Infectivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotypes and Outcome of Contact Investigation in Classroom in Guangxi, China
Joint Authors
McNeil, Edward
Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi
Qiu, Xiaoqiang
Pan, Dongxiang
Palittapongarnpim, Prasit
Chaiprasert, Angkana
Lin, Mei
Lin, Dingwen
Long, Xi
Huang, Liwen
Qin, Huifang
Lan, Rushu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To evaluate the infectivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) genotypes of index cases in the classroom of adolescent schools in Guangxi, China.
Methods.
Adolescent school tuberculosis (TB) contact investigations were conducted for all reported index TB cases from November 2016 to December 2017 in Guangxi, China.
Genotypes of index cases and contact cases were identified by 15-loci mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units–variable number tandem repeat and spoligotyping.
Outcome variable was 5 levels’ order of tuberculin skin test (TST) results to new active TB [0-5 mm, 6-9 mm, 10-14 mm, ≥ 15 mm (without TB), and ≥15 mm (with TB)].
Multivariate ordered logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the independent effect of genotypes of index case on contact screening outcome.
Results.
Beijing genotype occurred more commonly in female index patients.
One genotypic cluster of two index cases and one cluster of two contact cases were detected.
The association between infectivity of Beijing genotype of index cases and outcome of contact investigation was statistically significant in univariate analysis but no so after adjustment for characteristics of contacts and sex of index cases (P value=0.057).
Female index cases increased the chance for TB infection/being active TB among contacts (ordinal odds ratio = 1.39, 95% confidence interval: 1.21, 1.60).
Contacts who studied in the middle school, who with non-Han ethnicity and who without BCG scar had increased risk for TB infection/being active TB.
Conclusion.
There was not enough evidence from our data to support that Beijing strains were more infective than non-Beijing strains in TB transmission in school setting.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pan, Dongxiang& Palittapongarnpim, Prasit& Chaiprasert, Angkana& Lin, Mei& Lin, Dingwen& Long, Xi…[et al.]. 2019. Infectivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotypes and Outcome of Contact Investigation in Classroom in Guangxi, China. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125038
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pan, Dongxiang…[et al.]. Infectivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotypes and Outcome of Contact Investigation in Classroom in Guangxi, China. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125038
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pan, Dongxiang& Palittapongarnpim, Prasit& Chaiprasert, Angkana& Lin, Mei& Lin, Dingwen& Long, Xi…[et al.]. Infectivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotypes and Outcome of Contact Investigation in Classroom in Guangxi, China. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125038
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1125038