Evaluation of a line probe assay kit for characterization of rpoB mutations in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from New York City

J Clin Microbiol. 1997 May;35(5):1281-3. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1281-1283.1997.

Abstract

A commercial line probe assay kit (Inno-LiPA Rif.TB) for rapid identification of mutations in the rpoB gene associated with rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis was evaluated with a collection of 51 rifampin-resistant strains. Nine distinct rpoB mutations were identified. Concordances with automated sequence results for five wild-type kit probes and four probes for specific mutations were 94.1 and 100%, respectively. Overall concordance of the line probe assay kit with phenotypic rifampin susceptibility testing results was 90.2%.

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular / pharmacology*
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / genetics*
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Probe Techniques
  • Mutation
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • New York City / epidemiology
  • Rifampin / pharmacology*
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antitubercular
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
  • RNA polymerase beta subunit
  • Rifampin