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. 2016 Jul 28;7:1139. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01139

Table 1.

Summary of studies on resistance to a single drug among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Iran.

Study Resistance to a single drug
Location Author Years Method No. of isolates tested INH RIF SM EMB
N % N % N % N %
Ardebil Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 65 2 3 4 6
Fars Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 40 2 5 5 12.5
Gilan Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 39 1 2.5 2 5
Golestan Javid et al., 2009 2008 PCR(b) 87 6 7 4 5
Agar proportion 45 4 9 6 13
Livani et al., 2011 MGIT 148 26 18 5 3
Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 47 3 6 2 4
Qom Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 61 3 5 3 5
Hormozgan Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 38 3 8 3 8
Nasiri et al., 2014 2010–2012 Agar proportion 48 3 6 2 4 4 8 2 4
Hamedan Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 21 1 5 2 10
Isfahan Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 42 5 12 3 7
Nasiri et al., 2014 2010–2012 Agar proportion 45 2 7 2 9 1 2 0 0
Moniri, 2001 1998–2009 Agar proportion 94 17 18 41 44 14 15 3 3
Khorasan Namaei et al., 2006 2001–2002 indirect proportion 105 1 1 27 26
Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 117 10 8.5 9 8
Sani et al., 2015 2012–2013 Agar proportion 100 7 7 7 7 9 9 3 3
Kermanshah Izadi et al., 2011 2006–2008 Agar proportion 14 8 57 6 43
Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 16 1 6 2 12.5
Nasiri et al., 2014 2010–2012 Agar proportion 15 4 26.6 3 20 3 20 3 20
Mohajeri et al., 2014 2011–2012 Agar proportion 112 18 16 16 14 25 22 15 13
Kermanshah Mohajeri et al., 2015 2011–2013 Agar proportion 125 35 28
Khozestan Khosravi et al., 2006 2001 PCR(c) 80 5 6 6 7.5
Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 119 7 6 3 2.5
Kerman Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 24 1 4 3 12.5
Kordestan Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 16 2 12.5 0 0
Lorestan Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 24 0 0 5 21
Mazandaran Pourhajibagher et al., 2012 2010–2011 PCR(d) 59 4(use of katG gene) 3(use of inhA gene) 7 5 1 2
Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 26 1 4 1 4
Babamahmoodi et al., 2014 LPA(e) 54 2 4 3 5.5 4 7
Markazi Taherahmadi et al., 2013 Agar proportion PCR-RFLP (f) 60 43 19 72 32
Farazi et al., 2013 2011–2012 Agar proportion 115 3 3 2 2 3 3 8 7
Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 15 3 20 3 20
Qazvin Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 10 1 10 0 0
Semnan Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 21 0 0 0 0
Zakerbostanabad et al., 2008 2005–2006 Agar proportion 91 28 31 4 4 23 25 8 9
Sistan va Balochestan Bahrmand et al., 2009 2005–2006 Agar proportion 286 78 27
Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 165 8 5 10 6
Nasiri et al., 2014 2010–2012 Agar proportion 59 5 8 3 5 8 13.5 3 5
Tehran Ostadzadeh et al., 2011 Agar proportion 50 25 50
Farnia et al., 2008a Agar proportion MGMT Both of them 60 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 30 0 0 50 4 3 29 7 5 48 3 5 28 5 8 47
Sheikholslami et al., 2011 Agar proportion PCR-SSCP(g) 74 17 10 23 13.5 7 4 9 5
Seyed-Davood Mansoori et al., 2003 1996–2000 Agar proportion 273 76 28 50 18.5 50 18.5 28 10
