Title
The Effect of Diabetes and Prediabetes on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission to Close Contacts
Date Issued
2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rocha M.S.
Nogueira B.M.F.
Nascimento V.
Araújo-Pereira M.
Souza A.B.
Andrade A.M.S.
Costa A.G.
Gomes-Silva A.
Silva E.C.
Figueiredo M.C.
Turner M.M.
Durovni B.
Lapa-E-Silva J.R.
Kritski A.L.
Cavalcante S.
Rolla V.C.
Cordeiro-Santos M.
Sterling T.R.
Andrade B.B.
Instituto Gonçalo Moniz
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
Background: It is unknown whether dysglycemia is associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission. Methods: We assessed epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with culture-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis and their close contacts, enrolled in a multicenter prospective cohort in Brazil. Contacts were investigated at baseline and 6 months after enrollment. QuantiFERON positivity at baseline and conversion (from negative to positive at month 6) were compared between subgroups of contacts according to glycemic status of persons with tuberculosis (PWTB) as diabetes mellitus (DM) or prediabetes. Multivariable mixed-effects logistic regression models were performed to test independent associations with baseline QuantiFERON positive and QuantiFERON conversion. Results: There were 592 PWTB (153 DM, 141 prediabetes, 211 normoglycemic) and 1784 contacts, of whom 658 were QuantiFERON-positive at baseline and 106 converters. Multivariable analyses demonstrated that tuberculosis-prediabetes cases, acid-fast bacilli-positive, pulmonary cavities, and living with someone who smoked were independently associated with QuantiFERON positive in contacts at baseline. DM, persistent cough, acid-fast bacilli-positive, and pulmonary cavities in tuberculosis source cases were associated with QuantiFERON conversion. Conclusions: Contacts of persons with pulmonary tuberculosis and dysglycemia were at increased risk of being QuantiFERON positive at baseline or month 6. Increased focus on such close contacts could improve tuberculosis control.
Start page
2064
End page
2072
Volume
224
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Endocrinología, Metabolismo (incluyendo diabetes, hormonas) Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85118239998
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
00221899
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