显色法芯片检测结核分枝杆菌利福平与异烟肼耐药基因的临床应用

目的观察离心柱法抽提、显色法芯片检测结核分枝杆菌(MTB)利福平(RIF)与异烟肼(INH)耐药基因的临床应用价值。方法离心柱法直接抽提痰液中MTBDNA,显色法芯片检测69例结核患者、30例非结核患者痰液和H37Rv标准MTB株DNArpoB、katG、inhA和ahpC4个基因片段多态性。结果42例RIF耐药组rpoB区基因总突变率为90.4%,rpoB511、513、516、526、531位点突变率分别为9.5%、9.5%、7.1%、40.4%、38.0%,有1例未检出芯片信号;46例INH耐药组katG、inhA、ahpC区域突变率分别为58.6%、19.5%、6.5%,有4例未检出芯片信号;30例非结核病人痰液芯片检测结果均为阴性,H37Rv标准株为野生型。结论离心柱法抽提、显色法芯片检测结核分枝杆菌RIF和INH耐药基因方法灵敏、特异、简便,无需特殊仪器,对指导临床用药价值较大。     

Evaluation of the invader assay, a linear signal amplification method, for identification of mutations associated with resistance to rifampin and isoniazid in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

We evaluated a recently described linear signal amplification method for sensitivity and specificity in detecting mutations associated with resistance to rifampin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The assay utilizes the thermostable flap endonuclease Cleavase VIII, derived from Archaeoglobus fulgidus, which cleaves a structure formed by the hybridization of two overlapping oligonucleotide probes to a target nucleic acid strand. This method, termed the Invader assay, can discriminate single-base differences. Nine pairs of probes, encompassing five mutations in rpoB and katG that are associated with resistance to either RIF or INH, as well as the corresponding wild-type (drug-susceptible) alleles, were tested using amplified DNA. Fluorescent-labeled cleavage products, ranging from 4 to 13 nucleotides in length, depending on the genotype of the test sample, were separated by denaturing polyacrylamide (20 to 24%) gel electrophoresis and then detected by scanning. All nine alleles could be identified and differentiated on the basis of product size. Multiple mutations at a specific rpoB nucleotide in target PCR products could be identified, as could mutants that were present at > or =0.5% of the total population of target sequences. The Invader assay is a sensitive screen for some mutations associated with antituberculosis drug resistance in amplified gene regions.     

结核分枝杆菌对利福平和异烟肼耐药基因突变快速检测方法的建立

目的建立结核分枝杆菌对利福平和异烟肼耐药基因突变的快速检测方法。方法根据结核分枝杆菌标准株H37Rv序列，自行设计覆盖rpoB、katG、inhA基因突变区的系列寡核苷酸探针，并检测临床样品中结核分枝杆菌的基因突变情况，以此来判断耐药结果。结果在56个利福平耐药菌株中，有50个菌株都在rpoB基因上榆出有突变，利福平耐药突变检出率为89．3％（50／56）；有30个利福平敏感菌株rpoB基因上都未检出突变。有58个异烟肼培养的耐药菌株中有47个在katG或inhA基因上检出有突变，异烟肼耐药突变检出率为81．0％（47／58）；有30个异烟肼敏感菌株katG或inhA基因上未检出突变。结论用膜芯片检测结核分枝杆菌对利福平和异烟肼的耐药性，具有较高的特异性和敏感性，可用于临床结核分枝杆菌耐药性的检测。     

