Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Sicily, Italy: what has changed after a decade?

Background We aimed to investigate the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates in the province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, by characterizing 183 isolates identified in the years 2004-2012. A comparison with 104 MTBC strains identified in the same geographic area in the years 1994-2000 was also carried out.Methods One hundred eighty-three MTBC isolates identified in Palermo, Italy, in the years 2004-2012 were analyzed by spoligotyping and the 24 mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit (MIRU)-variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) method typing. Susceptibility testing to streptomycin, isoniazid, rifampin and ethambutol was also performed. Furthermore, the spoligotyping dataset obtained from 104 MTBC isolates identified from 1994 to 2000 was reanalyzed. Distribution into lineages and clustering of isolates in the two periods was compared.Results One hundred seventy-seven out of the 183 isolates of MTBC submitted to molecular typing were fully characterized. Of these, 108 were from Italian-born and 69 from foreign-born individuals. Eleven different lineages and 35 families-subfamilies were identified with the most represented lineages being Haarlem (26.5%), T (19.2%), LAM (13.6%) and S (8.5%). Except for the Haarlem lineage, where isolates from foreign-born patients were overrepresented, the distribution of isolates in the families belonging to the Euro-American clone reflected the proportions of the two subpopulations. A total of 27 (15.2%) strains were clustered and three clusters were mixed. Approximately 25% of the 183 MTBC isolates under study proved to be resistant to at least one antiTB drug, with only three isolates categorized as multidrug resistant (MDR). When MTBC isolates identified in the years 1994\ubf2000 were reanalyzed, lineages T (30.8%), LAM (29.8%), Haarlem (16.3%) and S (13.5%) proved to be predominant. No MTBC isolates belonging to CAM, U, CAS, Turkish and Ural lineages were identified.Conclusions A wide heterogeneity was detected among the MTBC strains isolated in the years 2004\ubf2012. Six lineages were not present among the isolates of the period 1994\ubf2000. Comparison between distribution of lineages in the two consecutive periods depicts rapid and deep changes in the TB epidemiology in Palermo, Italy. An universal and continued laboratory-based surveillance of TB in Sicily is required

Impact of pre-analytical factors on mycobacterium cultures contaminations rates in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Introduction: for a high quality level diagnosis, mycobacterium culture must comply with the pre-analytical and analytical conditions recommended by the WHO and the country National Tuberculosis Program (NTP). In this study, we determined whether temperature and duration of sputum storage were associated with culture contamination in Burkina Faso. Methods: sputa were collected in 5 districts labs in Burkina Faso. Temperature and duration of sputum storage were recorded. After the collection, sputa were decontaminated using Petroff modified method, and the pellet was inoculated on LJ media and LJ media supply with 2% sodium pyruvate. Risk of culture contamination associated with temperature and duration of sputum storage was measured by Chi2 test and logistic regression. Results: out of 404 specimens, 61% (246/404) were stored between 2 and 8°C, and 15% (61/404) were processed within three days. The global contamination rate was 24%, with only 8% for samples respecting WHO recommendations, up to 35% for others. Storage at room temperature was associated with a significantly higher risk of contamination compared to storage at 2-8°C (OR 2.24, p=0.001, IC 95%). Conclusion: the recommendations about the temperature and the duration of sputum storage before cultures are not completely respected. This leads to high contamination rate of mycobacterium culture. It will be necessary to take logistics measures in peripherals health services or to develop more selective medium for mycobacterium culture in low income countries

Why oral antiseptic mouth rinsing before sputum collection cannot reduce contamination rate of mycobacterial culture in Burkina-Faso

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis by culture in most resource-limited settings is hampered by high contamination rate varying up to 31%. Reduction of oral microorganism loads by mouth rinse with antiseptic before sputum collection showed a reduction of contamination. Moreover, knowing the characteristic of residual contaminant microorganisms would be an asset to understand contamination issues. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of mouth rinsing with chlorhexidine on mycobacteria culture contaminations and to characterize morphologically the residual contaminants. Methods: We consecutively included 158 patients in a TB center. Each of them supplied two sputa: The first before mouth rinse, and the second after 60sec of mouth rinsing with chlorhexidine (0.1%). Petroff method and Lowenstein-Jensen media were used for sputum decontamination and inoculation respectively. The contamination rates were compared, and the type of residual contaminants were characterized and compared. Results: The contamination rate did not differ before and after the mouth rinse (respectively 58/150 (39 %) vs 61/150 (41 %), p=0.7). The major residual contaminants were Gram positive spore forming bacteria (94%). Conclusion: Chlorhexidine mouth rinsing before sputum collection did not reduce mycobacterial culture contamination rate. This is probably due to spore forming bacteria, highlighted as major residual contaminants. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i1.3 Cite as: Kabore A, Tranchot-Diallo J, Sanou A, Hien H, Daneau G, Gomgnimbou MK, Meda N, Sangar\ue9 L. Why Oral antiseptic mouth rinsing before sputum collection cannot reduce contamination rate of mycobacterial culture in Burkina-Faso. Afri Health Sci. 2019;19(1): 1321-1328. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i1.

