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ABSTRACT: Background
We estimated the household secondary infection risk (SIR) and serial interval (SI) for influenza transmission from HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected index cases.Methods
Index cases were the first symptomatic person in a household with influenza-like illness, testing influenza positive on real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). Nasopharyngeal swabs collected from household contacts every 4 days were tested by rRT-PCR. Factors associated with SIR were evaluated using logistic regression.Results
We enrolled 28 HIV-infected and 57 HIV-uninfected index cases. On multivariable analysis, HIV-infected index cases were less likely to transmit influenza to household contacts (odds ratio [OR] 0.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.1-0.6; SIR 16%, 18/113 vs 27%, 59/220). Factors associated with increased SIR included index age group 1-4 years (OR 3.6; 95% CI, 1.2-11.3) and 25-44 years (OR 8.0; 95% CI, 1.8-36.7), and contact age group 1-4 years (OR 3.5; 95% CI, 1.2-10.3) compared to 5-14 years, and sleeping with index case (OR 2.7; 95% CI, 1.3-5.5). HIV infection of index case was not associated with SI.Conclusions
HIV-infection was not associated with SI. Increased infectiousness of HIV-infected individuals is likely not an important driver of community influenza transmission.
SUBMITTER: Cohen C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7804374 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cohen Cheryl C Tshangela Akhona A Valley-Omar Ziyaad Z Iyengar Preetha P Von Mollendorf Claire C Walaza Sibongile S Hellferscee Orienka O Venter Marietjie M Martinson Neil N Mahlase Gethwana G McMorrow Meredith M Cowling Benjamin J BJ Treurnicht Florette K FK Cohen Adam L AL Tempia Stefano S
The Journal of infectious diseases 20190401 10
<h4>Background</h4>We estimated the household secondary infection risk (SIR) and serial interval (SI) for influenza transmission from HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected index cases.<h4>Methods</h4>Index cases were the first symptomatic person in a household with influenza-like illness, testing influenza positive on real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). Nasopharyngeal swabs collected from household contacts every 4 days were tested by rRT-PCR. Factors associated with S ...[more]