Bahrmand et al., 2000 1998–1999 Agar proportion 563 35 6 25 4 55 10 17 3
Mohammadi et al., 2002 1999–2000 MGIT Direct MGIT in Direct Agar proportion 15 10 10 7 67 67 47 11 11 8 73 73 53 5 6 7 33 40 47 5 5 5 33 33 33
Dinmohammadi et al., 2010 1999–2008 Agar proportion 90 52 58
Shamaei et al., 2009 2000–2003 Agar proportion 548 152 28 119 22 184 34 75 14
Merza et al., 2011 2000–2005 Agar proportion 1742 414 24 307 18 478 27 207 12
Mirsaeidi et al., 2007 2003–2004 Agar proportion 264 93 35 52 20 96 36 35 13
Marjani et al., 2012 2003–2008 Agar proportion 554 81 15 27 5 116 21 22 4
Varahram et al., 2014 2003–2011 Agar proportion and Allele specific PCR 4825 296 6
Farnia et al., 2008b 2006–2007 Agar proportion 258 9 3 3 1 7 3 1 0.4
Mohammadi, 2012 2006–2008 Agar proportion MAS-PCR(h) 90 37 29 41 32
Tasbiti et al., 2011 2006–2009 Agar proportion 1027 116 11 110 11 232 23 104 10
Taghavi et al., 2011 2008–2009 Agar proportion MAS-PCR(i) 96 56 43 58 45
Ali et al., 2014 2009–2011 Agar proportion PCR-SSCP 103 12 5 12 5 9 4 9 4
Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 324 20 6 26 8
Derakhshani Nezhad et al., 2012 2010–2011 Agar proportion Allele-specific PCR 106 36 13 34 28
Tahmasebi et al., 2012 2010–2011 Agar proportion 97 68 70 63 65 28 29 47 48
Bahrami et al., 2013 2010–2012 Agar proportion 176 48 27
Nasiri et al., 2014 2010–2012 Agar proportion 85 6 7 7 8 14 16 6 7
Sheikh Ghomi et al., 2014 2012–2013 Agar proportion and Multiplex PCR 83 35 42 47 56
Tabriz Zamanlou et al., 2009 2005–2007 Agar proportion 50 25 50
Rafi et al., 2009 Agar proportion 90 6 7 3 3 17 19
Moadab and Rafi, 2006 1999–2003 Agar proportion 90 7 8 2 2 17 19
Asgharzadeh et al., 2007 Agar proportion MAS-PCR(j) 120 13 11 12 10 27 22.5 4 10 3 8
Roshdi and Moadab, 2009 Agar proportion 103 2 2 0 0 8 8 0 0
Varshochi et al., 2006 2003–2004 Agar proportion 90 20 22 9 10 28 31 5 5.5
Hassan Heidarnejad and Nagili, 2001 Agar proportion 155 12 8 1 1 20 13 0 0
Asgharzadeh et al., 2014 Agar proportion 120 13 11 12 10 27 22.5 4 3
Yazd Velayati et al., 2014 2010–2011 PCR(a) 12 0 0 1 8
Tehran-Arak Taheri et al., 2013 Agar proportion 40 20 50
Tehran–Alborz-Sistan va Blochestan-Hormozgan-Kermanshah Haeili et al., 2013 2010–2012 Agar proportion 291 4 1 2 1 21 7 2 1
Tehran-Zabol-Kermanshah-Mashad-Tabriz Bostanabad et al., 2011 2007–2008 Agar proportion 163 42 26 38 23 38 23 12 7
Unknown Moaddab et al., 2011 Agar proportion and MIC 50 25 50

(a): Multiplex-PCR assay for detection of mutations in RRDR(Rifampin resistance determinant region), and PCR assay for detection of mutations in IRDR (Isoniazid resistance determinant region) of katG, inhA.

(b): PCR assay for detection of mutations in RRDR of rpoB and IRDRof katG and inhA.

(c): PCR assay for detection of mutations in RRDR of rpoB and IRDR of katG.

(d): PCR assay for detection of mutations in RRDR of rpoB and IRDR of katG and inhA.

(e): Line Probe Assay.

(f): PCR-RFLP assay for detection of mutations in ERDR (Ethambotol resistance determinant region) of embB.

(g): PCR-SSCP assay for detection of mutations in RRDR of rpoB, ahpC and IRDR of katG, inhA.

(h): Mass-PCR assay for detection of mutations in RRDR of rpoB.

(i): Mass-PCR assay for detection of mutations in IRDR of katG.

(j): MAS-PCR assay for detection of mutations in ERDR of embB.

MGIT, Mycobacterium growth indicator tube; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; MGMT, malachite green microtube.