Estudo fenotípico e molecular de micobacterias de crescimento rápido de interesse em Saúde Pública / Phenotypic and molecular study of mycobacteria fast-growing interest in public health

AUTOR(ES)

Artemir Coelho de Brito

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Mycobacterium chelonae-M. abscessus and Mycobacterium fortuitum-M. peregrinum complexes are composed by bacterial species characterized by rapid grow and considered as potential pathogens. These microorganisms are ubiquitous in the environment, resistant to water treatment such as standard chlorination and are able to replicate even at poor nutrient conditions. They are related to lung and extralung infections in immune-compromised patients or those submitted to invasive surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to confirm the identification of Mycobacterium chelonae - M. abscessus and Mycobacterium fortuitum - M. peregrinum complexes, isolated from biological samples considering one or two repetitions if samples are originated from sterile or non-sterile site respectively. Phenotypic tests and molecular methods, PRA-hsp65 and rpoB gene sequencing, were applied to identify 38 strains previously isolated. Results demonstrated that available phenotypic tests did not allow the identification of all described fast growing Mycobacterium. The PRA of hsp65 gene confirmed the identification of 63% of the Mycobacterium studied, and demonstrated the band pattern shared by M. abscessus 2, M. bolletii and M. massiliensis. The rpoB gene sequencing confirmed the identification of the species cited. Our results demonstrated that PRA-hsp65 and rpoB gene sequencing are useful tools to provide a more accurate species identification of mycobacteria. The use of such techniques would be considered in reference laboratories to identify fast growing Mycobacterium species since they are considered emerging pathogens implicated in outbreaks and isolated from a patient in reference centers for treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis.

ASSUNTO(S)

rpob rpob sequenciamento lung infection micobacterias de crescimento rápido fast growing mycobacterium pra hsp 65 infecção pulmonar pra hsp65 sequencing

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