Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis drug susceptibility and molecular diagnostic testing.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis drug susceptibility and molecular diagnostic testing.
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多药的结核病药物易感性和分子诊断测试。
DOI:
10.1097/maj.0b013e31825d32c6
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发表时间:
2013-02
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Nguyen ML
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作者:
Kalokhe AS;Shafiq M;Lee JC;Ray SM;Wang YF;Metchock B;Anderson AM;Nguyen ML
Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB), defined by resistance to the two most effective first-line drugs, isoniazid and rifampin, is on the rise globally and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite the increasing availability of novel, rapid diagnostic tools for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) drug susceptibility testing (DST), the clinical applicability of these methods is unsettled. Here, we review the mechanisms of action and resistance of Mtb to isoniazid and rifampin as well as the utility, advantages, and limitations of the available Mtb DST tools. We place particular emphasis on molecular methods with rapid turn-around including line probe assays, molecular beacon-based real time-polymerase chain reaction, and pyrosequencing. We conclude that neither rapid molecular drug testing nor phenotypic methods are perfect in predicting MTB drug susceptibility, and therefore must be interpreted within the clinical context of each patient.