焦磷酸测序技术检测结核分枝杆菌四种药物耐药性

目的 利用焦磷酸测序技术检测结核分枝杆菌对利福平、异烟肼、氧氟沙星、阿米卡星的耐药性,并对其临床应用进行评价.方法 收集上海市肺科医院2008-2009年临床确诊的肺结核患者的痰标本培养阳性结核分枝杆菌89株.所有菌株按<结核病诊断实验室检验规程>进行分枝杆菌培养、菌种鉴定.另外10株已知药敏结果的结核分枝杆菌来自上海市肺科医院菌株库.利用焦磷酸测序技术,以10株已知药敏结果和经直接测序已知耐药基因突变情况的结核分枝杆菌为试验菌株,探索焦磷酸测序检测结核分枝杆菌rpoB、katG、gyrA、rrs耐药基因的最佳模式,并用该条件检测89株结核分枝杆菌临床分离株,检测结果与Bactec 960药敏法进行比较.结果 rpoB、gyrA基因检测宜采用焦磷酸测序序列分析模式,katG、rrs基因检测宜采用焦磷酸测序单核苷酸多态性模式.以Bactec 960药敏法测定结果为判断标准,则焦磷酸测序法检测89株结核分枝杆菌临床分离株对利福平、异烟肼、氧氟沙星、阿米卡星耐药性的敏感度分别为98.0%、64.1%、79.5%、78.3%,特异度分别为97.5%、100.0%、90.0%、100.0%,准确性分别为97.8%、77.5%、85.4%、94.4%,该法检测利福平、氧氟沙星、阿米卡星的检测结果与Bactec 960药敏检测结果一致性较好,Kappa值均≥0.7.结论 焦磷酸测序技术检测结核分枝杆菌对利福平、异烟肼、氧氟沙星、阿米卡星耐药性具有快速、准确、高通量的优点,是一种可对结核分枝杆菌多种药物耐药性进行快速检测的方法.

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Objective To develop an assay to determine Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to rifampin, isoniazid, ofloxacin and amikacin by pyrosequencing and evaluate the value of this method in clinical application. Methods Eighty-nine clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from tuberculosis patients were collected from Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital during 2008 to 2009. All strains were isolated from decontaminated sputum, cultured on Lowenstein-Jensen media and identified by traditional biochemical tests with standard methods. Ten Mycobacterium tuberculosis were selected from the strain bank of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital. The optimal conditions of detection of rpoB, katG, gyrA and rrs gene by pyroseuencing were determined, using the 10 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains whose drug susceptibility of Bactec 960 and sequence of rpoB, katG, gyrA, rrs gene were known. Then the drug susceptibility of 89 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolate strains were detected by pyrosequencing using this conditions and the results were compared with that of the Bactec 960 methods. Results The pyrosequencing program of sequence analysis was suitable for the detection of the mutations of rpoB and gyrA genes, and the program of single nucleotide polymorphism was suitable for katG and rrs genes. Among the 89 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates,when using the drug susceptibility of Bactec 960 as the standard, the sensitivity of rifampin, isoniazid,ofloxacin and amikacin is 98.0%, 64. 1%, 79.5%, 78. 3% respectively, the specificity is 97.5%,100. 0%, 90. 0%, 100. 0% respectively, the accuracy is 97.8%, 77. 5%, 85.4%, 94. 4% respectively,tested by pyrosequencing. The results of the detection of resistance to rifampin, isoniazid, ofloxacin and amikacin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using pyrosequencing technique were almost the same with that of Bactec 960, and Kappa ≥0. 7 in each detection. Conclusion Pyrosequencing is thus a rapid, accurate and high throughput method for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to these four drugs.     

Rapid direct detection of multiple rifampin and isoniazid resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory samples by real-time PCR

Rapid detection of resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis can optimize the efficacy of antituberculous therapy and control the transmission of resistant M. tuberculosis strains. Real-time PCR has minimized the time required to obtain the susceptibility pattern of M. tuberculosis strains, but little effort has been made to adapt this rapid technique to the direct detection of resistance from clinical samples. In this study, we adapted and evaluated a real-time PCR design for direct detection of resistance mutations in clinical respiratory samples. The real-time PCR was evaluated with (i) 11 clinical respiratory samples harboring bacilli resistant to isoniazid (INH) and/or rifampin (RIF), (ii) 10 culture-negative sputa spiked with a set of strains encoding 14 different resistance mutations in 10 independent codons, and (iii) 16 sputa harboring susceptible strains. The results obtained with this real-time PCR design completely agreed with DNA sequencing data. In all sputa harboring resistant M. tuberculosis strains, the mutation encoding resistance was successfully detected. No mutation was detected in any of the susceptible sputa. The test was applied only to smear-positive specimens and succeeded in detecting a bacterial load equivalent to 10(3) CFU/ml in sputum samples (10 acid-fast bacilli/line). The analytical specificity of this method was proved with a set of 14 different non-M. tuberculosis bacteria. This real-time PCR design is an adequate method for the specific and rapid detection of RIF and INH resistance in smear-positive clinical respiratory samples.     

