Genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in Bhubaneswar, India

Introduction: The effective treatment and control of tuberculosis (TB) has been hindered due to the emergence of drug resistant TB (especially multidrug resistant TB or MDR-TB). MDR-TB (resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid) is more prevalent in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. In th...

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Main Authors: Dr Sidhartha Giri, Mr Sunil Swick Rout, Mr Satyanarayan Singh, Mr Prakasha Kumar Nayak, Mr Sudarshan Biswal, Mrs Kumari Shweta, Dr Sanghamitra Pati
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Mr Sunil Swick Rout
Mr Satyanarayan Singh
Mr Prakasha Kumar Nayak
Mr Sudarshan Biswal
Mrs Kumari Shweta
Dr Sanghamitra Pati
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description Introduction: The effective treatment and control of tuberculosis (TB) has been hindered due to the emergence of drug resistant TB (especially multidrug resistant TB or MDR-TB). MDR-TB (resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid) is more prevalent in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. In this study, we evaluated the genetic mutations associated with rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) resistance among patients newly diagnosed with tuberculosis using Line Probe Assay (LPA) assay at a national reference laboratory (NRL) for tuberculosis in Bhubaneswar, India during 2018 to 2023. Methods: Line Probe Assay (Hain Lifescience GmbH, Germany) testing initiated in the NRL in July, 2018. We collected retrospective data on testing of all samples from people diagnosed with tuberculosis during July, 2018 to May, 2023. The samples were received from public and private hospitals/clinics in Bhubaneswar. LPA is a qualitative in-vitro test for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) complex, along with resistance to RIF and INH. The mutation data for rifampicin and isoniazid was entered in Excel 2010 (Microsoft office, USA) and analysed to evaluate the proportion of RIF and INH resistance along with the mutations responsible for conferring resistance. The study was approved by the Institutional Human Ethics Committee. Results: In this study, we included samples from 414 patients for whom LPA data was available. This included 69.1% (286/414) males. Pulmonary samples (sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage/ BAL, gastric aspirate) constituted 73.4% (304/414), while 26.6% (110/414) were extrapulmonary samples (cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, pus/abscess, lymph node biopsy, tissue, etc). Of the 414 samples, 91.8% (380/414) were sensitive to both RIF and INH. HrTB (INH resistance only) was found in 5.3% (22/414) samples. MDR TB (resistance to both RIF and INH) was detected in 1.7% (7/414) samples. 1% (4/414) samples showed inferred resistance for RIF (wild type 8/ WT8 absent, mutation bands absent), while INH was sensitive. 1 sample showed inferred resistance for RIF (WT7 absent, mutation absent), and was INH resistant. Of the 7 RIF resistant samples, 1 had mut1 present (WT8 absent), while 6 samples had mut3 present (WT8 absent). For katG gene, mut1 was present in 93.3% (28/30) of INH resistant samples (12 WT present, 16 WT absent). For inhA gene, mut1 was present in 1 sample, while WT1 was absent in 1 sample. Discussion: Our study involving more than 400 M.tb positive samples found HrTB in 5.3% samples and MDR TB in 1.7% samples using LPA. LPA helps in the rapid diagnosis of MDR-TB, which is a prerequisite for appropriate therapy. In this study, we did not evaluate resistance to other anti-tubercular drugs (fluroquinolones, second-line injectable drugs, etc). Conclusion: Our study adds new knowledge on burden of drug resistant tuberculosis in Odisha, India, including the prevalence of genetic mutations.
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spelling doaj-art-dbc0838f099e43f19b67f33228255f0b2025-08-20T02:55:17ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122025-03-0115210760410.1016/j.ijid.2024.107604Genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in Bhubaneswar, IndiaDr Sidhartha Giri0Mr Sunil Swick Rout1Mr Satyanarayan Singh2Mr Prakasha Kumar Nayak3Mr Sudarshan Biswal4Mrs Kumari Shweta5Dr Sanghamitra Pati6Indian Council of Medical ResearchIndian Council of Medical ResearchIndian Council of Medical ResearchIndian Council of Medical ResearchIndian Council of Medical ResearchIndian Council of Medical ResearchIndian Council of Medical ResearchIntroduction: The effective treatment and control of tuberculosis (TB) has been hindered due to the emergence of drug resistant TB (especially multidrug resistant TB or MDR-TB). MDR-TB (resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid) is more prevalent in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. In this study, we evaluated the genetic mutations associated with rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) resistance among patients newly diagnosed with tuberculosis using Line Probe Assay (LPA) assay at a national reference laboratory (NRL) for tuberculosis in Bhubaneswar, India during 2018 to 2023. Methods: Line Probe Assay (Hain Lifescience GmbH, Germany) testing initiated in the NRL in July, 2018. We collected retrospective data on testing of all samples from people diagnosed with tuberculosis during July, 2018 to May, 2023. The samples were received from public and private hospitals/clinics in Bhubaneswar. LPA is a qualitative in-vitro test for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) complex, along with resistance to RIF and INH. The mutation data for rifampicin and isoniazid was entered in Excel 2010 (Microsoft office, USA) and analysed to evaluate the proportion of RIF and INH resistance along with the mutations responsible for conferring resistance. The study was approved by the Institutional Human Ethics Committee. Results: In this study, we included samples from 414 patients for whom LPA data was available. This included 69.1% (286/414) males. Pulmonary samples (sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage/ BAL, gastric aspirate) constituted 73.4% (304/414), while 26.6% (110/414) were extrapulmonary samples (cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, pus/abscess, lymph node biopsy, tissue, etc). Of the 414 samples, 91.8% (380/414) were sensitive to both RIF and INH. HrTB (INH resistance only) was found in 5.3% (22/414) samples. MDR TB (resistance to both RIF and INH) was detected in 1.7% (7/414) samples. 1% (4/414) samples showed inferred resistance for RIF (wild type 8/ WT8 absent, mutation bands absent), while INH was sensitive. 1 sample showed inferred resistance for RIF (WT7 absent, mutation absent), and was INH resistant. Of the 7 RIF resistant samples, 1 had mut1 present (WT8 absent), while 6 samples had mut3 present (WT8 absent). For katG gene, mut1 was present in 93.3% (28/30) of INH resistant samples (12 WT present, 16 WT absent). For inhA gene, mut1 was present in 1 sample, while WT1 was absent in 1 sample. Discussion: Our study involving more than 400 M.tb positive samples found HrTB in 5.3% samples and MDR TB in 1.7% samples using LPA. LPA helps in the rapid diagnosis of MDR-TB, which is a prerequisite for appropriate therapy. In this study, we did not evaluate resistance to other anti-tubercular drugs (fluroquinolones, second-line injectable drugs, etc). Conclusion: Our study adds new knowledge on burden of drug resistant tuberculosis in Odisha, India, including the prevalence of genetic mutations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971224006799
spellingShingle Dr Sidhartha Giri
Mr Sunil Swick Rout
Mr Satyanarayan Singh
Mr Prakasha Kumar Nayak
Mr Sudarshan Biswal
Mrs Kumari Shweta
Dr Sanghamitra Pati
Genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in Bhubaneswar, India
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
title Genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in Bhubaneswar, India
title_full Genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in Bhubaneswar, India
title_fullStr Genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in Bhubaneswar, India
title_full_unstemmed Genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in Bhubaneswar, India
title_short Genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in Bhubaneswar, India
title_sort genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in bhubaneswar india
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971224006799
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