HIV coinfection is associated with low fitness rpoB variants in rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Loiseau, Chloé; Brites, Daniela; Reinhard, Miriam; Zürcher, Kathrin; Borrell, Sonia; Ballif, Marie; Fenner, Lukas; Cox, Helen; Rutaihwa, Liliana K; Wilkinson, Robert J; Yotebieng, Marcel; Carter, E Jane; Abimiku, Alash'le; Marcy, Olivier; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Avihingsanon, Anchalee; Zetola, Nicola; Doulla, Basra; Böttger, Erik C; Egger, Matthias; ... (2020). HIV coinfection is associated with low fitness rpoB variants in rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 64(10), e00782-20. American Society for Microbiology 10.1128/AAC.00782-20

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We analysed 312 drug-resistant genomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) collected from HIV coinfected and HIV negative TB patients from nine countries with a high tuberculosis burden. We found that rifampicin-resistant Mtb strains isolated from HIV coinfected patients carried disproportionally more resistance-conferring mutations in rpoB that are associated with a low fitness in the absence of the drug, suggesting these low fitness rpoB variants can thrive in the context of reduced host immunity.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

UniBE Contributor:

Zürcher, Kathrin, Ballif, Marie, Fenner, Lukas, Egger, Matthias

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

0066-4804

Publisher:

American Society for Microbiology

Funders:

[4] Swiss National Science Foundation

Language:

English

Submitter:

Andrea Flükiger-Flückiger

Date Deposited:

11 Aug 2020 18:53

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:39

Publisher DOI:

10.1128/AAC.00782-20

PubMed ID:

32718966

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.145586

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/145586

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