A comparative analysis of molecular genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, Division of Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), both situated in New Delhi.

Objectives

We aimed to identify the distribution of various genotypes of M. tuberculosis among HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients suspected of having Tuberculosis, seen at the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, which is a tertiary care dedicated TB hospital.

Patients and methods

Genotyping by Spoligotyping and 24 loci MIRU-VNTR was performed and analyzed using SITVITWEB and MIRU-VNTRplus. Drug susceptibility patterns were also analyzed.

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SUBMITTER: Singh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9597297 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature