Molecular characterisation of multi-drug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Malaysia

The rapid identification of resistance to primary anti-tuberculous agents is essential for the efficient treatment and control of multidrug resistant (MDR) Mycobacteria tuberculosis (MTB) strains. It is known that resistance to rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) is a key factor in determining t...

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Main Author: Aziz, Zirwatul Adilah
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spelling my-mmu-ep.55312014-05-20T05:46:13Z Molecular characterisation of multi-drug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Malaysia 2012-05 Aziz, Zirwatul Adilah T Technology (General) The rapid identification of resistance to primary anti-tuberculous agents is essential for the efficient treatment and control of multidrug resistant (MDR) Mycobacteria tuberculosis (MTB) strains. It is known that resistance to rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) is a key factor in determining the effectiveness of the currently recommended standard treatment regimens. In this study, three loci associated with drug resistance were selected for characterization; they were rpoB (RIF), katG and inhA (INH). A total of 129 sequential isolates of M. tuberculosis were found to be both RIF and INH resistant (MDR) by conventional microbiological testing were screened for mutations associated with resistance to these drugs based on PCR amplification and followed by two molecular methods, sequence and restriction analysis. 2012-05 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/5531/ http://library.mmu.edu.my/diglib/onlinedb/dig_lib.php masters Multimedia University Faculty of Information Science and Technology
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Aziz, Zirwatul Adilah
Molecular characterisation of multi-drug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Malaysia
description The rapid identification of resistance to primary anti-tuberculous agents is essential for the efficient treatment and control of multidrug resistant (MDR) Mycobacteria tuberculosis (MTB) strains. It is known that resistance to rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) is a key factor in determining the effectiveness of the currently recommended standard treatment regimens. In this study, three loci associated with drug resistance were selected for characterization; they were rpoB (RIF), katG and inhA (INH). A total of 129 sequential isolates of M. tuberculosis were found to be both RIF and INH resistant (MDR) by conventional microbiological testing were screened for mutations associated with resistance to these drugs based on PCR amplification and followed by two molecular methods, sequence and restriction analysis.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Aziz, Zirwatul Adilah
author_facet Aziz, Zirwatul Adilah
author_sort Aziz, Zirwatul Adilah
title Molecular characterisation of multi-drug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_short Molecular characterisation of multi-drug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_full Molecular characterisation of multi-drug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_fullStr Molecular characterisation of multi-drug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Molecular characterisation of multi-drug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_sort molecular characterisation of multi-drug resistant isolates of mycobacterium tuberculosis in malaysia
granting_institution Multimedia University
granting_department Faculty of Information Science and Technology
publishDate 2012
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