Second-line anti-tuberculosis drug resistance testing in Ghana identifies the first extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis case

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dc.contributor.authorOsei-Wusu, S.
dc.contributor.authorOmari, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorAsante-Poku, A.
dc.contributor.authorOtchere, I.D.
dc.contributor.authorAsare, P.
dc.contributor.authorForson, A.
dc.contributor.authorOtu, J.
dc.contributor.authorAntonio, M.
dc.contributor.authorYeboah-Manu, D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-11T16:12:28Z
dc.date.available2019-07-11T16:12:28Z
dc.date.issued2018-02
dc.description.abstractBackground Drug resistance surveillance is crucial for tuberculosis (TB) control. Therefore, our goal was to determine the prevalence of second-line anti-TB drug resistance among diverse primary drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates in Ghana. Materials and methods One hundred and seventeen MTBC isolates with varying first-line drug resistance were analyzed. Additional resistance to second-line anti-TB drugs (streptomycin [STR], amikacin [AMK] and moxifloxacin [MOX]) was profiled using the Etest and GenoType MTBDRsl version 2.0. Genes associated with resistance to AMK and MOX (gyrA, gyrB, eis, rrs, tap, whiB7 and tlyA) were then analyzed for mutation. Results Thirty-seven (31.9%) isolates had minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ≥2 µg/mL against STR while 12 (10.3%) isolates had MIC values ≥1 µg/mL for AMK. Only one multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolate (Isolate ID: TB/Nm 919) had an MIC value of ≥0.125 µg/mL for MOX (MIC = 3 µg/mL). This isolate also had the highest MIC value for AMK (MIC = 16 µg/mL) and was confirmed as resistant to AMK and MOX by the line probe assay GenoType MTBDRsl version 2.0. Mutations associated with the resistance were: gyrA (G88C) and rrs (A514C and A1401G). Conclusion Our findings suggest the need to include routine second-line anti-TB drug susceptibility testing of MDR/rifampicin-resistant isolates in our diagnostic algorithm.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.2147/IDR.S152720
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/31404
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInfection and Drug Resistanceen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectDrug resistanceen_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectXDRen_US
dc.titleSecond-line anti-tuberculosis drug resistance testing in Ghana identifies the first extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis caseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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