Title
Tuberculosis in pediatric antiretroviral therapy programs in low- and middle-income countries: Diagnosis and screening practices
Date Issued
01 March 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ballif M.
Renner L.
Dusingize J.C.
Leroy V.
Ayaya S.
Wools-Kaloustian K.
Cortes C.P.
McGowan C.C.
Graber C.
Mandalakas A.M.
Mofenson L.M.
Egger M.
Wati K.D.K.
Nallusamy R.
Reubenson G.
Davies M.A.
Fenner L.
Ajayi S.
Anastos K.
Bashi J.
Bishai W.
Boulle A.
Braitstein P.
Carter J.E.
Cegielski P.
Chimbetete C.
Davies M.A.
Diero L.
Duda S.
Durier N.
Eboua T.F.
Gasser A.
Geng E.
Gnokori J.C.
Hoffmann C.
Kancheya N.
Kiertiburanakul S.
Kim P.
Lameck D.
Lewden C.
Lou Lindegren M.
Mandalakas A.M.
Maskew M.
Mpoudi-Etame M.
Okwara B.
Phiri S.
Prasitsuebsai W.
Petit A.
Prozesky H.
Reid S.E.
Sohn A.
Sterling T.
Vo Q.
Walker D.
Wejse C.
Wood R.
Yao Z.
Yunihastuti E.
Abrams E.
Ananworanich J.
Azondekon A.
Bacon M.
Behets F.
Cahn P.
Cesar C.
Ciaranello A.
Conrad J.
Dabis F.
Edmonds A.
Feinstein L.
Hardwicke L.
Hazra R.
Hoover D.
Huebner R.
Keiser O.
Lindegren M.L.
Magneres M.C.
McGowan C.C.
McKaig R.
Messerschmidt L.
Biribonwoha H.N.
Sharp G.
Vreeman R.
Wehbe F.
Wester W.
Williams C.
Worrell C.
Yiannoutsos C.
Zwickl B.
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
Background. The global burden of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be 0.5 million new cases per year. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children are at high risk for TB. Diagnosis of TB in HIVinfected children remains a major challenge. Methods. We describe TB diagnosis and screening practices of pediatric antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.We used web-based questionnaires to collect data on ART programs and patients seen from March to July 2012. Forty-three ART programs treating children in 23 countries participated in the study. Results. Sputum microscopy and chest Radiograph were available at all programs, mycobacterial culture in 40 (93%) sites, gastric aspiration in 27 (63%), induced sputum in 23 (54%), and Xpert MTB/RIF in 16 (37%) sites. Screening practices to exclude active TB before starting ART included contact history in 41 sites (84%), symptom screening in 38 (88%), and chest Radiograph in 34 sites (79%). The use of diagnostic tools was examined among 146 children diagnosed with TB during the study period. Chest Radiograph was used in 125 (86%) children, sputum microscopy in 76 (52%), induced sputum microscopy in 38 (26%), gastric aspirate microscopy in 35 (24%), culture in 25 (17%), and Xpert MTB/RIF in 11 (8%) children. Conclusions. Induced sputum and Xpert MTB/RIF were infrequently available to diagnose childhood TB, and screening was largely based on symptom identification. There is an urgent need to improve the capacity of ART programs in low- and middle-income countries to exclude and diagnose TB in HIV-infected children.
Start page
30
End page
38
Volume
4
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85006201095
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
ISSN of the container
20487193
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under grant numbers: U01AI069924 (Southern Africa), U01AI069919 (West Africa), U01A096299 (Central Africa), U01AI069911 (East Africa), U01AI069907 (Asia), and U01AI069923 (Caribbean, Central and South America). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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