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Whole genome sequencing based differentiation between re-infection and relapse in Indian patients with tuberculosis recurrence, with and without HIV co-infection
Link to bioRxiv paper:
http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.07.29.227926v1?rss=1
Authors: Shanmugam, S., Bachmann, N. L., Martinez, E., Menon, R., Narendran, G., Narayanan, S., Devi, K. R. U., Sawleshwarkar, S., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V.
Abstract:
Differentiation between relapse and reinfection in cases with tuberculosis (TB) recurrence has important implications for public health, especially in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection. Forty-one paired M. tuberculosis isolates collected from 20 HIV-positive and 21 HIV-negative patients, who experienced TB recurrence after previous successful treatment, were subjected to whole genome sequencing (WGS) in addition to spoligotyping and mycobacterial interspersed repeat unit (MIRU) typing. Comparison of M. tuberculosis genomes indicated that 95% of TB recurrences in the HIV-negative cohort were due to relapse, while the majority of TB recurrences (75%) in the HIV-positive cohort was due to re-infection (P=0.0001). Drug resistance conferring mutations were documented in four pairs (9%) of isolates associated with relapse. The high contribution of re-infection to TB among HIV patients warrants further study to explore risk factors for TB exposure in the community.
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Link to bioRxiv paper:
http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.07.29.227926v1?rss=1
Authors: Shanmugam, S., Bachmann, N. L., Martinez, E., Menon, R., Narendran, G., Narayanan, S., Devi, K. R. U., Sawleshwarkar, S., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V.
Abstract:
Differentiation between relapse and reinfection in cases with tuberculosis (TB) recurrence has important implications for public health, especially in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection. Forty-one paired M. tuberculosis isolates collected from 20 HIV-positive and 21 HIV-negative patients, who experienced TB recurrence after previous successful treatment, were subjected to whole genome sequencing (WGS) in addition to spoligotyping and mycobacterial interspersed repeat unit (MIRU) typing. Comparison of M. tuberculosis genomes indicated that 95% of TB recurrences in the HIV-negative cohort were due to relapse, while the majority of TB recurrences (75%) in the HIV-positive cohort was due to re-infection (P=0.0001). Drug resistance conferring mutations were documented in four pairs (9%) of isolates associated with relapse. The high contribution of re-infection to TB among HIV patients warrants further study to explore risk factors for TB exposure in the community.
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