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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Latent and active tuberculosis infections in migrants and travellers: A retrospective analysis from the Spanish +REDIVI collaborative network
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 36, Article 101460, Year 2020
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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of infectious disease mortality worldwide. We analysed active and latent TB infections (LTBI) from the Spanish Network for the Study of Imported Infectious Diseases by Travellers and Immigrants (+REDIVI). Methods: Observational, retrospective, multicentre study of TB and LTBI registered in the +REDIVI network from October 2009 to December 2016. Results: Of 1008 cases of LTBI, 884 (87.7%) were immigrants; 93 (4.5%), immigrants visiting friends and relatives (VFR); 2 (0.9%), VFR-travellers; and 29 (1.1%), travellers. Absolute (N = 157 vs. N = 75) and relative (12.5% vs. 5.9%) frequency decreased over the study period (p = 0.003). Median time to diagnosis was 24.6 months (females 50.3 vs males 11.9; p < 0.001). Of 448 TB cases, 405 (90.4%) were in immigrants; 30 (6.7%), VFR-immigrants; 6 (1.3%), VFR-travellers; and 7 (1.6%), travellers. Median time to diagnosis was 62.5 months (females 86.6 vs males 70.1; p = 0.0075). There were 8 multidrug resistant TB cases and 1 extensively drug resistant case of TB, all in immigrants. Conclusion: TB was frequently diagnosed more than 5 years after arrival in Spain. Screening programmes for TB and LTBI in immigrants should be considered beyond this time point. Women showed a higher diagnostic delay for both latent and active TB. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Authors & Co-Authors
Wikman-Jorgensen, Philip Erik
Spain, Alicante
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
Lopéz-Véléz, Rogelio
Spain, Madrid
Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Llenas-García, Jara
Spain, Alicante
Hospital Vega Baja
Treviño, Begoña
Unknown Affiliation
Molina, Israel
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Domínguez, Àngela R.
Spain, Sevilla
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Torrús, Diego
Spain, Alicante
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
Norman, Francesca Florence
Spain, Madrid
Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Masiá-Canuto, Mar M.
Spain, Elche
Hospital General Universitario de Elche
Ramos-Rincón, José Manuel
Spain, Alicante
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
Malmierca Corral, Eduardo Fraile
Spain, San Sebastian de Los Reyes
Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía
Lizasoaín, Manuel
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Rojo, Pablo
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Boga, Jose A.
Spain, Oviedo
Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
Velasco-Arribas, María Jesus
Spain, Alcorcon
Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón
Salvador, Fernando
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Universitari Vall D'hebron
Serre-Delcor, Núria
Unknown Affiliation
Soriano-Arandes, Antoni
Unknown Affiliation
Ciruelo, Diana Pou
Unknown Affiliation
Bocanegra, Cristina
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 20
Affiliations: 22
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.07.016
ISSN:
14778939
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Female