Genetic diversity and drug susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a city with a high prevalence of drug resistant tuberculosis from Southeast of Mexico.

Background: Mexico is on the top five countries with the highest number of TB cases in America continent, nevertheless, information about genotypes circulating is practically unknown. Considering the above this study aims to characterize the genetic diversity of TB in the city of Veracruz, México.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among positive smear samples from patients living in Veracruz City, samples were cultured, and first-line drug profiles determined.

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Affect Susceptibility to Tuberculosis in Mexican Population from the State of Veracruz.

Tuberculosis is still a global public health problem, with an estimated 10 million new cases and 1.6 million deaths in 2017. Of all humans infected with , only 10-15% will develop active tuberculosis disease during their lifetime, and data suggest that along with environmental factors, genetic factors influence susceptibility to develop active disease.

Genetic diversity of drug and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in Veracruz, Mexico.

Background: Mexico is one of the most important contributors of drug and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Latin America; however, knowledge of the genetic diversity of drug-resistant tuberculosis isolates is limited.

Methods: In this study, the genetic structure of 112 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from the southeastern Mexico was determined by spoligotyping and 24-loci MIRU-VNTRs.

Findings: The results show eight major lineages, the most of which was T1 (24%), followed by LAM (16%) and H (15%).

A first insight into the genetic diversity of in Veracruz, Mexico.

Objective/background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most important infectious diseases. Although Mexico is one of the Latin American countries with the largest contribution to these statistics, there are few reports that describe the genotypic characteristics of TB. The aim of this study was to use the MIRU-VNTR-24 loci to analyze the genetic diversity of M.

Characterization of pncA gene mutations in pyrazinamide-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Mexico.

Numerous studies have linked mutations in the pncA gene with resistance to pyrazinamide (Z) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, variations in these mutations are specific to the country of origin of the isolate. The aim of this study was to characterize changes in pncA gene sequence in isolates of M.