Genetic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates circulating in Abuja, Nigeria

Barbara Molina-Moya, Saddiq T. Abdurrahman, Laura I. Madukaji, Michel Kiréopori Gomgnimbou, Lizania Spinasse, Meissiner Gomes-Fernandes, Harrison Magdinier Gomes, Sarah Kacimi, Russell Dacombe, John S. Bimba, Lovett Lawson, Christophe Sola, Luis Cuevas, Jose Dominguez

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Abstract

Objective: Nigeria ranks fourth among the high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. This study describes the prevalence of drug resistance and the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory.

Materials and methods: Two hundred and seventy-eight consecutive sputum samples were collected from adults with presumptive TB during 2013–2014. DNA was extracted from Löwenstein–Jensen cultures and analyzed for the identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria species, detection of drug resistance with line probe assays, and high-throughput spacer oligonucleotide typing (spoligotyping) using microbead-based hybridization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1617-1625
Number of pages9
JournalInfection and Drug Resistance
Volume11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2018

Keywords

  • Isoniazid
  • Line probe assay
  • Microbeads
  • Rifampicin
  • Spoligotyping
  • Tuberculosis

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