Public health impact of isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains with a mutation at amino-acid position 315 of katG: a decade of experience in The Netherlands.
A previous limited study demonstrated that Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates with a mutation at amino-acid position 315 of katG (Delta315) exhibited high-level resistance to isoniazid and were more frequently resistant to streptomycin. In the present study, isoniazid-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates from 8,332 patients in The Netherlands (1993-2002) were screened for the Delta315 mutation. Isoniazid resistance was found in 592 (7%) isolates, of which 323 (55%) carried Delta315. IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis showed that Delta315 isolates occurred in clusters, suggesting recent transmission, at the same frequency as isoniazid-susceptible isolates. In contrast, other isoniazid-resistant isolates clustered significantly less frequently. Delta315 isolates were high-level isoniazid-resistant, streptomycin-resistant and multidrug-resistant significantly more often, and may have a greater impact on public health, than other isoniazid-resistant isolates.
van Doorn
H R
HR
Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. h.r.vandoorn@amc.uva.nl
de Haas
P E W
PE
Kremer
K
K
Vandenbroucke-Grauls
C M J E
CM
Borgdorff
M W
MW
van Soolingen
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002374:Catalase / Q000235:genetics*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D011634:Public Health
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002374:Catalase; C480353:katG protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D007538:Isoniazid