Research Article

Rapid Detection of Rifampicin and Isoniazid Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using Genotype MTBDRplus Assay in Nepal

Table 6

Multiple mutations observed using Genotype MTBDRplus assay.

LPA probesMutation sitesMutation detectedNumber of isolates (%)

rpoB All RIFr isolates ()
 WT 3, 4, MUT1513–518D516V 5 (14.7)
 WT8, MUT 3530–533S531L 16 (47.1)
 WT 8, MUT1531, 533D516V 1 (1.9)
 WT 1, 6, 7, 8505–509, 518–533 1 (1.9)
 WT 6, 7, 8518–533 1 (1.9)
 WT 3, 4513–518 1 (1.9)
 WT 2, 3510–516 1 (1.9)
katG All INHr isolates ()
 WT, MUT1315315 (S315T1) 29 (90.6)
 WT, MUT 2315315 (S315T2) 1 (3.1)
inhA All INHr isolates ()
 WT1, MUT1−15, −16C15T 1 (3.1)