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High Incidence of Tuberculosis Infection in HIV-exposed Children Exiting an Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Trial.


ABSTRACT: Young HIV-exposed children are at high risk for TB infection. We performed QuantiFERON-TB Gold among HIV-exposed children in South Africa at enrolment and 1-year follow-up. The incidence of TB infection was high for HIV+ (11 cases per 100 child-years) and HIV-exposed uninfected children (15 cases per 100 child-years). QuantiFERON-TB Gold may identify HIV-exposed children at risk for TB disease progression.

SUBMITTER: Cranmer LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6095832 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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High Incidence of Tuberculosis Infection in HIV-exposed Children Exiting an Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Trial.

Cranmer Lisa M LM   Draper Heather R HR   Mandalakas Anna M AM   Kim Soyeon S   McSherry George G   Krezinski Emma E   Coetzee Joan J   Mitchell Charles C   Nachman Sharon S   van der Linde Mercia M   Cotton Mark F MF   Hesseling Anneke C AC  

The Pediatric infectious disease journal 20181001 10


Young HIV-exposed children are at high risk for TB infection. We performed QuantiFERON-TB Gold among HIV-exposed children in South Africa at enrolment and 1-year follow-up. The incidence of TB infection was high for HIV+ (11 cases per 100 child-years) and HIV-exposed uninfected children (15 cases per 100 child-years). QuantiFERON-TB Gold may identify HIV-exposed children at risk for TB disease progression. ...[more]

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