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Molecular epidemiology of multi- and extensively-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ireland, 2001–2014

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Abstract

Objectives: The primary objective of this work was to examine the acquisition and spread of multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) in Ireland.
Methods: All available Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates (n = 42), from MDR-TB cases diagnosed in Ireland between 2001 and 2014, were analysed using phenotypic drug-susceptibility testing, Mycobacterial-Interspersed-Repetitive-Units Variable-Number Tandem-
Repeat (MIRU-VNTR) genotyping, and whole-genome sequencing (WGS).
Results: The lineage distribution of the MDR-TB isolates comprised 54.7% Euro-American, 33.3% East Asian, 7.2% East African Indian, and 4.8% Indo-Oceanic. A significant association was identified between the East Asian Beijing sub-lineage and the relative risk of an isolate being MDR. Over 75% of MDR-TB cases were confirmed in non-Irish born individuals and 7 MIRU-VNTR genotypes were identical to clusters in other European countries indicating cross-border spread of MDR-TB to Ireland. WGS data provided the first evidence in Ireland of in vivo microevolution of MTBC isolates from drug-susceptible to MDR, and from MDR to extensively-drug resistant (XDR). In addition, they found that the katG S315T isoniazid and rpoB S450L

Item Type: Journal article
Uncontrolled Keywords: drug resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis, Ireland
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Schools > Centre for Health & Social Practice
Depositing User: Ronan Otoole
Date Deposited: 10 Feb 2020 05:07
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2023 08:42
URI: http://researcharchive.wintec.ac.nz/id/eprint/7204

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