Risk factors for active tuberculosis in 938 QuantiFERON-positive schoolchildren in Mongolia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Autor: | Erdenetuya Ganbaatar, Adrian R. Martineau, Gantsetseg Garmaa, Davaasambuu Ganmaa, Sumiya Erdenebaatar, Delgerekh Baigal, Munkhzul Baatar, Uyanga Buyanjargal, Polyna Khudyakov, Yanjindulam Purevsuren, Buyankhishig Burneebaatar, Nomin Enkhamgalan, Enkhtamir Purevdorj, Batbayar Ochirbat |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Zdroj: | BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019) BMC Infectious Diseases |
ISSN: | 1471-2334 |
Popis: | Background There is controversy regarding the relative influence of ‘exogenous’ versus ‘endogenous’ factors on the risk of progression from latent tuberculosis infection to active tuberculosis (TB) disease in children. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis to identify risk factors for active tuberculosis in QuantiFERON®-TB Gold (QFT-G)-positive children aged 6–13 years attending 18 schools in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Children underwent clinical and radiological screening for active tuberculosis, and data relating to potential risk factors for disease progression were collected by questionnaire and determination of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations. Risk ratios were calculated using generalized estimating equations with adjustment for potential confounders. Results 129/938 (13.8%) QFT-positive children were diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Risk of active tuberculosis was independently associated with household exposure to pulmonary TB (adjusted risk ratio [aRR] 2.40, 95% CI 1.74 to 3.30, P |
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