Population structure of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in South Africa
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2012
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Chihota V.N.
Muller B.
Mlambo C.K.
Pillay M.
Tait M.
Streicher E.M.
Marais E.
Van Der Spuy G.D.
Hanekom M.
Coetzee G.
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Genotyping of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from tuberculosis (TB) patients in four South African provinces (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Gauteng) revealed a distinct population structure of the MDR strains in all four regions, despite the evidence of substantial human migration between these settings. In all analyzed provinces, a negative correlation between strain diversity and an increasing level of drug resistance (from MDR-TB to extensively drug-resistant TB [XDR-TB]) was observed. Strains predominating in XDR-TB in the Western and Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces were strongly associated with harboring an inhA promoter mutation, potentially suggesting a role of these mutations in XDR-TB development in South Africa. Approximately 50% of XDR-TB cases detected in the Western Cape were due to strains probably originating from the Eastern Cape. This situation may illustrate how failure of efficient health care delivery in one setting can burden health clinics in other areas. Copyright © 2012, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology
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