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- Title
Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Among Household Contacts: A Multinational Study.
- Authors
Baliashvili, Davit; Gandhi, Neel R; Kim, Soyeon; Hughes, Michael; Mave, Vidya; Mendoza-Ticona, Alberto; Gonzales, Pedro; Narunsky, Kim; Selvamuthu, Poongulali; Badal-Faesen, Sharlaa; Upton, Caryn; Naini, Linda; Smith, Elizabeth; Gupta, Amita; Churchyard, Gavin; Swindells, Susan; Hesseling, Anneke; Shah, N Sarita
- Abstract
Background Some contacts of patients with tuberculosis remain negative on tests for tuberculosis infection, despite prolonged exposure, suggesting they might be resistant to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The objective of this multinational study was to estimate the proportion of household contacts resistant to M. tuberculosis (resisters). Methods We conducted a longitudinal study enrolling index patients enrolled in treatment for pulmonary multidrug- or rifampin-resistant tuberculosis and their household contacts. Contacts were tested for tuberculosis infection with a tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) at baseline and after 1 year. Exposure was quantified based on index patients' infectiousness, index patient and household contact interaction, and age. We explored multiple definitions of resistance to tuberculosis infection by varying TST negativity cutoffs (0 vs <5 mm), classification of missing test results, and exposure level. Results In total, 1016 contacts were evaluated from 284 households; 572 contacts aged ≥5 years had TST and longitudinal IGRA results available. And 77 (13%) or 71 (12%) contacts were classified as resisters with a <5 mm or 0 mm TST threshold, respectively. Among 263 highly exposed contacts, 29 (11%) or 26 (10%) were classified as resisters using TST cutoffs of <5 mm and 0 mm, respectively. The prevalence of resisters did not differ substantially by sex, age, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection, or comorbid conditions. Conclusions At least 10% of household contacts can be classified as resistant to tuberculosis infection, depending on the definition used, including those with high exposure. Further studies to understand genetic or immunologic mechanisms underlying the resister phenotype may inform novel strategies for therapeutics and vaccines.
- Subjects
NATURAL immunity; INTERFERON gamma release tests; TUBERCULIN test; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; RIFAMPIN; CONTACT tracing; MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; LONGITUDINAL method; PHENOTYPES
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 73, Issue 6, p1037
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciab269