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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-12
pubmed:abstractText
Conventional methods for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from culture can take 6 weeks. To facilitate the rapid detection of M. tuberculosis and to assess the risks of drug resistance, we developed a technique of eluting DNA directly from sputum slides and performing PCR for the detection of M. tuberculosis DNA, followed by sequencing the rpoB gene to detect rifampin resistance. This entire process requires only 48 h. Forty-seven sputum specimens submitted for microscopy for detection of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) and for mycobacterial culture and susceptibility testing were assessed after elution from the slides and extraction. M. tuberculosis-specific DNA was amplified in a nested PCR with previously described primers (primers rpo95-rpo293 and rpo105-rpo273), followed by analysis on a 4% agarose gel for a 168-bp product. Automated sequencing was performed, and the sequences were aligned against a database for detection of anomalies in the rpoB gene (codons 511 to 533) which indicate rifampin resistance. Of the 47 sputum specimens tested, 51% (24 of 47) were culture positive (time to positive culture, 2 to 6 weeks). Smears for AFB were positive for 58% (14 of 24) of the specimens and were negative for 42% (10 of 24) of the specimens. All 24 culture-positive sputum specimens (14 microscopy-positive and 10 microscopy-negative sputum specimens) were positive by PCR with eluates from the smears. Forty-nine percent (23 of 47) of the sputum specimens were negative for M. tuberculosis by smear, culture, and PCR. Of the isolates from the culture-positive samples, five were rifampin resistant by sequencing; all five were also rifampin resistant by in vitro susceptibility testing. Of these rifampin-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates, two were microscopy negative for AFB. Patients who are negative for AFB and culture positive for M. tuberculosis can now be identified within a day, allowing institution of therapy and reducing isolation time and medical costs.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0095-1137
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid detection of smear-negative Mycobacterium tuberculosis by PCR and sequencing for rifampin resistance with DNA extracted directly from slides.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Department, Specialty Laboratories, Inc., Santa Monica, California 90404, USA. mpatnaik@specialtylabs.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies