Evaluation of nitrate reductase assay for rapid detection of resistance to second-line drugs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital

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The present study evaluated nitrate reductase assay (NRA) for rapid detection of resistance to 5 second-line drugs: kanamycin, ethionamide, ofloxacin, cycloserine, and para-aminosalicylic acid. Eighty-six multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were used to compare NRA with proportion method for rapid detection of resistance to second-line drugs. The sensitivity of the NRA for different drugs ranged from 86.4% to 100%, whereas the specificity ranged from 98.4% to 100%. Excellent agreement was found between the 2 tests with respect to their κ values. For 63% of the isolates, the results were available in 14 days (turnaround time). The NRA is a rapid, accurate, simple, and inexpensive method for detection resistance to second-line drugs. This method may become an appropriate alternative method, especially for the resource poor settings.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 68(2010), 3 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 236-40

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Visalakshi, Potharaju [VerfasserIn]
Arora, Jyoti [VerfasserIn]
Behera, Digamber [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antitubercular Agents
Comparative Study
EC 1.7.99.4
Evaluation Study
Journal Article
Nitrate Reductase

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Date Completed 24.01.2011

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.06.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM201665239