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  • 1Laboratorio de Investigación de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.

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Microscopic-Observation Drug Susceptibility (MODS) testing accreditation proved valid for tuberculosis diagnostics. High concordance between MODS and molecular testing for rifampicin and isoniazid ensures reliable quality-assured service implementation.

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Area of Science:

  • Clinical microbiology
  • Infectious disease diagnostics
  • Laboratory quality assurance

Background:

  • Limited focus on technical aspects for quality-assured implementation of new tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) diagnostics.
  • Development of a laboratory accreditation process for the Microscopic-Observation Drug Susceptibility (MODS) methodology in Peru.
  • Utilizing an expert reference laboratory (UPCH) as the standard for accrediting implementing laboratories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the validity of a MODS-based accreditation process.
  • To assess the concordance of MODS drug susceptibility testing (DST) with molecular testing methods.
  • To ensure high-performance standards for patient care in routine TB diagnostics.

Main Methods:

  • Head-to-head comparison of MODS DST results from Peruvian regional laboratories and an expert laboratory (UPCH).
  • Comparison of MODS DST results with GenoType® MTBDRplus molecular testing.
  • Evaluation of phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (RMP and INH) concordance.

Main Results:

  • High concordance between MODS and GenoType MTBDRplus for rifampicin (RMP) DST (97.1%-97.9%).
  • Significant concordance between MODS and GenoType MTBDRplus for isoniazid (INH) DST (94.6%-95.7%).
  • Consistent high performance across implementing laboratories and the expert reference laboratory.

Conclusions:

  • The MODS-based accreditation process is valid for ensuring quality-assured TB diagnostics.
  • High concordance between MODS and molecular methods (MTBDRplus) supports their use in accreditation.
  • Rapid diagnostic methods can serve as reliable reference standards for laboratory accreditation.