Exogenous reinfection of tuberculosis in a low-burden area.
| dc.contributor.author | Schiroli, Consuelo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carugati, Manuela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zanini, Fabio | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bandera, Alessandra | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bandera, Alessandra | |
| dc.contributor.author | Di Nardo Stuppino, Silvia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Monge, Elisa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Morosi, Manuela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gori, Andrea | |
| dc.contributor.author | Matteelli, Alberto | |
| dc.contributor.author | Codecasa, Luigi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Franzetti, Fabio | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-25T16:43:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-01-25T16:43:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | PurposeRecurrence of tuberculosis (TB) can be the consequence of relapse or exogenous reinfection. The study aimed to assess the factors associated with exogenous TB reinfection.MethodsProspective cohort study based on the TB database, maintained at the Division of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco Hospital (Milan, Italy). Time period: 1995-2010.Inclusion criteria(1) ≥2 episodes of culture-confirmed TB; (2) cure of the first episode of TB; (3) availability of one Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolate for each episode. Genotyping of the M. tuberculosis strains to differentiate relapse and exogenous reinfection. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the influence of risk factors on exogenous reinfections.ResultOf the 4682 patients with TB, 83 were included. Of these, exogenous reinfection was diagnosed in 19 (23 %). It was independently associated with absence of multidrug resistance at the first episode [0, 10 (0.01-0.95), p = 0.045] and with prolonged interval between the first TB episode and its recurrence [7.38 (1.92-28.32) p = 0.004]. However, TB relapses occurred until 4 years after the first episode. The risk associated with being foreign born, extrapulmonary site of TB, and HIV infection was not statistically significant. In the relapse and re-infection cohort, one-third of the patients showed a worsened drug resistance profile during the recurrent TB episode.ConclusionsExogenous TB reinfections have been documented in low endemic areas, such as Italy. A causal association with HIV infection could not be confirmed. Relapses and exogenous reinfections shared an augmented risk of multidrug resistance development, frequently requiring the use of second-line anti-TB regimens. | |
| dc.identifier | 10.1007/s15010-015-0759-9 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0300-8126 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1439-0973 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Infection | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1007/s15010-015-0759-9 | |
| dc.rights.uri | ||
| dc.subject | Humans | |
| dc.subject | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | |
| dc.subject | Tuberculosis | |
| dc.subject | Recurrence | |
| dc.subject | Antitubercular Agents | |
| dc.subject | Prospective Studies | |
| dc.subject | Drug Resistance, Bacterial | |
| dc.subject | Genotype | |
| dc.subject | Adult | |
| dc.subject | Aged | |
| dc.subject | Aged, 80 and over | |
| dc.subject | Middle Aged | |
| dc.subject | Italy | |
| dc.subject | Female | |
| dc.subject | Male | |
| dc.subject | Disease Transmission, Infectious | |
| dc.subject | Young Adult | |
| dc.title | Exogenous reinfection of tuberculosis in a low-burden area. | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Carugati, Manuela|0000-0002-3187-5905 | |
| pubs.begin-page | 647 | |
| pubs.end-page | 653 | |
| pubs.issue | 6 | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
| pubs.organisational-group | School of Medicine | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Clinical Science Departments | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Medicine | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Medicine, Infectious Diseases | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| pubs.volume | 43 |
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