Losses in the Care Cascade for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the Tracing Contact Studies

Background: The control of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) encompasses multiple stages. The objective was to calculate the losses in the LTBI care cascade for pulmonary TB contacts in Catalonia (Spain). Methods: The LTBI care cascade was studied for pulmonary TB contacts reported from 1 January...

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Autores: Godoy, Sofía, Parrón, Ignacio, Millet, Joan Pau, Caylà, Joan A., Follia, Núria, Carol, Monica, Orcau, Angels, Alsedà Graells, Miquel, Toledo, Diana, Ferrús, Gloria, Plans-Rubio, Pedro, Barrabeig i Fabregat, Irene, Clotet, Laura, Domínguez García, Àngela, Godoy i García, Pere
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/465729
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12121403
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/465729
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tuberculosis
Latent tuberculosis infection
Contact tracing
Epidemiology
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Sumario:Background: The control of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) encompasses multiple stages. The objective was to calculate the losses in the LTBI care cascade for pulmonary TB contacts in Catalonia (Spain). Methods: The LTBI care cascade was studied for pulmonary TB contacts reported from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2021, considering three dependent variables: non-performance of testing; non-receipt of a treatment prescription; and non-adherence to treatment. Variables associated with the cascade were analysed using adjusted OR (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: Identified from 847 cases of pulmonary TB were 7087 contacts, of whom 6537 (92.2%) could be screened for LTBI. LTBI prevalence was 25.5% (1670/6537); 69.4% of persons with LTBI (1159/1670) received a treatment prescription and 71.3% (827/1159) completed it. Treatment prescription was associated with age ≥65 years (aOR = 0.3; 95%CI: 0.2–0.6) and a daily exposure of ≥6 h to the TB index case (aOR = 3.6; 95%CI: 2.6–5.0). Treatment adherence was lower in men (aOR = 0.7; 95%CI: 0.5–1.0) and immigrants (aOR = 0.7; 95%CI: 0.5–0.9). Conclusions: Under 50% of contacts make it to the end of the LTBI cascade. Losses need to be reduced through education of both healthcare providers and patients and through treatment monitoring. The greater involvement of primary care physicians could help in monitoring and controling LTBI.

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