Molecular Epidemiology of Isoniazid-resistant M tuberculosis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Walsh K, Lee M, Chaguza C, Pamphile W, Royal G, Escuyer V, Pape J, Fitzgerald D, Cohen T, Ocheretina O. Molecular Epidemiology of Isoniazid-resistant M tuberculosis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae421. PMID: 39119477, PMCID: PMC11306977, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCulture-positive pulmonary tuberculosisIsoniazid-resistant isolatesHR-TBIsoniazid-resistant M. tuberculosisPulmonary tuberculosisIsoniazid resistanceMutations associated with INH resistanceTransmission clustersGenoType MTBDRplus assayINH-resistant isolatesIsoniazid-susceptible isolatesPhenotypic isoniazid resistanceRifampin-susceptible tuberculosisSingle nucleotide polymorphism distancesMolecular epidemiologyAssociated with poor treatment outcomesWhole-genome sequencingM. tuberculosisPutative transmission clustersPoor treatment outcomesMTBDRplus assayGenoType MTBDRplusCulture-based testsINH resistanceTuberculosis clinic