操作化针对性下一代测序用于常规诊断耐药结核病
Public health action
|June 26, 2023
概括
目标下一代测序 (tNGS) 是一种可行且准确的方法,用于快速检测Mycobacterium tuberculosis的耐药性,为表型药物敏感性测试 (pDST) 提供了潜在的替代方案. 这项研究探讨了其在公共卫生实验室中的实施.
科学领域:
- 临床微生物学 临床微生物学
- 基因组测序是一种基因组测序.
- 公共卫生诊断 公共卫生诊断
背景情况:
- 对Mycobacterium tuberculosis进行表型药物敏感性测试 (pDST) 是耗时的 (长达8周).
- 传统的分子测试提供了有限的检测耐药性突变.
- 目标下一代测序 (tNGS) 提供了一个快速,全面的药物耐药性预测的机会.
研究的目的:
- 评估实施针对性下一代测序 (tNGS) 针对Mycobacterium tuberculosis耐药性测试的运营可行性.
- 在印度孟买的一个公共卫生实验室环境中,比较tNGS与传统方法的性能.
主要方法:
- 来自Xpert MTB阳性患者的肺样本使用常规方法和tNGS进行了分析.
- 研究小组记录了运营和后勤实施经验.
- 进行了实验室工作流集成和协议优化.
主要成果:
- 在大多数药物耐药性预测中,tNGS和pDST之间观察到很高的一致性,tNGS的整体准确性更高.
- 尽管整合,但样品分批导致延长周转时间 (最快24天).
- 手动DNA提取带来了效率低下,需要协议优化;对突变分析和报告解释需要技术专业知识. 对于tNGS,每个样本的成本为230美元,而对于pDST则为119美元.
结论:
- 目标下一代测序 (tNGS) 在操作上是可行的,可以在参考实验室中实施.
- tNGS提供药物耐药性的快速识别,将其定位为现型药物敏感性测试 (pDST) 的可行替代方案.
- 需要进一步优化,以解决周转时间和成本效益问题.
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