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Gutierrez J, Nsereko M, Malone LL, Mayanja-Kizza H, Kisingo H, Boom WH, Bark CM, Stein CM. Capturing Recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection by Tuberculin Skin Test vs. Interferon-Gamma Release Assay. Trop Med Infect Dis 2024; 9:81. [PMID: 38668542 PMCID: PMC11053984 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed9040081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Reductions in tuberculosis (TB) incidence require identification of individuals at high risk of developing active disease, such as those with recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. Using a prospective household contact (HHC) study in Kampala, Uganda, we diagnosed new Mtb infection using both the tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA). Our study aimed to determine if the TST adds additional value to the characterization of IGRA converters. We identified 13 HHCs who only converted the IGRA (QFT-only converters), 39 HHCs who only converted their TST (TST-only converters), and 24 HHCs who converted both tests (QFT/TST converters). Univariate analysis revealed that TST-only converters were older. Additionally, increased odds of TST-only conversion were associated with older age (p = 0.02) and crowdedness (p = 0.025). QFT/TST converters had higher QFT quantitative values at conversion than QFT-only converters and a bigger change in TST quantitative values at conversion than TST-only converters. Collectively, these data indicate that TST conversion alone likely overestimates Mtb infection. Its correlation to older age suggests an "environmental" boosting response due to prolonged exposure to environmental mycobacteria. This result also suggests that QFT/TST conversion may be associated with a more robust immune response, which should be considered when planning vaccine studies.
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- Jesús Gutierrez
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
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- Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala 7062, Uganda; (M.N.); (H.M.-K.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA (W.H.B.)
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- Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala 7062, Uganda; (M.N.); (H.M.-K.); (H.K.)
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- Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala 7062, Uganda; (M.N.); (H.M.-K.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA (W.H.B.)
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA;
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA (W.H.B.)
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Ayers T, Hill AN, Raykin J, Mohanty S, Belknap RW, Brostrom R, Khurana R, Lauzardo M, Miller TL, Narita M, Pettit AC, Pyan A, Salcedo KL, Polony A, Flood J. Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing and Interferon-γ Release Assays in Predicting Tuberculosis Disease. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7:e244769. [PMID: 38568690 PMCID: PMC10993073 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.4769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Importance Elimination of tuberculosis (TB) disease in the US hinges on the ability of tests to detect individual risk of developing disease to inform prevention. The relative performance of 3 available TB tests-the tuberculin skin test (TST) and 2 interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs; QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube [QFT-GIT] and SPOT.TB [TSPOT])-in predicting TB disease development in the US remains unknown. Objective To compare the performance of the TST with the QFT-GIT and TSPOT IGRAs in predicting TB disease in high-risk populations. Design, Setting, and Participants This prospective diagnostic study included participants at high risk of TB infection (TBI) or progression to TB disease at 10 US sites between 2012 and 2020. Participants of any age who had close contact with a case patient with infectious TB, were born in a country with medium or high TB incidence, had traveled recently to a high-incidence country, were living with HIV infection, or were from a population with a high local prevalence were enrolled from July 12, 2012, through May 5, 2017. Participants were assessed for 2 years after enrollment and through registry matches until the study end date (November 15, 2020). Data analysis was performed in June 2023. Exposures At enrollment, participants were concurrently tested with 2 IGRAs (QFT-GIT from Qiagen and TSPOT from Oxford Immunotec) and the TST. Participants were classified as case patients with incident TB disease when diagnosed more than 30 days from enrollment. Main Outcomes and Measures Estimated positive predictive value (PPV) ratios from generalized estimating equation models were used to compare test performance in predicting incident TB. Incremental changes in PPV were estimated to determine whether predictive performance significantly improved with the addition of a second test. Case patients with prevalent TB were examined in sensitivity analysis. Results A total of 22 020 eligible participants were included in this study. Their median age was 32 (range, 0-102) years, more than half (51.2%) were male, and the median follow-up was 6.4 (range, 0.2-8.3) years. Most participants (82.0%) were born outside the US, and 9.6% were close contacts. Tuberculosis disease was identified in 129 case patients (0.6%): 42 (0.2%) had incident TB and 87 (0.4%) had prevalent TB. The TSPOT and QFT-GIT assays performed significantly better than the TST (PPV ratio, 1.65 [95% CI, 1.35-2.02] and 1.47 [95% CI, 1.22-1.77], respectively). The incremental gain in PPV, given a positive TST result, was statistically significant for positive QFT-GIT and TSPOT results (1.64 [95% CI, 1.40-1.93] and 1.94 [95% CI, 1.65-2.27], respectively). Conclusions and Relevance In this diagnostic study assessing predictive value, IGRAs demonstrated superior performance for predicting incident TB compared with the TST. Interferon-γ release assays provided a statistically significant incremental improvement in PPV when a positive TST result was known. These findings suggest that IGRA performance may enhance decisions to treat TBI and prevent TB.