Microbead-based spoligotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Ziehl-Neelsen-stained microscopy preparations in Ethiopia

The worldwide dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has led to the study of their genetic diversity. One of the most used genotyping methods is spoligotyping, based on the detection of spacers in the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) locus. This study assessed the performance of a microbead-based spoligotyping assay using samples extracted from Ziehl-Neelsen-stained smear-microscopy preparations and described the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among new TB patients in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) in Ethiopia. Among the 91 samples analysed, 59 (64.8%) generated spoligotyping patterns. Fifty (84.7%) samples were classified into 12 clusters (mostly Lineage 4 or 3) comprising 2–11 samples and nine had unique spoligotyping patterns. Among the 59 spoligotyping patterns, 25 belonged to the T1 sublineage, 11 to the T3-ETH, 5 to the URAL, 4 to the H3 and 14 to other L4 sublineages. There was a remarkable variation in genetic distribution in SNNPR compared to other regions of the country. Microbead-based spoligotyping is an easy-to-perform, high-throughput assay that can generate genotyping information using material obtained from smear microscopy preparations. The method provides an opportunity to obtain data of the M. tuberculosis genetic epidemiology in settings with limited laboratory resources

Strain Classification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Brazil Based on Genotypes Obtained by Spoligotyping, Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Typing and the Presence of Large Sequence and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism

International audienceRio de Janeiro is endemic for tuberculosis (TB) and presents the second largest prevalence of the disease in Brazil. Here, we present the bacterial population structure of 218 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, derived from 186 patients that were diagnosed between January 2008 and December 2009. Genotypes were generated by means of spoligotyping, 24 MIRU-VNTR typing and presence of fbpC103, RDRio and RD174. The results confirmed earlier data that predominant genotypes in Rio de Janeiro are those of the Euro American Lineages (99%). However, we observed differences between the classification by spoligotyping when comparing to that of 24 MIRU-VNTR typing, being respectively 43.6% vs. 62.4% of LAM, 34.9% vs. 9.6% of T and 18.3% vs. 21.5% of Haarlem. Among isolates classified as LAM by MIRU typing, 28.0% did not present the characteristic spoligotype profile with absence of spacers 21 to 24 and 32 to 36 and we designated these conveniently as "LAM-like", 79.3% of these presenting the LAM-specific SNP fbpC103. The frequency of RDRio and RD174 in the LAM strains, as defined both by spoligotyping and 24 MIRU-VNTR loci, were respectively 11% and 15.4%, demonstrating that RD174 is not always a marker for LAM/RDRio strains. We conclude that, although spoligotyping alone is a tool for classification of strains of the Euro-American lineage, when combined with MIRU-VNTRs, SNPs and RD typing, it leads to a much better understanding of the bacterial population structure and phylogenetic relationships among strains of M. tuberculosis in regions with high incidence of TB

A Molecular Epidemiological and Genetic Diversity Study of Tuberculosis in Ibadan, Nnewi and Abuja, Nigeria

Background Nigeria has the tenth highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) among the 22 TB high-burden countries in the world. This study describes the biodiversity and epidemiology of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB in Ibadan, Nnewi and Abuja, using 409 DNAs extracted from culture positive TB isolates. Methodology/Principal Findings DNAs extracted from clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex were studied by spoligotyping and 24 VNTR typing. The Cameroon clade (CAM) was predominant followed by the M. africanum (West African 1) and T (mainly T2) clades. By using a smooth definition of clusters, 32 likely epi-linked clusters related to the Cameroon genotype family and 15 likely epi-linked clusters related to other “modern” genotypes were detected. Eight clusters concerned M. africanum West African 1. The recent transmission rate of TB was 38%. This large study shows that the recent transmission of TB in Nigeria is high, without major regional differences, with MDR-TB clusters. Improvement in the TB control programme is imperative to address the TB control problem in Nigeria

Genetic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates circulating in Abuja, Nigeria

