| Literature DB >> 25938227 |
Hsin-Yun Sun1, Po-Ren Hsueh2, Wen-Chun Liu1, Yi-Ching Su1, Sui-Yuan Chang3, Chien-Ching Hung4, Shan-Chwen Chang1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have been used to identify individuals at risk for developing active tuberculosis (TB). However, data regarding the risk of TB development in HIV-infected patients testing positive for IGRAs remain sparse in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25938227 PMCID: PMC4418700 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125260
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Fig 1Enrollment and disposition of the study subjects.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-infected patients with negative, positive, and indeterminate T-Spot.TB results.
| Results of T-Spot.TB | Negative | Positive | Indeterminate | P | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient No., n (%) | 534 (87.8) | 64 (10.5) | 10 (1.6) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 36.9 (10.8) | 45 (13.1) | 41.1 (14.4) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 521 (97.6) | 58 (90.6) | 10 (100.0) | 0.023 | 0.009 |
| Risk for HIV transmission, % | |||||
| Homosexuals | 83.2 | 70.6 | 71.4 | 0.056 | 0.077 |
| Heterosexuals | 13.6 | 27.5 | 14.3 | ||
| Injecting drug users | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| Others | 1.8 | 0 | 14.3 | ||
| At T-Spot.TB testing, n (%) | |||||
| Previous TB, n (%) | 20 (3.7) | 24 (37.5) | 0 (0) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| CD4 lymphocyte count, mean (SD), cells/μl | 441.6 (295.9) | 578.4 (306.5) | 473.5 (316.0) | <0.001 | 0.001 |
| CD4 <200, n (%) | 93 (18.5) | 10 (14.5) | 1 (11.1) | 0.200 | 0.422 |
| PVL, mean (SD), log10 copies/mL | 2.89 (1.50) | 2.35 (1.23) | 2.79 (1.84) | 0.005 | 0.003 |
| PVL >5 log10 copies/mL, n (%) | 59 (11.8) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (11.1) | 0.029 | 0.019 |
| PVL <50 copies/mL, n (%) | 223 (44.5) | 37 (63.8) | 6 (66.7) | 0.009 | 0.005 |
| Newly diagnosed HIV infection, n (%) | 55 (10.4) | 4 (6.3) | 1 (10.0) | 0.36 | 0.315 |
| On cART, n (%) | 326 (61.0) | 54 (84.4) | 6 (60.0) | 0.001 | <0.001 |
| End of follow-up | |||||
| CD4 lymphocyte count, mean (SD), cells/μl | 451.9 (274.3) | 592.8 (294.9) | 429.9 (319.3) | 0.003 | <0.001 |
| CD4 <200, n (%) | 87 (16.7) | 4 (6.3) | 3 (30.0) | 0.031 | 0.030 |
| PVL, mean (SD), log10 copies/mL | 2.64 (1.50) | 1.85 (0.97) | 1.94 (1.42) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| PVL >5 log10 copies/mL, n (%) | 48 (9.2) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (10.0) | 0.069 | 0.037 |
| PVL <50 copies/mL, n (%) | 251 (48.2) | 46 (71.9) | 7 (70.0) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| On cART, n (%) | 481 (90.1) | 59 (92.2) | 10 (100) | 0.739 | 0.589 |
| Duration of follow-up, mean (SD), person-days | 943.3 (177.4) | 952.5 (98.8) | 868.8 (392.7) | 0.586 | 0.683 |
| Loss to follow-up, n (%) | 66 (12.4) | 6 (9.4) | 0 (0) | 0.647 | 0.488 |
| Death, n (%) | 13 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (20.0) | 0.048 | 0.464 |
Note:
a Comparison among patients with negative, positive, and indeterminate T-Spot.TB results
b Comparison between patients with negative and positive T-Spot.TB results
Abbreviations: cART, combination antiretroviral therapy; PVL, plasma HIV RNA load; SD, standard deviation; TB, tuberculosis
Multivariate analysis for factors associated with positive T-Spot.TB results.
| Variables | Reference | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (per 10-year increase) | Continuous variable | 1.172 | 1.022–1.344 | 0.023 |
| Male | Female | 0.399 | 0.104–1.533 | 0.181 |
| Old TB | No old TB | 13.412 | 6.106–29.460 | <0.001 |
| CD4 counts at enrollment (per 50-cell/μl increase) | Continuous variable | 1.062 | 1.017–1.109 | 0.007 |
| Plasma HIV RNA load at enrollment (per 1-log10 increase) | Continuous variable | 0.804 | 0.629–1.028 | 0.082 |
Abbreviations: PVL, plasma HIV RNA load; TB, tuberculosis
Comparisons of progression of tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients with interferon-gamma release assay testing.
| Reference | Country | IGRA |
| Positive IGRA, n (%) | Indeterminate IGRA, n (%) | Follow-up duration | No. of | IPT | Median CD4, cells/uL | Median PVL, log10 copies/mL | cART, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentstudy | Taiwan | T-Spot.TB | 609 | 64 (10.5) | 10 (1.6) | 2.57 years | 1; 1.6; 0.598 | No | 437 | 1.85 | 63.5 |
| [ | Taiwan | T-Spot.TB | 909 | 134 (14.7) | 0 (0) | 2.97 years |
|
| 447 | 3.25 | 40.6 |
| [ | China | T-Spot.TB | 50 | 21 (42) | NA | 36 months | 0; 0; 0 | No | 305 | NA | 100 |
| [ | Korea | T-Spot.TB | 120 | 30 (25) | 7 (5.8) | 32 months | 6; 20; 4.621 | No | 306 | NA | 36.7 |
| [ | Kenya | T-Spot.TB | 333 | 120 (36.4) | 52 (15.6) | 1.28 years | 6; 5; 4.2 | No | 440 | 4.8 | 0 |
| [ | Austria | GFT-GIT | 822 | 37 (4.5) | 47 (5.7) | 19 months | 3; 8.1; NA | No | 393 | NA | 59.6 |
Note:
1Patient No.: patient number after exclusion of patients with active TB at enrollment;
2TB cases, cases of patients with positive IGRA results who developed TB during follow-up;
3 The incidence rate of patients with positive IGRA results who developed TB during follow-up;
4Individuals with isoniazid prophylaxis therapy were excluded;
5Yes/No: 4 of 32 patients with positive IGRA results receiving no IPT developed TB and 1 of 49 patients with positive IGRA results receiving IPT developed TB;
Abbreviations: cART: combination antiretroviral therapy; IGRA, interferon-gamma release assay; IPT: isoniazid preventive therapy; NA: not available; PY, person-years; TB, tuberculosis