Title
1-Year Incidence of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease Among Household Contacts of Rifampin- and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Date Issued
15 September 2023
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Krishnan S.
Wu X.
Kim S.
McIntire K.
Naini L.
Hughes M.D.
Dawson R.
Mave V.
Mave V.
Gaikwad S.
Sanchez J.
Mendoza-Ticona A.
Comins K.
Shenje J.
Fontain S.N.
Omozoarhe A.
Mohapi L.
Lalloo U.G.
Garcia Ferreira A.C.
Mugah C.
Harrington M.
Shah N.S.
Hesseling A.C.
Churchyard G.
Churchyard G.
Churchyard G.
Swindells S.
Gupta A.
Gupta A.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Frontier Science & Technology Research Foundation, Inc.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
University of Cape Town Lung Institute
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College
Centro de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, Biomédicas y Medioambientales
TASK Applied Science
Asociació n Civil Impacta Salud y Educació n
TASK Applied Science
South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative
Groupe d’étude Haïtien sur le Sarcome de Kaposi et les Infections Opportunistes
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Durban University of Technology
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI)
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Treatment Action Group
Rollins School of Public Health
Stellenbosch University
The Aurum Institute
Wits School of Public Health
South African Medical Research Council
Infectious Diseases Division
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College
Abstract
Background. Tuberculosis infection (TBI) and TB disease (TBD) incidence remains poorly described following household contact (HHC) rifampin-/multidrug-resistant TB exposure. We sought to characterize TBI and TBD incidence at 1 year in HHCs and to evaluate TB preventive treatment (TPT) use in high-risk groups. Methods. We previously conducted a cross-sectional study of HHCs with rifampin-/multidrug-resistant TB in 8 high-burden countries and reassessed TBI (interferon-gamma release assay, HHCs aged ≥5 years) and TBD (HHCs all ages) at 1 year. Incidence was estimated across age and risk groups (<5 years; ≥5 years, diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]; ≥5 years, not diagnosed with HIV/unknown, baseline TBI-positive) by logistic or log-binomial regression fitted using generalized estimating equations. Results. Of 1016 HHCs, 850 (83.7%) from 247 households were assessed (median, 51.4 weeks). Among 242 HHCs, 52 tested interferon-gamma release assay–positive, yielding a 1-year 21.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 16.7–27.4) TBI cumulative incidence. Sixteen of 742 HHCs developed confirmed (n = 5), probable (n = 3), or possible (n = 8) TBD, yielding a 2.3% (95% CI, 1.4–3.8) 1-year cumulative incidence (1.1%; 95% CI, .5–2.2 for confirmed/probable TBD). TBD relative risk was 11.5-fold (95% CI, 1.7–78.7), 10.4-fold (95% CI, 2.4–45.6), and 2.9-fold (95% CI, .5–17.8) higher in age <5 years, diagnosed with HIV, and baseline TBI high-risk groups, respectively, vs the not high-risk group (P = .0015). By 1 year, 4% (21 of 553) of high-risk HHCs had received TPT. Conclusions. TBI and TBD incidence continued through 1 year in rifampin-/multidrug-resistant TB HHCs. Low TPT coverage emphasizes the need for evidence-based prevention and scale-up, particularly among high-risk groups.
Start page
892
End page
900
Volume
77
Issue
6
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85171807240
PubMed ID
Source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
15376591
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