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ArticleLung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society

Assess drug resistance pattern and genetic profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates by molecular typing methods using direct repeats and

Deepika Kalo, Surya Kant, Kanchan Srivastava, Ajay K Sharma

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Deepika KaloDepartment of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Surya KantDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kanchan SrivastavaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ajay K SharmaDepartment of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
King George's Medical University · INUniversity of Lucknow · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTuberculosis (TB), a highly contagious disease that sees no gender, age, or race is mainly a disease of lungs. According to World Health Organization, a TB patient can be completely cured with 6-9 months of anti-TB treatment under directly observed treatment short course.

objectivesThe aim of this study was to check the mono, multi- and triple-drug resistance to first line drugs (FLDs) among TB patients and to access their genetic profile using DR 3074, DR 0270, DR 0642, DR 2068, and DR 4110 using molecular techniques. MATERIAL AND

methodsTo gain a better understanding of drug resistant TB, we characterized 121 clinical isolates recovered from 159 drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients by

resultsMono drug resistant, multi-drug resistant, and totally drug resistant (TDR) cases of TB were calculated as 113.83%, 125.1%, and 67.9%. Isoniazid showed the highest percentage of resistance among the patients.

conclusionAny noncompliance to TB medications, lack of knowledge, and poor management in health centers, etc., results in the emergence of deadly direct repeat forms of TB, which are further complicated and complex to treat.

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Drug resistanceisoniazidmolecular typingMycobacterium tuberculosis

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PMID28360464
PMCPMC5351358
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