Improved real-time PCR for rapid detection of rifampin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates

In this study we designed two pairs of probes for the detection of rifampin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with real-time PCR procedures. One pair of probes spans the region between codon 510 and 528 of the rpoB gene, and the other one screens for mutation at the regulatory region of the inhA gene. We have evaluated these probes in combination with two other pairs of probes previously described to detect mutations in 20 susceptible and 53 unique resistant M. tuberculosis clinical isolates. We were able to detect nine different mutations affecting five codons of the rpoB gene, two different mutations at codon 315 of the katG gene and a nucleotide substitution (C209T) in the regulatory region of the inhA gene within two hours turnaround.     

Rapid detection of specific gene mutations associated with isoniazid or rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates using non-fluorescent low-density DNA microarrays

BACKGROUND: A new, fast 'low cost and density' DNA microarray (LCD array), designed for the detection of mutations that confer isoniazid or rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates, has been developed and was evaluated using 46 resistant clinical isolates from Barcelona. METHODS: LCD chips are pre-structured polymer supports using a non-fluorescent detection principle based on the precipitation of a clearly visible dark substrate. One LCD chip consists of eight identical microarrays, designed to detect mutations within the 90 bp rpoB region, codon 315 in the katG gene and the mabA-inhA regulatory region. A total of 22 strains with a katG 315 mutation, 19 strains with alterations in the mabA-inhA regulatory region and 16 strains with mutations in the rpoB region, characterized previously, were studied. RESULTS: The identification of S315T and S315N mutations using the LCD was 100% concordant with the sequencing data. A strain with the S315R mutation, which is not tiled on the LCD array, was detected by the absence of hybridization using the wild-type probe. Of 19 strains with low-level isoniazid resistance related to the mabA-inhA regulatory region, 18 were identified correctly. The detection of mutations in the rpoB region was 93.8% concordant with the sequencing data. One mabA-inhA and rpoB mutated strain showed a cross-hybridization. CONCLUSIONS: The LCD array protocol takes 45 min (15 min 'hands-on' time) after prior PCR amplification. Only minimal laboratory equipment is required. LCD arrays provide a rapid and economical method to characterize mutations in codon 315 of the katG gene, in the mabA-inhA regulatory region and in the rpoB gene.     

Detection of rpoB mutations associated with rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was used to probe for mutations associated with rifampin (RIF) resistance in the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. DGGE scans for mutations across large regions of DNA and is comparable to DNA sequencing in detecting DNA alterations. Specific mutations are often recognized by their characteristic denaturation pattern, which serves as a molecular fingerprint. Five DGGE primer sets that scanned for DNA alterations across 775 bp of rpoB were developed. These primer sets were used to scan rpoB for DNA alterations in 296 M. tuberculosis patient isolates from the United States-Mexico border states of Texas and Tamaulipas. The most useful primer set scanned for mutations in the rifampin resistance-determining region (RRDR) and detected mutations in 95% of the RIF-resistant isolates compared to 2% of RIF-susceptible isolates. Thirty-four different alterations were observed within the RRDR by DGGE. In addition, isolates harboring mixtures of DNA within rpoB were readily detected by DGGE. A second PCR primer set was used to detect the V146A mutation in 5 to 7% of RIF-resistant isolates. A third primer set was used to detect mutations in 3% of RIF-resistant isolates, some of which also harbored mutations in the RRDR. Only 1 of 153 RIF-resistant isolates did not have a detectable rpoB mutation as determined by DGGE and DNA sequencing. These results demonstrate the power and usefulness of DGGE in detecting mutations associated with drug resistance in M. tuberculosis.     

