Qi Jiang1,2, Qingyun Liu1,2, Lecai Ji1, Jinli Li1, Yaling Zeng1, Liangguang Meng1, Geyang Luo2, Chongguang Yang3, Howard E Takiff4,5, Zheng Yang1, Weiguo Tan1, Weiye Yu1, Qian Gao1,2. 1. Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, China. 2. Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (Ministry of Education,National Health Commission, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College and Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shenzhen, China. 3. School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. 4. Integrated Mycobacterial Pathogenomics Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. 5. Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Population movement could extend multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) transmission and complicate its global prevalence. We sought to identify the high-risk populations and geographic sites of MDR-TB transmission in Shenzhen, the most common destination for internal migrants in China. METHODS: We performed a population-based, retrospective study in patients diagnosed with MDR-TB in Shenzhen during 2013-2017. By defining genomic clusters with a threshold of 12-single-nucleotide polymorphism distance based on whole-genome sequencing of their clinical strains, the clustering rate was calculated to evaluate the level of recent transmission. Risk factors were identified by multivariable logistic regression. To further delineate the epidemiological links, we invited the genomic-clustered patients to an in-depth social network investigation. RESULTS: In total, 105 (25.2%) of the 417 enrolled patients with MDR-TB were grouped into 40 genome clusters, suggesting recent transmission of MDR strains. The adjusted risk for student to have a clustered strain was 4.05 (95% confidence interval, 1.06-17.0) times greater than other patients. The majority (70%, 28/40) of the genomic clusters involved patients who lived in different districts, with residences separated by an average of 8.76 kilometers. Other than household members, confirmed epidemiological links were also identified among classmates and workplace colleagues. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that local transmission of MDR-TB is a serious problem in Shenzhen. While most transmission occurred between people who lived distant from each other, there was clear evidence that transmission occurred in schools and workplaces, which should be included as targeted sites for active case finding.The average residential distance between genomic-clustered cases was more than 8 kilometers, while schools and workplaces, identified as sites of transmission in this study, deserve increased vigilance for targeted case finding of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
BACKGROUND: Population movement could extend multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) transmission and complicate its global prevalence. We sought to identify the high-risk populations and geographic sites of MDR-TB transmission in Shenzhen, the most common destination for internal migrants in China. METHODS: We performed a population-based, retrospective study in patients diagnosed with MDR-TB in Shenzhen during 2013-2017. By defining genomic clusters with a threshold of 12-single-nucleotide polymorphism distance based on whole-genome sequencing of their clinical strains, the clustering rate was calculated to evaluate the level of recent transmission. Risk factors were identified by multivariable logistic regression. To further delineate the epidemiological links, we invited the genomic-clustered patients to an in-depth social network investigation. RESULTS: In total, 105 (25.2%) of the 417 enrolled patients with MDR-TB were grouped into 40 genome clusters, suggesting recent transmission of MDR strains. The adjusted risk for student to have a clustered strain was 4.05 (95% confidence interval, 1.06-17.0) times greater than other patients. The majority (70%, 28/40) of the genomic clusters involved patients who lived in different districts, with residences separated by an average of 8.76 kilometers. Other than household members, confirmed epidemiological links were also identified among classmates and workplace colleagues. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that local transmission of MDR-TB is a serious problem in Shenzhen. While most transmission occurred between people who lived distant from each other, there was clear evidence that transmission occurred in schools and workplaces, which should be included as targeted sites for active case finding.The average residential distance between genomic-clustered cases was more than 8 kilometers, while schools and workplaces, identified as sites of transmission in this study, deserve increased vigilance for targeted case finding of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
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