264146 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rapid identification of mycobacteria and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by use of a single multiplex PCR and DNA sequencing.

Pérez-Osorio Ailyn C AC   Boyle David S DS   Ingham Zachary K ZK   Ostash Alla A   Gautom Romesh K RK   Colombel Craig C   Houze Yolanda Y   Leader Brandon T BT  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20111207 2


Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health problem for which rapid diagnosis is critical to both treatment and control. This report describes a multiplex PCR method, the Mycobacterial IDentification and Drug Resistance Screen (MID-DRS) assay, which allows identification of members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and the simultaneous amplification of targets for sequencing-based drug resistance screening of rifampin-resistant (rifampin(r)), isoniazid(r), and pyrazinami  ...[more]

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