Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in School Contacts of Tuberculosis Cases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230038. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0038. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSubstantial tuberculosis transmission occurs outside of households, and tuberculosis surveillance in schools has recently been proposed. However, the yield of tuberculosis outcomes from school contacts is not well characterized. We assessed the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among close school contacts by performing a systematic review. We searched PubMed, Elsevier, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang databases. Studies reporting the number of children who were tested overall and who tested positive were included. Subgroup analyses were performed by study location, index case bacteriological status, type of school, and other relevant factors. In total, 28 studies including 54,707 school contacts screened for M. tuberculosis infection were eligible and included in the analysis. Overall, the prevalence of M. tuberculosis infection determined by the QuantiFERON Gold in-tube test was 33.2% (95% CI, 0.0-73.0%). The prevalences of M. tuberculosis infection based on the tuberculin skin test (TST) using 5 mm, 10 mm, and 15 mm as cutoffs were 27.2% (95% CI, 15.1-39.3%), 24.3% (95% CI, 15.3-33.4%), and 12.7% (95% CI, 6.3-19.0%), respectively. The pooled prevalence of M. tuberculosis infection (using a TST ≥5-mm cutoff) was lower in studies from China (22.8%; 95% CI, 16.8-28.8%) than other regions (36.7%; 95% CI, 18.1-55.2%). The pooled prevalence o...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Wenjin Wang Aohan Liu Xinjie Liu Nannan You Zhan Wang Cheng Chen Limei Zhu Leonardo Martinez Wei Lu Qiao Liu Source Type: research
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