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. 2014 Mar;52(3):781–789. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02701-13

TABLE 1.

Genes associated with drug resistance phenotypes in XDR-TB strains and PCR primers used for Sanger sequencinga

Drug resistance phenotype(s)b Primary gene and/or promoter associated with resistance in the literaturec PCR primer used to amplify gene/fragment for sequencing (5′ to 3′) Gene/fragment size, including primers (bp)
INHr katG CATGAACGACGTCGAAACAG 270
CTCTTCGTCAGCTCCCACTC
INHr inhA promoter AGAAAGGGATCCGTCATGGT 340
GTCACATTCGACGCCAAAC
RIFr rpoB CGTGGAGGCGATCACACCGCAGTT 215
AGTGCGACGGGTGCACGTCGCGGACCT
MOXr/OFXr gyrA GGTGCTCTATGAAATGTTCG 234
GCTTCGGTGTACCTCATCG
MOXr/OFXr gyrB CGATGTTCCAGGCGATACTT 163
ATCTTGTGGTAGCGCAGCTT
AMKr KANr CAPr rrs GTAATCGCAGATCAGCAACG 216
TTTTCGTGGTGCTCCTTAGAA
AMKr KANr CAPr eis promoter/eis AAATTCGTCGCTGATTCTCG 387
CGCGACGAAACTGAGACC
AMKr KANr CAPr tlyA GTCTCTGGCCGAACTCGAAG 1,000
ATTGTCGCCCAATACTTTTTCTAC
a

XDR-TB, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.

b

INH, isoniazid; RIF, rifampin; MOX, moxifloxacin; OFX, ofloxacin; AMK, amikacin; KAN, kanamycin; CAP, capreomycin.

c

Data sources are references 14, 15, and 16.