Rapid molecular diagnosis of live Mycobacterium tuberculosis on an integrated microfluidic system

CH Wang, JR Chang, SC Hung, HY Dou… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious, potentially fatal disease that has been a global public health
issue for centuries. The growth of the causal bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M …

Rapid molecular detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by PCR-nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay

H Kamphee, A Chaiprasert, T Prammananan… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Several existing molecular tests for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are limited by
complexity and cost, hindering their widespread application. The objective of this proof of …

Contribution of putative efflux pump genes to isoniazid resistance in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A Narang, A Giri, S Gupta, K Garima… - The International …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Isoniazid (INH) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been mainly
attributed to mutations in katG (64%) and inhA (19%). However, 20%–30% resistance to INH …

Detection of Beijing strains of MDR M. tuberculosis and their association with drug resistance mutations in katG, rpoB, and embB genes

A Gupta, P Sinha, V Nema, PK Gupta… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Molecular epidemiological studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) are the
core of current research to find out the association of the M. tuberculosis genotypes with its …

Detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Methods, principles and applications

A Gupta, S Anupurba - indian journal of tuberculosis, 2015 - Elsevier
The growing emergence of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) strains is obstructing
efforts for the control and management of TB. Proper management of MDR-TB relies on …

Tools to Alleviate the Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

AA Rabaan, AA Mutair, H Albayat, J Alotaibi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), an acid-fast bacillus that causes Tuberculosis (TB), is a
pathogen that caused 1.5 million deaths in 2020. As per WHO estimates, another 4.1 million …

Direct detection of rifampin and isoniazid resistance in sputum samples from tuberculosis patients by high-resolution melt curve analysis

D Anthwal, RK Gupta, M Bhalla… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a major threat to TB control worldwide. Globally, only 40%
of the 340,000 notified TB patients estimated to have multidrug-resistant-TB (MDR-TB) were …

Utility of line probe assay in detecting drug resistance and the associated mutations in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

G Diriba, A Kebede, HH Tola, A Alemu… - SAGE Open …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Molecular tests allow rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug
resistance in a few days. Identifying the mutations in genes associated with drug resistance …

Codon usage divergence of important functional genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

G Li, L Zhang, P Xue - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Sequence characteristics are usually used to explain the adaptive ability to hosts,
metabolism, genetic diversity, drug resistance, and infectivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Frequency of Mutations Associated with Rifampicin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated from Patients in West of Iran

P Mohajeri, H Sadri, A Farahani, B Norozi… - Microbial Drug …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Background and Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) is a devastating infectious disease causing
high mortality and morbidity worldwide. The most serious threat related to tuberculosis …