TY - JOUR
T1 - Intensity of exposure to pulmonary tuberculosis determines risk of tuberculosis infection and disease
AU - Acuña-Villaorduña, Carlos
AU - Jones-López, Edward C.
AU - Fregona, Geisa
AU - Marques-Rodrigues, Patricia
AU - Gaeddert, Mary
AU - Geadas, Carolina
AU - Hadad, David Jamil
AU - White, Laura F.
AU - Molina, Lucilia Pereira Dutra
AU - Vinhas, Solange
AU - Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Rodrigo
AU - Salgame, Padmini
AU - Palaci, Moises
AU - Alland, David
AU - Ellner, Jerrold J.
AU - Dietze, Reynaldo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright ©ERS 2018
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients are at increased risk of TB infection and disease. However, their risk in relation to the intensity of exposure remains unknown. We studied smear-positive TB cases and their household contacts in Vitória, Brazil. We collected clinical, demographic and radiographic information from TB cases, and obtained tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) results from household contacts. We measured intensity of exposure using a proximity score and sleep location in relation to the TB index case and defined infection by TST 10 mm or QFT 0.35 UI·mL−1. We ascertained secondary TB cases by reviewing local and nationwide case registries. We included 160 TB index cases and 894 household contacts. 464 (65%) had TB infection and 23 (2.6%) developed TB disease. Risk of TB infection and disease increased with more intense exposures. In an adjusted analysis, the proximity score was associated with TB disease (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.25–2.08; p<0.000); however, its diagnostic performance was only moderate. Intensity of exposure increased risk of TB infection and disease among household contacts; however, its diagnostic performance was still suboptimal. A biomarker to target preventive therapy is urgently needed in this at-risk population.
AB - Household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients are at increased risk of TB infection and disease. However, their risk in relation to the intensity of exposure remains unknown. We studied smear-positive TB cases and their household contacts in Vitória, Brazil. We collected clinical, demographic and radiographic information from TB cases, and obtained tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) results from household contacts. We measured intensity of exposure using a proximity score and sleep location in relation to the TB index case and defined infection by TST 10 mm or QFT 0.35 UI·mL−1. We ascertained secondary TB cases by reviewing local and nationwide case registries. We included 160 TB index cases and 894 household contacts. 464 (65%) had TB infection and 23 (2.6%) developed TB disease. Risk of TB infection and disease increased with more intense exposures. In an adjusted analysis, the proximity score was associated with TB disease (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.25–2.08; p<0.000); however, its diagnostic performance was only moderate. Intensity of exposure increased risk of TB infection and disease among household contacts; however, its diagnostic performance was still suboptimal. A biomarker to target preventive therapy is urgently needed in this at-risk population.
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U2 - 10.1183/13993003.01578-2017
DO - 10.1183/13993003.01578-2017
M3 - Article
C2 - 29348181
AN - SCOPUS:85054916742
SN - 0903-1936
VL - 51
JO - European Respiratory Journal
JF - European Respiratory Journal
IS - 1
M1 - 1701578
ER -