WOS:000446783800001Objective: Nigeria ranks fourth among the high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. This study describes the prevalence of drug resistance and the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Abuja's Federal Capital Territory. Materials and methods: Two hundred and seventy-eight consecutive sputum samples were collected from adults with presumptive TB during 2013-2014. DNA was extracted from Lowenstein-Jensen cultures and analyzed for the identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria species, detection of drug resistance with line probe assays, and high-throughput spacer oligonucleotide typing (spoligotyping) using microbead-based hybridization. Results: Two hundred and two cultures were positive for M. tuberculosis complex, 24 negative, 38 contaminated, and 15 positive for nontuberculous mycobacteria. Five (2.5%)M. tuberculosis complex isolates were resistant to rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (multidrug resistant), nine (4.5%) to RIF alone, and 15 (7.4%) to isoniazid alone; two RIF-resistant isolates were also resistant to fluoroquinolones and ethambutol, and one multidrug resistant isolate was also resistant to ethambutol. Among the 180 isolates with spoligotyping results, 164 (91.1%) were classified as lineage 4 (Euro-American), 13 (7.2%) as lineage 5 (West African 1), two (1.1%) as lineage 2 (East Asia), and one (0.6%) as lineage 6 (West African 2). One hundred and fifty-six (86.7%) isolates were grouped in 17 clusters (2-108 isolates/cluster), of which 108 (60.0%) were grouped as L4.6.2/Cameroon (spoligotype international type 61). Conclusion: The description of drug resistance prevalence and genetic diversity of M tuberculosis in this study may be useful for improving TB control in Nigeria

New methods for diagnosis, control and surveillance of susceptible or multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in countries with high HIV co-infection : public Health applications

La tuberculose est une maladie ancienne et ré-émergente qui constitue un véritable problème de santé publique dans le monde. L’émergence de la tuberculose à souches de M. tuberculosis multirésistantes et ultrarésistantes aux antituberculeux en plus de la pandémie du VIH/Sida, représentent un défi majeur dans la lutte contre la tuberculose pour son contrôle et son élimination. Ce contrôle de la tuberculose nécessite des mesures en santé publique et au niveau de l’individu. Ces mesures concernent la disponibilité et l’accessibilité à des tests de diagnostic rapides, des traitements efficaces et des outils de surveillance et de contrôle.Nos travaux concernent la recherche, le développement et la validation de méthodes moléculaires multiplexées, souvent basées sur le polymorphisme des loci CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspersed Palindromic Repeats). Elles sont rapides, à haut débit, moins onéreuses et applicables pour la santé publique (transmission de la tuberculose sensible et multirésistante, évaluation des programmes nationaux de tuberculose) mais aussi pour un meilleur diagnostic dans l’intérêt du patient (antibiogramme moléculaire, identification infra-spécifique). C’est ainsi que nous avons développé et validé le spoligoriftyping (méthode de génotypage combiné à la détection moléculaire de la résistance de M. tuberculosis à la rifampicine), le “TB-SPRINT” (Spoligoriftyping plus la détection moléculaire de la résistance à l’isoniazide) et le sous-typage de M. africanum. Ces différentes méthodes, aux performances (sensibilité/spécificité) satisfaisantes (99/100% pour le spoligoriftyping, 95/100% en moyenne pour le “TB-SPRINT”) ont servi à des études d’épidémiologie moléculaire dans des pays comme le Pakistan, le Nigéria et le Brésil. D’autres travaux en cours portent sur le génotypage basé sur les CRISPR d’autres espèces (Salmonella enterica, Legionella pneumophila) et sur des études de génomique comparative. Nos tests, utilisés en routine, replacent le laboratoire au cœur de la lutte anti-tuberculeuse et permettront d’importantes avancées en Santé Publique et Microbiologie médicale et environnementale.Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern worldwide despite all the efforts to fight this disease. The emergence of multi drug and extensively drug resistant TB and the pandemic of HIV/AIDS constitute major threats and challenge for the TB control and eradication. TB control requires measures in public health and in individual level as accessibility to tests for early diagnostic, effective treatment and tools for tuberculosis surveillance and control.The goals of this work were research, development and validation of new molecular multiplexed methods based on polymorphism of the CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspersed Palindromic Repeats) loci and single nucleotides polymorphisms. These methods are rapid, high throughput, cheap and can be applied both for public health purposes (transmission of susceptible and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, evaluation of national TB programs) as for interest of TB patient (drug resistance testing, infra-specific identification). Thus we developed spoligoriftyping and “TB-SPRINT” tests that allow genotyping and rifampicin or rifampicin and isoniazide resistance detection. Another test was developed for subtyping of M. africanum. All these methods had high performances (sensitivity/specificity), 99/100% for the spoligoriftyping and about 95/100% for the “TB-SPRINT” and were applied for molecular epidemiology studies of countries as Nigeria, Brazil and Pakistan. Other ongoing work and developments of genotyping methods are the spoligotyping of L. pneumophila and S. enterica and comparative genomics projects.Used in routine, our methods may play key roles in TB control and would allow important advances in Public Health, in medical and environmental Microbiology

Nouvelles méthodes de diagnostic, de contrôle et de surveillance de la tuberculose à bacilles sensibles ou multirésistants dans les pays à forte co-infection au VIH (Applications en Santé Publique.)

