cover
Contact Name
Kuntaman
Contact Email
jcmidpamki@gmail.com
Phone
+6281337051550
Journal Mail Official
jcmidpamki@gmail.com
Editorial Address
Departemen Mikrobiologi, Fakultas Kedoteran Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Prof. Dr. Moestopo 47 Surabaya 60286
Location
Kota surabaya,
Jawa timur
INDONESIA
Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
ISSN : -     EISSN : 28089405     DOI : https://doi.org/10.51559/jcmid
Core Subject : Science,
Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; peer-reviewed journal aiming to communicate high-quality research articles, reviews, and general articles in the field. JCMID publishes articles that encompass basic research/clinical studies related to microbiology and infectious disease. The Journal aims to bridge and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of medical scholarship and encourage a vigorous dialogue between medical scholars and practitioners.
Articles 51 Documents
Molecular characteristics of the gyrA gene among rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates Aquaresta, Febriana; Kuntaman, Kuntaman; Dewi, Lisa; Syaiful, Irbasmantini
Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): Available online : 1 June 2025
Publisher : Indonesian Society for Clinical Microbiology (Perhimpunan Dokter Spesialis Mikrobiologi Klinik Indonesia)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51559/jcmid.v5i1.96

Abstract

Background: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health threat, especially during this pandemic. Meanwhile, fluoroquinolone is used as a second-line multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) treatment since this drug was previously prescribed for respiratory, urinary, and genital tract infections. However, unregulated and excessive use of fluoroquinolones leads to resistance. Methods: The design of this study is a descriptive observational study with a cross sectional approach. This study aims to determine the pattern of gyrA gene mutation in fluoroquinolone resistance among rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sumatra, Indonesia. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were stored in the Palembang Health Center Laboratory as the referral laboratory in Sumatra from January to December 2020. Out of the 233 isolates that were tested phenotypically by BACTEC MGIT, 8 isolates of fluoroquinolone resistance (ofloxacin or moxifloxacin or both) were obtained and sequenced using an ABI PRISM 3730XL analyzer for Single Nucleotide Polymorphism analysis (SNP). Results: Among the six fluoroquinolone-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates, the gyrA mutations were identified in 5/6 isolates (84%), A90V (34%), D94A (16%), and D94G (34%), while 1/6 isolates (16%) had no mutation in gyrA gene among Mycobacterium tuberculosis that were fluoroquinolone resistance. Conclusion: The gyrA gene mutation in fluoroquinolone resistance among rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis was commonly present in codon 90 (2/6 isolates =32%) and 94 (3/6 isolates=68%).