Diagnostic capacities for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the World Health Organization European region: action is needed by all member states
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Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently revised its guidelines for rapid diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to investigate if TB reference diagnostic services are prepared to support these revisions. An online survey was performed among 44 TB National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) in the WHO European Region. Questions addressed the use of WHO-recommended molecular techniques for the diagnosis of drug-resistant TB, the techniques applied to investigate antimicrobial resistance, and questions on quality assurance. Among 35 of 44 (80%) participating NRLs, 29 of 35 (83%) reported using the GeneXpert platform as the initial test to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and rifampicin resistance. Five laboratories reported using another WHO-recommended, moderate-complexity, automated nucleic acid amplification test for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid. Most (32 of 35; 91%) NRLs reported the capacity to test second-line drugs that have been in clinical use for many years (fluoroquinolones, linezolid, and injectable agents). Only 23 of 35 (66%) and 21 of 35 (60%) NRLs reported the capacity to test bedaquiline and clofazimine. Further efforts will be needed to improve the availability of quality-controlled testing against WHO Group A and Group B drugs. Earlier considerations on the scale-up of diagnostic capacities should be enforced as part of future approval processes for new antimycobacterial agents.
Date Issued
2022-11
Date Acceptance
2022-07-27
Citation
The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 2022, 24 (11), pp.1189-1194
ISSN
1525-1578
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1189
End Page
1194
Journal / Book Title
The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
Volume
24
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
© 2022 Association for Molecular Pathology and American Society for Investigative Pathology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35964846
PII: S1525-1578(22)00219-7
Subjects
Humans
Rifampin
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
World Health Organization
Linezolid
Antitubercular Agents
European Laboratory Initiative on TB, HIV and Viral Hepatitis
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
Rifampin
Antitubercular Agents
World Health Organization
Linezolid
Pathology
1108 Medical Microbiology
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2022-08-11