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. 2022 Nov 28:15:6853-6861.
doi: 10.2147/IDR.S386863. eCollection 2022.

rpoB Mutations are Associated with Variable Levels of Rifampin and Rifabutin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Ma-Chao Li #  1 , Xiao-Yue Wang #  1 , Tong-Yang Xiao #  2 , Shi-Qiang Lin  3 , Hai-Can Liu  1 , Cheng Qian  4 , Da Xu  1 , Gui-Lian Li  1 , Xiu-Qin Zhao  1 , Zhi-Guang Liu  1 , Li-Li Zhao  1 , Kang-Lin Wan  1
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rpoB Mutations are Associated with Variable Levels of Rifampin and Rifabutin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Ma-Chao Li et al. Infect Drug Resist. .

Abstract

Objective: To assess the relationship between the variant rpoB mutations and the degree of rifampin (RIF)/rifabutin (RFB) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis).

Methods: We analyzed the whole rpoB gene in 177 M. tuberculosis clinical isolates and quantified their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) using microplate-based assays.

Results: The results revealed that of the 177 isolates, 116 were resistant to both RIF and RFB. There were 38 mutated patterns within the sequenced whole rpoB gene of the 120 isolates. Statistical analysis indicated that mutations, S450L, H445D, H445Y, and H445R, were associated with RIF and RFB resistance. Of these mutations, S450L, H445D, and H445Y were associated with high-level RIF and RFB MIC. H445R was associated with high-level RIF MIC, but not high-level RFB MIC. D435V and L452P were associated with only RIF, but not RFB resistance. Q432K and Q432L were associated with high-level RFB MIC. Several single mutations without statistical association with rifamycin resistance, such as V170F, occurred exclusively in low-level RIF but high-level RFB resistant isolates. Additionally, although cross-resistance to RIF and RFB is common, 21 RIF-resistant/RFB-susceptible isolates were identified.

Conclusion: This study highlighted the complexity of rifamycin resistance. Identification of the rpoB polymorphism will be helpful to diagnose the RIF-resistant tuberculosis that has the potential to benefit from a treatment regimen including RFB.

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; mutation; rifabutin resistance; rifampin resistance.

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All authors have no competing interests to report in this work.

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