Evaluation of mycobacteria growth indicator tubes for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid and rifampin

The reliability of mycobacteria growth indicator tubes (Mgit) for determining the susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid (0.1 μg/ml) and rifampin (2.0 μg/ml) was evaluated by comparing Mgit results to those obtained by the radiometric Bactec TB method. We tested 29 isolates, many selected for resistance. The turnaround times were 3–8 days (median 6) for Mgit and 4–10 days (median 6) for Bactec. Isoniazid results by both methods agreed for all isolates tested: 20 resistant and nine susceptible. Rifampin results agreed for 28 isolates: 10 resistant and 18 susceptible. One isolate yielded discrepant results: resistant to rifampin by Bactec, but susceptible by Mgit. This isolate was also rifampin-resistant by the traditional Method of Proportion and when tested by the Mgit method using 1.0 μg/ml of rifampin. The Mgit system is a nonradiometric alternative to the Bactec for rapid susceptibility testing of M. tuberculosis to isoniazid and rifampin; however, additional testing is needed to determine the optimal concentration of rifampin.     

应用多重PCR-单链构象多态性分析同时检测耐异烟肼和利福平的结核分枝杆菌

目的 探讨应用多重PCR-单链构象多态性分析(multiplexpulymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism,multi-PCR-SSCP)方法快速、特异地同时快速检测结核分枝杆菌对异烟肼和利福平耐药性的效能.方法 根据结核分枝杆菌的inhA序列、katG序列、rpoB序列,分别设计出3对特异性寡聚核苷酸引物.采用multi-PCR-SSCP技术,一次性检出耐异烟肼和利福平的结核分枝杆菌.新方法的有效性通过116株临床分离株(70株耐异烟肼,66株耐利福平)的验证.结果 名 Multi-PCR-SSCP方法检测临床分离株基因突变的有效性,以细菌培养和药敏试验结果为金标准.116株临床分离株和H37Rv标准株中除了4株katG缺失突变,其余菌株3个基因katG、inhA和rpoB在单基因PCR中都扩增成功.与H37Rv标准株相比,46株katG基因突变,14株inhA基因突变,58株rpoB基因突变.38株katG和rpoB,4株inhA和rpoB,4株inhA和katG同时突变,还有2株3个基因都有突变.multi-PCR-SSCP对于耐异烟肼和利福平的结核分枝杆菌检出的敏感度分别为80%、82%,特异度分别为100%和92%.结论 multi-PCR-SSCP方法敏感、特异,能同时快速有效地检测耐多药结核分枝杆菌,有望成为临床指导用药的好方法,为深入研究耐药基凶检测奠定了良好的基础.     

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes associated with isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Isoniazid (INH) is a central component of drug regimens used worldwide to treat tuberculosis. Previous studies have identified resistance-associated mutations in katG, inhA, kasA, ndh, and the oxyR-ahpC intergenic region. DNA microarray-based experiments have shown that INH induces several genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis that encode proteins physiologically relevant to the drug's mode of action. To gain further insight into the molecular genetic basis of INH resistance, 20 genes implicated in INH resistance were sequenced for INH resistance-associated mutations. Thirty-eight INH-monoresistant clinical isolates and 86 INH-susceptible isolates of M. tuberculosis were obtained from the Texas Department of Health and the Houston Tuberculosis Initiative. Epidemiologic independence was established for all isolates by IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Susceptible isolates were matched with resistant isolates by molecular genetic group and IS6110 profiles. Spoligotyping was done with isolates with five or fewer IS6110 copies. A major genetic group was established on the basis of the polymorphisms in katG codon 463 and gyrA codon 95. MICs were determined by the E-test. Semiquantitative catalase assays were performed with isolates with mutations in the katG gene. When the 20 genes were sequenced, it was found that 17 (44.7%) INH-resistant isolates had a single-locus, resistance-associated mutation in the katG, mabA, or Rv1772 gene. Seventeen (44.7%) INH-resistant isolates had resistance-associated mutations in two or more genes, and 76% of all INH-resistant isolates had a mutation in the katG gene. Mutations were also identified in the fadE24, Rv1592c, Rv1772, Rv0340, and iniBAC genes, recently shown by DNA-based microarray experiments to be upregulated in response to INH. In general, the MICs were higher for isolates with mutations in katG and the isolates had reduced catalase activities. The results show that a variety of single nucleotide polymorphisms in multiple genes are found exclusively in INH-resistant clinical isolates. These genes either are involved in mycolic acid biosynthesis or are overexpressed as a response to the buildup or cellular toxicity of INH.     

