Genetic Mutations Associated with Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Mongolia
Erdenegerel Narmandakh, Oyuntuya Tumenbayar, Tsetsegtuya Borolzoi, Baasansuren Erkhembayar, Tsolmon Boldoo, Naranzul Dambaa, Buyankhishig Burneebaatar, Naranbat Nymadawa, Satoshi Mitarai, Sarantuya Jav, Chen‐Yuan Chiang
Abstract
Globally, mutations in the katG gene account for the majority of isoniazid-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Buyankhishig et al. analyzed a limited number of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Mongolia and found that isoniazid resistance was mainly attributable to inhA mutations (B. Buyankhishig, T. Oyuntuya, B. Tserelmaa, J. Sarantuya, et al., Int J Mycobacteriol 1:40–44, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2012.01.007 ).
Topics & Concepts
IsoniazidINHAMycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosisMicrobiologyVirologyBiologyGeneticsMedicinePathologyTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMycobacterium research and diagnosisDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis