Publication: Comparisons of whole-genome sequencing and phenotypic drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing MDR-TB and XDR-TB in Thailand
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2019-08-01
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18727913
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09248579
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. Vol.54, No.2 (2019), 109-116
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Kiatichai Faksri, Orawee Kaewprasert, Rick Twee Hee Ong, Prapat Suriyaphol, Therdsak Prammananan, Yik Ying Teo, Prapaporn Srilohasin, Angkana Chaiprasert Comparisons of whole-genome sequencing and phenotypic drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing MDR-TB and XDR-TB in Thailand. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. Vol.54, No.2 (2019), 109-116. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.04.004 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/51517
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Comparisons of whole-genome sequencing and phenotypic drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing MDR-TB and XDR-TB in Thailand
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NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering
A-Star, Genome Institute of Singapore
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen University
National University of Singapore
Thailand National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
A-Star, Genome Institute of Singapore
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen University
National University of Singapore
Thailand National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Abstract
© 2019 Elsevier B.V. and International Society of Chemotherapy Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem. There is little information regarding the genotypic–phenotypic association of anti-TB drugs, especially for second-line drugs. This study compared phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) with predictions based on whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data for 266 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. Phenotypic DST used the standard proportional method. Clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis collected in Thailand between 1998 and 2013 comprised 51 drug-sensitive strains, six mono-resistant strains, two multiple-resistant strains, 88 multi-drug-resistant strains, 95 pre-extensively drug-resistant strains and 24 extensively drug-resistant strains. WGS analysis was performed using the computer programs PhyResSE and TB-Profiler. TB-Profiler had higher average concordance with phenotypic DST than PhyResSE for both first-line (91.96% vs. 91.4%) and second-line (79.67% vs. 78.20%) anti-TB drugs. The average sensitivity for all anti-TB drugs was also higher (83.13% vs. 72.08%) with slightly lower specificity (83.50% vs. 86.68%). Regardless of the program used, isoniazid, rifampicin and amikacin had the highest concordance with phenotypic DST (96.2%, 93.5% and 95.6%, respectively). Ethambutol, ethionamide and fluoroquinolones had the lowest concordance (87.34%, 81.44% and 73.85%, respectively). Concordance rates of ofloxacin (a second-generation fluoroquinolone), levofloxacin, moxifloxacin and gatifloxacin (third- and fourth-generation fluoroquinolones) were 91.79%, 76.62%, 72.64% and 57.35%, respectively. Discordance between phenotypic and WGS-based DSTs may be due, in part, to the choice of critical concentration and variable reproducibility of the phenotypic tests. It may also be due to limitations of the mutation databases (especially for the second-line drugs) and the analysis program used. Mutations related to fluoroquinolone resistance, especially the later generations, need to be identified.