结核分枝杆菌耐利福平和异烟肼相关基因快速检测的应用研究

目的 利用DNA芯片检测技术直接检测痰标本中结核分枝杆菌耐利福平(RFP)、异烟肼(INH)相关的耐药基因(rpoB、katG/inhA),评价DNA芯片检测技术临床应用的可行性.方法 对586份涂阳痰标本使用L-J培养并用终点法确定其耐药性,同时利用DNA芯片检测技术检测痰标觋本中结核分枝杆菌的rpoB、katG/inhA常见基因突变位点的突变情况,比对两种方法的检测结果,对不符合的菌株测定其相应DNA序列,评估上述试验的准确性.结果 (1)586份涂阳痰标本,其中3(+)163份、2(+)204份、1(+)217份,培养阳性584份.耐药结果显示,对INH、RFP敏感的菌株分别为361株和327株,耐药菌株分别为223株和247株,其中低浓度耐药、高浓度敏感菌株分别为93株和59株,低浓度、高浓度均耐药菌株分别为130株和188株.(2)耐药基因特异性片段扩增阳性标本367份(62.8%)、阴性217份(37.2%).对INH耐药相关基因(katG/inhA)突变检出率是28.4%,突发发生位点集中在katG315位密码子(89.8%);对RFP耐药相关基因(rpoB)突变检出率是55.9%(137/247),突变发生位点主要在rpoB 531和rpoB 526位密码子,发生率分别是68.6%和16.1%.(3)对L-J药敏结果与DNA芯片检测结果不符的菌株进行DNA序列分析,发现有漏检现象.结论 DNA芯片技术直接检测样本中结核分枝杆菌的相关耐药基因存在可行性,如直接应用于临床样本检测,关键要解决样本中DNA的提取效率、PCR的扩增效率和试验的质量控制.     

Effect of rpoB mutations conferring rifampin resistance on fitness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Rifampin is a major drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis infections, and increasing rifampin resistance represents a worldwide clinical problem. Resistance to rifampin is caused by mutations in the rpoB gene, encoding the beta-subunit of RNA polymerase. We examined the effect of three different rpoB mutations on the fitness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Rifampin-resistant mutants were isolated from a virulent clinical isolate of M. tuberculosis (strain Harlingen) in vitro at a mutation frequency of 2.3 x 10(-8). Mutations in the rpoB gene were identified, and the growth rates of three defined mutants were measured by competition with the susceptible parent strain in laboratory medium and by single cultures in a macrophage cell line and in laboratory medium. All of the mutants showed a decreased growth rate in the three assays. The relative fitness of the mutants varied between 0.29 and 0.96 (that of the susceptible strain was set to 1.0) depending on the specific mutant and assay system. Unexpectedly, the relative fitness ranking of the mutants differed between the different assays. In conclusion, rifampin resistance is associated with a cost that is conditional.     

