Tuberculosis infection and disease in South African adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a cohort study. Frigati, L. J, Wilkinson, K. A, Roux, S., Brown, K., Ruzive, S., Githinji, L., Petersen, W., Belard, S., Cotton, M. F, Myer, L., & Zar, H. J Journal of the International AIDS Society, 24(3):e25671, NLM (Medline), mar, 2021.
Tuberculosis infection and disease in South African adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a cohort study [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
INTRODUCTION: There are limited data on Tuberculosis (TB) in adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV (APHIV). We examined the incidence and determinants of TB infection and disease in the Cape Town Adolescent Antiretroviral Cohort (CTAAC). METHODS: Youth between nine and fourteen years on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for more than six months in public sector care, and age-matched HIV-negative adolescents, were enrolled between July 2013 through March 2015 and followed six-monthly. Data were censored on 31 October 2018. Symptom screening, chest radiograph, viral load, CD4 count, QuantiFERON (QFT) and sputum for Xpert MTB/RIF, microscopy, culture and sensitivity were performed annually. TB infection was defined by a QFT of \textgreater0.35 IU/mL. TB diagnosis was defined as confirmed (culture or Xpert MTB/RIF positive) or unconfirmed (clinical diagnosis and started on TB treatment). Analyses examined the incidence and determinants of TB infection and disease. RESULTS: Overall 496 HIV+ and 103 HIV-negative participants (median age at enrolment 12 years (interquartile range, IQR 10.6 to 13.3) were followed for a median of 3.1 years (IQR 3.0 to 3.4); 50% (298/599) were male. APHIV initiated ART at median age 4.4 years (IQR 2.1 to 7.6). At enrolment, 376/496 (76%) had HIV viral load \textless40 copies/mL, median CD4 count was 713 cells/mm3 and 179/559 (32%) were QFT+, with no difference by HIV status (APHIV 154/468, 33%; HIV negative 25/91, 27%; p = 0.31). The cumulative QFT+ prevalence was similar (APHIV 225/492, 46%; 95%CI 41% to 50%; HIV negative 44/98, 45%; 95% CI 35% to 55%; p = 0.88). APHIV had a higher incidence of all TB disease than HIV-negative adolescents (2.2/100PY, 95% CI 1.6 to 3.1 vs. 0.3/100PY, 95% CI 0.04 to 2.2; IRR 7.36, 95% CI 1.01 to 53.55). The rate of bacteriologically confirmed TB in APHIV was 1.3/100 PY compared to 0.3/100PY for HIV-negative adolescents, suggesting a fourfold increased risk of developing TB disease in APHIV despite access to ART. In addition, a positive QFT at enrolment was not predictive of TB in this population. CONCLUSIONS: High incidence rates of TB disease occur in APHIV despite similar QFT conversion rates to HIV-negative adolescents. Strategies to prevent TB in this vulnerable group must be strengthened.
@article{Frigati2021,
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: There are limited data on Tuberculosis (TB) in adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV (APHIV). We examined the incidence and determinants of TB infection and disease in the Cape Town Adolescent Antiretroviral Cohort (CTAAC). METHODS: Youth between nine and fourteen years on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for more than six months in public sector care, and age-matched HIV-negative adolescents, were enrolled between July 2013 through March 2015 and followed six-monthly. Data were censored on 31 October 2018. Symptom screening, chest radiograph, viral load, CD4 count, QuantiFERON (QFT) and sputum for Xpert MTB/RIF, microscopy, culture and sensitivity were performed annually. TB infection was defined by a QFT of {\textgreater}0.35 IU/mL. TB diagnosis was defined as confirmed (culture or Xpert MTB/RIF positive) or unconfirmed (clinical diagnosis and started on TB treatment). Analyses examined the incidence and determinants of TB infection and disease. RESULTS: Overall 496 HIV+ and 103 HIV-negative participants (median age at enrolment 12 years (interquartile range, IQR 10.6 to 13.3) were followed for a median of 3.1 years (IQR 3.0 to 3.4); 50{\%} (298/599) were male. APHIV initiated ART at median age 4.4 years (IQR 2.1 to 7.6). At enrolment, 376/496 (76{\%}) had HIV viral load {\textless}40 copies/mL, median CD4 count was 713 cells/mm3 and 179/559 (32{\%}) were QFT+, with no difference by HIV status (APHIV 154/468, 33{\%}; HIV negative 25/91, 27{\%}; p = 0.31). The cumulative QFT+ prevalence was similar (APHIV 225/492, 46{\%}; 95{\%}CI 41{\%} to 50{\%}; HIV negative 44/98, 45{\%}; 95{\%} CI 35{\%} to 55{\%}; p = 0.88). APHIV had a higher incidence of all TB disease than HIV-negative adolescents (2.2/100PY, 95{\%} CI 1.6 to 3.1 vs. 0.3/100PY, 95{\%} CI 0.04 to 2.2; IRR 7.36, 95{\%} CI 1.01 to 53.55). The rate of bacteriologically confirmed TB in APHIV was 1.3/100 PY compared to 0.3/100PY for HIV-negative adolescents, suggesting a fourfold increased risk of developing TB disease in APHIV despite access to ART. In addition, a positive QFT at enrolment was not predictive of TB in this population. CONCLUSIONS: High incidence rates of TB disease occur in APHIV despite similar QFT conversion rates to HIV-negative adolescents. Strategies to prevent TB in this vulnerable group must be strengthened.},
author = {Frigati, Lisa J and Wilkinson, Katalin A and Roux, Stanzi and Brown, Karryn and Ruzive, Sheena and Githinji, Leah and Petersen, Wonita and Belard, Sabine and Cotton, Mark F and Myer, Landon and Zar, Heather J},
doi = {10.1002/jia2.25671},
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issn = {1758-2652},
journal = {Journal of the International AIDS Society},
keywords = {HIV,OA,adolescents,coinfection,fund{\_}ack,incidence,original,perinatal,tuberculosis},
mendeley-tags = {OA,fund{\_}ack,original},
month = {mar},
number = {3},
pages = {e25671},
pmid = {33719199},
publisher = {NLM (Medline)},
title = {{Tuberculosis infection and disease in South African adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a cohort study}},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.25671},
volume = {24},
year = {2021}
}

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