Catalase expression, katG, and MIC of isoniazid for Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from São Paulo, Brazil.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
The MIC of isoniazid, peroxidase-catalase expression, and the presence of the katG gene for 102 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients in São Paulo were compared. Fifty-three isoniazid-resistant and 49 isoniazid-sensitive isolates were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of katG sequences. All isoniazid-sensitive and 43 (81%) isoniazid-resistant isolates expressed catalase (P = .001). None of isoniazid-sensitive and 4 (7%) of 53 isoniazid-resistant isolates lacked katG sequences. Among 6 isolates with MICs > 50 micrograms/mL, 5 (83%) did not express catalase and 2 lacked katG sequences; only 1 had complete gene deletion shown by Southern blot analysis. These findings indicate a correlation between loss of catalase and isoniazid resistance among highly resistant isolates, but these isolates were a small proportion of resistant clinical M. tuberculosis isolates from São Paulo.
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Proteins
- Catalase
- Isoniazid
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Peroxidases