等位基因特异性PCR法快速检测结核分枝杆菌常见耐药突变基因

摘要：目的：建立一套同步检测结核分枝杆菌(MTB)常见耐药突变基因的等位基因特异性PCR（AS-PCR）检测体系,以间接判断对利福平（RFP）与异烟肼（INH）的耐药性。 方法：用AS-PCR技术同步检测58株MTB临床分离株rpoB基因516位、526位和531位,katG基因315位及inhA基因-15位密码子突变,并与DNA测序结果进行比对。 结果：AS-PCR法对RFP耐药株检出率为95.1%（39/41）,其中rpoB基因531位、526位、516位点突变分别检出28株、10株、2株,包括531位与526位联合点突变1株;未检出突变的2株RFP耐药株经测序验证1株未发生突变、1株发生533位点突变;RFP敏感株均未检测到突变。AS-PCR法对INH耐药株检出率为86.5%（45/52）,其中katG基因315位点突变43株、inhA基因-15位点突变2株,未检出突变的7株INH耐药株经测序验证未见突变;INH敏感株均未检测到突变。 结论：等位基因特异性PCR能够快速检测MTB常见突变基因,具有较高的敏感性与特异性,快速经济、操作简便。     

基因芯片检测技术检测结核分枝杆菌异烟肼和利福平耐药的实际应用效果评价

目的 评价基因芯片检测技术(基因芯片技术)在结核病防治工作中对结核分枝杆菌异烟肼和利福平耐药性的检测效果.方法 利用传统罗氏培养及药敏试验和基因芯片技术同时对开封市2011年3～11月登记的541例涂阳肺结核患者的痰标本进行异烟肼和利福平耐药检测,以传统罗氏培养及药敏试验为金标准对基因芯片技术的检测效果进行评价.结果 具有完整的异烟肼和利福平耐药检测结果的473例患者纳入分析.基因芯片技术对初治涂阳患者异烟肼耐药的检测效果与金标准有统计学差异(P<0.05),灵敏度为68.97%,Kappa值为0.51,阳性预测值为46.51%;检测复治涂阳患者异烟肼耐药的灵敏度为92.59%,Kappa值为0.76,阳性预测值为78.13%;检测初治涂阳患者利福平耐药的灵敏度为90.48%,Kappa值为0.82,阳性预测值为76.00%;检测复治涂阳患者利福平耐药的灵敏度为91.18%,Kappa值为0.82,阳性预测值为88.57%.所有检测结果的特异度均>87.00%,阴性预测值均>93.00%.结论 基因芯片技术对初治涂阳患者异烟肼耐药的检测效果不理想,可能会导致该技术对初治涂阳患者耐多药检测的阳性预测值偏低,在结核病防治工作中造成过度诊断.     

Population genetics study of isoniazid resistance mutations and evolution of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

The molecular basis for isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is complex. Putative isoniazid resistance mutations have been identified in katG, ahpC, inhA, kasA, and ndh. However, small sample sizes and related potential biases in sample selection have precluded the development of statistically valid and significant population genetic analyses of clinical isoniazid resistance. We present the first large-scale analysis of 240 alleles previously associated with isoniazid resistance in a diverse set of 608 isoniazid-susceptible and 403 isoniazid-resistant clinical M. tuberculosis isolates. We detected 12 mutant alleles in isoniazid-susceptible isolates, suggesting that these alleles are not involved in isoniazid resistance. However, mutations in katG, ahpC, and inhA were strongly associated with isoniazid resistance, while kasA mutations were associated with isoniazid susceptibility. Remarkably, the distribution of isoniazid resistance-associated mutations was different in isoniazid-monoresistant isolates from that in multidrug-resistant isolates, with significantly fewer isoniazid resistance mutations in the isoniazid-monoresistant group. Mutations in katG315 were significantly more common in the multidrug-resistant isolates. Conversely, mutations in the inhA promoter were significantly more common in isoniazid-monoresistant isolates. We tested for interactions among mutations and resistance to different drugs. Mutations in katG, ahpC, and inhA were associated with rifampin resistance, but only katG315 mutations were associated with ethambutol resistance. There was also a significant inverse association between katG315 mutations and mutations in ahpC or inhA and between mutations in kasA and mutations in ahpC. Our results suggest that isoniazid resistance and the evolution of multidrug-resistant strains are complex dynamic processes that may be influenced by interactions between genes and drug-resistant phenotypes.     