La tuberculose est une maladie ancienne et ré-émergente qui constitue un véritable problème de santé publique dans le monde. L émergence de la tuberculose à souches de M. tuberculosis multirésistantes et ultrarésistantes aux antituberculeux en plus de la pandémie du VIH/Sida, représentent un défi majeur dans la lutte contre la tuberculose pour son contrôle et son élimination. Ce contrôle de la tuberculose nécessite des mesures en santé publique et au niveau de l individu. Ces mesures concernent la disponibilité et l accessibilité à des tests de diagnostic rapides, des traitements efficaces et des outils de surveillance et de contrôle.Nos travaux concernent la recherche, le développement et la validation de méthodes moléculaires multiplexées, souvent basées sur le polymorphisme des loci CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspersed Palindromic Repeats). Elles sont rapides, à haut débit, moins onéreuses et applicables pour la santé publique (transmission de la tuberculose sensible et multirésistante, évaluation des programmes nationaux de tuberculose) mais aussi pour un meilleur diagnostic dans l intérêt du patient (antibiogramme moléculaire, identification infra-spécifique). C est ainsi que nous avons développé et validé le spoligoriftyping (méthode de génotypage combiné à la détection moléculaire de la résistance de M. tuberculosis à la rifampicine), le TB-SPRINT (Spoligoriftyping plus la détection moléculaire de la résistance à l isoniazide) et le sous-typage de M. africanum. Ces différentes méthodes, aux performances (sensibilité/spécificité) satisfaisantes (99/100% pour le spoligoriftyping, 95/100% en moyenne pour le TB-SPRINT ) ont servi à des études d épidémiologie moléculaire dans des pays comme le Pakistan, le Nigéria et le Brésil. D autres travaux en cours portent sur le génotypage basé sur les CRISPR d autres espèces (Salmonella enterica, Legionella pneumophila) et sur des études de génomique comparative. Nos tests, utilisés en routine, replacent le laboratoire au cœur de la lutte anti-tuberculeuse et permettront d importantes avancées en Santé Publique et Microbiologie médicale et environnementale.Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern worldwide despite all the efforts to fight this disease. The emergence of multi drug and extensively drug resistant TB and the pandemic of HIV/AIDS constitute major threats and challenge for the TB control and eradication. TB control requires measures in public health and in individual level as accessibility to tests for early diagnostic, effective treatment and tools for tuberculosis surveillance and control.The goals of this work were research, development and validation of new molecular multiplexed methods based on polymorphism of the CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspersed Palindromic Repeats) loci and single nucleotides polymorphisms. These methods are rapid, high throughput, cheap and can be applied both for public health purposes (transmission of susceptible and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, evaluation of national TB programs) as for interest of TB patient (drug resistance testing, infra-specific identification). Thus we developed spoligoriftyping and TB-SPRINT tests that allow genotyping and rifampicin or rifampicin and isoniazide resistance detection. Another test was developed for subtyping of M. africanum. All these methods had high performances (sensitivity/specificity), 99/100% for the spoligoriftyping and about 95/100% for the TB-SPRINT and were applied for molecular epidemiology studies of countries as Nigeria, Brazil and Pakistan. Other ongoing work and developments of genotyping methods are the spoligotyping of L. pneumophila and S. enterica and comparative genomics projects.Used in routine, our methods may play key roles in TB control and would allow important advances in Public Health, in medical and environmental Microbiology.PARIS11-SCD-Bib. électronique (914719901) / SudocSudocFranceF

E-DNA Sensor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Based on Electrochemical Assembly of Nanomaterials (MWCNTs/PPy/PAMAM).

International audienceTwo-step electrochemical patterning methods have been employed to elaborate composite nanomaterials formed with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) coated with polypyrrole (PPy) and redox PAMAM dendrimers. The nanomaterial has been demonstrated as a molecular transducer for electrochemical DNA detection. The nanocomposite MWCNTs-PPy has been formed by wrapping the PPy film on MWCNTs during electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole on the gold electrode. The MWCNTs-PPy layer was modified with PAMAM dendrimers of fourth generation (PAMAM G4) with covalent bonding by electro-oxidation method. Ferrocenyl groups were then attached to the surface as a redox marker. The electrochemical properties of the nanomaterial (MWCNTs-PPy-PAMAM-Fc) were studied using both square wave voltammetry and cyclic voltammetry to demonstrate efficient electron transfer. The nanomaterial shows high performance in the electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization leading to a variation in the electrochemical signal of ferrocene with a detection limit of 0.3 fM. Furthermore, the biosensor demonstrates ability for sensing DNA of rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in real PCR samples. Developed biosensor was suitable for detection of sequences with a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) T (TCG/TTG), responsible for resistance of M. tuberculosis to rifampicin drug, and discriminating them from wild-type samples without such mutation. This shows potential of such systems for further application in pathogens diagnostic and therapeutic purpose