Genomic epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis during transcontinental spread.
J Infect Dis
; 212(2): 302-10, 2015 Jul 15.
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| ID: mdl-25601940
ABSTRACT
The transcontinental spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is poorly characterized in molecular epidemiologic studies. We used genomic sequencing to understand the establishment and dispersion of MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis within a group of immigrants to the United States. We used a genomic epidemiology approach to study a genotypically matched (by spoligotype, IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism, and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number of tandem repeat signature) lineage 2/Beijing MDR strain implicated in an outbreak of tuberculosis among refugees in Thailand and consecutive cases within California. All 46 MDR M. tuberculosis genomes from both Thailand and California were highly related, with a median difference of 10 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The Wat Tham Krabok (WTK) strain is a new sequence type distinguished from all known Beijing strains by 55 SNPs and a genomic deletion (Rv1267c) associated with increased fitness. Sequence data revealed a highly prevalent MDR strain that included several closely related but distinct allelic variants within Thailand, rather than the occurrence of a single outbreak. In California, sequencing data supported multiple independent introductions of WTK with subsequent transmission and reactivation within the state, as well as a potential super spreader with a prolonged infectious period. Twenty-seven drug resistance-conferring mutations and 4 putative compensatory mutations were found within WTK strains. Genomic sequencing has substantial epidemiologic value in both low- and high-burden settings in understanding transmission chains of highly prevalent MDR strains.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Tuberculose Resistente a Múltiplos Medicamentos
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article
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