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ArticleCurrent issues in molecular biology2022

Detection of Mutations in

Dipti Shrestha, Bhagwan Maharjan, Jeewan Thapa, Mwangala Lonah Akapelwa, Precious Bwalya, Joseph Yamweka Chizimu, Chie Nakajima, Yasuhiko Suzuki

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Article in Current issues in molecular biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Dipti ShresthaDivision of Bioresources, Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan.
Bhagwan MaharjanGerman Nepal Tuberculosis Project c/o Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Kalimati, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-1913-635X
Jeewan ThapaDivision of Bioresources, Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan.
Mwangala Lonah AkapelwaDivision of Bioresources, Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan.
Precious BwalyaDivision of Bioresources, Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4212-4816
Joseph Yamweka ChizimuDivision of Bioresources, Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2126-5759
Chie NakajimaDivision of Bioresources, Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan.
Yasuhiko SuzukiDivision of Bioresources, Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1313-1494
Hokkaido University · JPNLR Nepal · NPTribhuvan University · NP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21jk0210005, JP21jm0110021, JP20wm0125008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Without the proper information on pyrazinamide (PZA) susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), PZA is inappropriately recommended for the treatment of both susceptible and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Nepal. This study aimed to collect information regarding PZA susceptibility in MTB isolates from Nepal by analyzing pncA and its upstream regulatory region (URR). A total of 211 MTB isolates were included in this study. Sequence analysis of pncA and its URR was performed to assess PZA resistance. First-line drug susceptibility testing, spoligotyping, and sequence analysis of rpoB, katG, the inhA regulatory region, gyrA, gyrB, and rrs were performed to assess their association with pncA mutation. Sequencing results reveal that 125 (59.2%) isolates harbored alterations in pncA and its URR. A total of 57 different mutation types (46 reported and 11 novel) were scattered throughout the whole length of the pncA gene. Eighty-seven isolates (41.2%) harbored mutations in pncA, causing PZA resistance in MTB. There was a more significant association of pncA alterations in MDR/pre-extensively drug-resistant (Pre-XDR) TB than in mono-resistant/pan-susceptible TB (p < 0.005). This first report on the increasing level of PZA resistance in DR-TB in Nepal highlights the importance of PZA susceptibility testing before DR-TB treatment.

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mutationMycobacterium tuberculosispncApyrazinamideURR

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PMID36135195
PMCPMC9497661
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