反相斑点杂交快速检测结核分枝杆菌rpoB基因突变

目的 建立以聚合酶链反应(PCR)为基础的寡核甘酸探针反相斑点杂交方法快速检测对利福平耐药的结核菌相关的rpoB基因突变，并评价其临床应用价值。方法 应用PCR-反相斑点杂交方法对利福平耐药的62株结核菌和对其敏感的40株结核菌进行检测，所得结果与传统药敏试验结果以及102株结核菌的直接测序结果进行比较。结果 62株对利福平耐药的菌株中，54株碱基突变被准确鉴定，灵敏度为87．1％(54／62)，阳性预测值为：100％；40株对利福平敏感的菌株均被准确鉴定，特异性为100％，阴性预测值为83．3％(40／48)；准确度为92．2％(94／102)。与测序法结果符合率为99％。结论 以PCR为基础的反相斑点杂交方法其敏感度和特异性均高，无假阳性结果，因此适用于大批量结核菌对利福平耐药性的初筛。     

Capillary electrophoresis-based heteroduplex analysis with a universal heteroduplex generator for detection of point mutations associated with rifampin resistance in tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND: Slab gel heteroduplex analysis (HDA), a popular scanning method for genetic mutations, uses DNA fragments typically generated by PCR to create homo- and heteroduplex molecules with conformational differences and sequence-dependent electrophoretic profiles. Use of a universal heteroduplex generator (UHG) enhances the subtle variations caused by single-base substitutions. METHODS: The HDA-UHG slab gel format was modified for an efficient capillary-based method. The effect of staining dyes TOPRO5 and YOPRO1 on the analysis of heteroduplexes was studied, as well as ultraviolet absorbance and laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection methods. In addition, the entangled polymers hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, and linear polyacrylamide were evaluated as separation matrices. RESULTS: This assay was able to detect the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its rifampin susceptibility directly from clinical specimens in dramatically reduced analysis time (30 min vs 2.5 h). Optimized conditions included 0.3% methyl cellulose as the separation matrix, on-line staining using 1 micromol/L YOPRO1, and LIF detection for quantitative and reproducible analysis of single-base substitutions in the rifampin resistance-determining region of rpoB that give rise to the rifampin-resistant phenotype of M. tuberculosis. We generated 95% confidence limits using the wild-type sequence and used these limits to determine rifampin susceptibility in samples. CONCLUSIONS: Capillary electrophoresis, combined with the HDA-UHG technique, may be of value for rapid and efficient clinical diagnosis of rifampin-resistant tuberculosis strains.     

Direct detection in clinical samples of multiple gene mutations causing resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid and rifampicin using fluorogenic probes

BACKGROUND: This study evaluates a method based on real-time PCR for direct detection in clinical samples of the common mutations responsible for isoniazid and rifampicin resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. METHODS: Six pairs of fluorogenic 5' exonuclease probes (Taqman), mutated and wild-type, were designed for six targets: codon 315 of katG, substitution C209T in the regulatory region of inhA, and codons 513, 516, 526 and 531 of rpoB. RESULTS: A total of 98 clinical samples harbouring resistant bacilli from 55 patients and 126 samples harbouring susceptible bacilli from 126 patients were processed. The isolates from samples were tested for drug susceptibility with the radiometric method and sequenced for the same genetic targets. Among the samples, 93 harboured isoniazid-resistant bacilli. According to the sequencing results, 30 had mutations in katG, 30 in inhA and 33 (35.4%) had no mutations in these targets. All 27 clinical specimens harbouring rifampicin-resistant bacilli showed mutations in rpoB. The detection threshold of this method in detecting target genes in serial dilutions of artificial samples was 1.5 x 10(3) cfu/mL. In clinical samples, the sensitivity ranged from 30.4 to 35.3% for smear-negative samples and from 95.1 to 99.2% for smear-positive samples, with a specificity of 100%. In this study, the overall sensitivity in detecting patients having the target mutations was 74.3%. CONCLUSIONS: The main advantage of the described method is the possibility of detecting rifampicin and isoniazid resistance within 48-72 h after sample collection, with a sensitivity of nearly 100% in smear-positive samples if the chosen target is responsible for the resistance.