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- Tracy Ayers
- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
- Tuberculosis Control Program, Hawai’i Department of Health, Honolulu
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- Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville
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- Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth
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- Public Health—Seattle and King County, Seattle, Washington
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Tuberculosis Control Branch, Division of Communicable Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, California Department of Public Health, Richmond
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- Tuberculosis Control Branch, Division of Communicable Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, California Department of Public Health, Richmond
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- Tuberculosis Control Branch, Division of Communicable Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, California Department of Public Health, Richmond
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Christopher DJ, Priya N, Shankar D, Isaac B, DeLuca A, Sarkar S, Prakash Babu S, Samuel P, Cattamanchi A, Gupta A, Ellner J, Srinivasan S, Cox S, Thangakunam B. Tuberculin test using Indian indigenous purified-protein derivative (PPD) shows only moderate agreement with international standard PPD. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis 2024; 34:100404. [PMID: 38174327 PMCID: PMC10761766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Background In India, the prevalence of Latent TB infection (LTBI) is estimated to be around 40%. Various formulations of PPD(Purified protein derivative) are available, for diagnosis of LTBI, which may give variable responses. The commercially available PPD in India is by Arkray Healthcare (TST-Arkray). It is unclear if this product may have a similar sensitivity compared to other internationally accepted tuberculins (TST-Tubersol). Objectives To assess the performance of the two TSTs compared to Quantiferon-Gold Plus (QFT-Plus). Methodology A blood sample was collected for the QFT-Plus test. Both the TSTs were placed in the right and the left volar aspect of the forearms and 48 hrs later, the subjects came back to the study site for reading. Results Among the 512 participants who were recruited, 326 subjects were healthcare professionals and 186 subjects were household contacts of patients with tuberculosis. They were tested with both TST-Tubersol and TST-Arkray, 139(27 %) participants tested positive for TST-Tubersol (≥10 mm), whereas 203 participants (40.1 %)tested positive for TST-Arkray. There was moderate agreement between the two tests with k = 0.58. Also, there was only poor agreement between both the TSTs with QFT Plus(kappa = 0.19 for Tubersol and 0.17 for Arkray). With QFT-Plus as gold standard, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of TST-Tubersol, ast an induration cut-off of 10 mm was 46.8 %,76.3 %,31.8 % and 85.8 %. respectively and TST- Arkray; 60.6 %, 64 %, 28.5 % and 87.2 % respectively. Conclusion The Indian TST (Arkray Diagnostics) has shown moderate agreement with the internationally accepted Tubersol. Additionally, there was poor agreement between the TSTs and QFT plus test.
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- Devasahayam J. Christopher
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Vellore Ranipet Campus, Kilminnal Village, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu, Pin Code 632 517, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Vellore Ranipet Campus, Kilminnal Village, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu, Pin Code 632 517, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Vellore Ranipet Campus, Kilminnal Village, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu, Pin Code 632 517, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Vellore Ranipet Campus, Kilminnal Village, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu, Pin Code 632 517, India
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu 605006, India
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- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu 605006, India
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- Department of G.I. Sciences & Dept. of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Medicine and Public health, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
- Center for Tuberculosis, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Phipps 540, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Medicine, MSB A901, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07101, USA
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- Division of AIDS (DAIDS)/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/National Institutes of Health (NIH), 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 9E29, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Phipps 540, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Vellore Ranipet Campus, Kilminnal Village, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu, Pin Code 632 517, India
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GATECHOMPOL S, KERR SJ, CARDOSO SW, SAMANEKA W, TRIPATHY S, GODBOLE S, GHATE M, KANYAMA C, NYIRENDA M, SUGANDHAVESA P, MACHADO A, VAN LETH F, CAMPBELL TB, SWINDLELLS S, AVIHINGSANON A, COBELENS F. Monocyte to lymphocyte ratio and hemoglobin level to predict tuberculosis after antiretroviral therapy initiation. AIDS 2024; 38:31-38. [PMID: 37696248 PMCID: PMC10811616 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the performance of the baseline monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), baseline anemia severity and combination of these biomarkers, to predict tuberculosis (TB) incidence in people with HIV (PWH) after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. DESIGN Multicenter, retrospective cohort study. METHODS We utilized the data from study A5175 (Prospective Evaluation of Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-limited Settings: PEARLS). We assessed the utility of MLR, anemia severity and in combination, for predicting TB in the first year after ART. Cox regression was used to assess associations of MLR and anemia with incident TB. Harrell's C index was used to describe single model discrimination. RESULTS A total of 1455 participants with a median age of 34 [interquartile range (IQR) 29, 41] were included. Fifty-four participants were diagnosed with TB. The hazard ratio (HR) for incident TB was 1.77 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-3.07]; P = 0.04 for those with MLR ≥0.23. The HR for mild/mod anemia was 3.35 (95% CI 1.78-6.29; P < 0.001) and 18.16 (95% CI 5.17-63.77; P < 0.001) for severe anemia. After combining parameters, there were increases in adjusted HR (aHR) for MLR ≥0.23 to 1.83 (95% CI 1.05-3.18), and degrees of anemia to 3.38 (95% CI 1.80-6.35) for mild/mod anemia and 19.09 (95% CI 5.43-67.12) for severe anemia. CONCLUSIONS MLR and hemoglobin levels which are available in routine HIV care can be used at ART initiation for identifying patients at high risk of developing TB disease to guide diagnostic and management decisions.
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- Sivaporn GATECHOMPOL
- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Tuberculosis, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Global Health and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development Amsterdam University Medical Centers location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center, Bangkok, Thailand
- Biostatistics Excellence Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Evandro Chagas Clinical Research Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- College of Medicine- Johns Hopkins Research Project, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao-GHC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Tuberculosis, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Global Health and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development Amsterdam University Medical Centers location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mendelsohn SC, Verhage S, Mulenga H, Scriba TJ, Hatherill M. Systematic review of diagnostic and prognostic host blood transcriptomic signatures of tuberculosis disease in people living with HIV. Gates Open Res 2023; 7:27. [PMID: 37123047 PMCID: PMC10133453 DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.14327.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) has high mortality; however, current triage and prognostic tools offer poor sensitivity and specificity, respectively. We conducted a systematic review of diagnostic and prognostic host-blood transcriptomic signatures of TB in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Methods We systematically searched online databases for studies published in English between 1990-2020. Eligible studies included PLHIV of any age in test or validation cohorts, and used microbiological or composite reference standards for TB diagnosis. Inclusion was not restricted by setting or participant age. Study selection, quality appraisal using the QUADAS-2 tool, and data extraction were conducted independently by two reviewers. Thereafter, narrative synthesis of included studies, and comparison of signatures performance, was performed. Results We screened 1,580 records and included 12 studies evaluating 31 host-blood transcriptomic signatures in 10 test or validation cohorts of PLHIV that differentiated individuals with TB from those with HIV alone, latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, or other diseases (OD). Two (2/10; 20%) cohorts were prospective (29 TB cases; 51 OD) and 8 (80%) case-control (353 TB cases; 606 controls) design. All cohorts (10/10) were recruited in Sub-Saharan Africa and 9/10 (90%) had a high risk of bias. Ten signatures (10/31; 32%) met minimum WHO Target Product Profile (TPP) criteria for TB triage tests. Only one study (1/12; 8%) evaluated prognostic performance of a transcriptomic signature for progression to TB in PLHIV, which did not meet the minimum WHO prognostic TPP. Conclusions Generalisability of reported findings is limited by few studies enrolling PLHIV, limited geographical diversity, and predominantly case-control design, which also introduces spectrum bias. New prospective cohort studies are needed that include PLHIV and are conducted in diverse settings. Further research exploring the effect of HIV clinical, virological, and immunological factors on diagnostic performance is necessary for development and implementation of TB transcriptomic signatures in PLHIV.
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- Simon C Mendelsohn
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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Hamada Y, Gupta RK, Quartagno M, Izzard A, Acuna-Villaorduna C, Altet N, Diel R, Dominguez J, Floyd S, Gupta A, Huerga H, Jones-López EC, Kinikar A, Lange C, van Leth F, Liu Q, Lu W, Lu P, Rueda IL, Martinez L, Mbandi SK, Muñoz L, Padilla ES, Paradkar M, Scriba T, Sester M, Shanaube K, Sharma SK, Sloot R, Sotgiu G, Thiruvengadam K, Vashishtha R, Abubakar I, Rangaka MX. Predictive performance of interferon-gamma release assays and the tuberculin skin test for incident tuberculosis: an individual participant data meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine 2023; 56:101815. [PMID: 36636295 PMCID: PMC9829704 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence on the comparative performance of purified protein derivative tuberculin skin tests (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) for predicting incident active tuberculosis (TB) remains conflicting. We conducted an individual participant data meta-analysis to directly compare the predictive performance for incident TB disease between TST and IGRA to inform policy. METHODS We searched Medline and Embase from 1 January 2002 to 4 September 2020, and studies that were included in previous systematic reviews. We included prospective longitudinal studies in which participants received both TST and IGRA and estimated performance as hazard ratios (HR) for the development of all diagnoses of TB in participants with dichotomised positive test results compared to negative results, using different thresholds of positivity for TST. Secondary analyses included an evaluation of the impact of background TB incidence. We also estimated the sensitivity and specificity for predicting TB. We explored heterogeneity through pre-defined sub-group analyses (e.g. country-level TB incidence). Publication bias was assessed using funnel plots and Egger's test. This review is registered with PROSPERO, CRD42020205667. FINDINGS We obtained data from 13 studies out of 40 that were considered eligible (N = 32,034 participants: 36% from countries with TB incidence rate ≥100 per 100,000 population). All reported data on TST and QuantiFERON Gold in-Tube (QFT-GIT). The point estimate for the TST was highest with higher cut-offs for positivity and particularly when stratified by bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) status (15 mm if BCG vaccinated and 5 mm if not [TST5/15 mm]) at 2.88 (95% CI 1.69-4.90). The pooled HR for QFT-GIT was higher than for TST at 4.15 (95% CI 1.97-8.75). The difference was large in countries with TB incidence rate <100 per 100,000 population (HR 10.38, 95% CI 4.17-25.87 for QFT-GIT VS. HR 5.36, 95% CI 3.82-7.51 for TST5/15 mm) but much of this difference was driven by a single study (HR 5.13, 95% CI 3.58-7.35 for TST5/15 mm VS. 7.18, 95% CI 4.48-11.51 for QFT-GIT, when excluding the study, in which all 19 TB cases had positive QFT-GIT results). The comparative performance was similar in the higher burden countries (HR 1.61, 95% CI 1.23-2.10 for QFT-GIT VS. HR 1.72, 95% CI 0.98-3.01 for TST5/15 mm). The predictive performance of both tests was higher in countries with TB incidence rate <100 per 100,000 population. In the lower TB incidence countries, the specificity of TST (76% for TST5/15 mm) and QFT-GIT (74%) for predicting active TB approached the minimum World Health Organization target (≥75%), but the sensitivity was below the target of ≥75% (63% for TST5/15 mm and 65% for QFT-GIT). The absolute differences in positive and negative predictive values between TST15 mm and QFT-GIT were small (positive predictive values 2.74% VS. 2.46%; negative predictive values 99.42% VS. 99.52% in low-incidence countries). Egger's test did not show evidence of publication bias (0.74 for TST15 mm and p = 0.68 for QFT-GIT). INTERPRETATION IGRA appears to have higher predictive performance than the TST in low TB incidence countries, but the difference was driven by a single study. Any advantage in clinical performance may be small, given the numerically similar positive and negative predictive values. Both IGRA and TST had lower performance in countries with high TB incidence. Test choice should be contextual and made considering operational and likely clinical impact of test results. FUNDING YH, IA, and MXR were supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), United Kingdom (RP-PG-0217-20009). MQ was supported by the Medical Research Council [MC_UU_00004/07].
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- Yohhei Hamada
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author.
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Unitat de Tuberculosis, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron-Drassanes, Barcelona, Spain
- Unitat de TDO de la Tuberculosis ‘Servicios Clínicos’, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Epidemiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institut d'Investigació Germans Trias i Pujol, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Clinical Tuberculosis Unit, Borstel, Germany
- Respiratory Medicine & International Health, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (TBnet), Borstel, Germany
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- Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (TBnet), Borstel, Germany
- Department of Health Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chronic Communicable Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Chronic Communicable Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Chronic Communicable Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Institut d'Investigació Germans Trias i Pujol, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College-Johns Hopkins University Clinical Research Site, Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Johns Hopkins India, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (TBnet), Borstel, Germany
- Department of Transplant and Infection Immunology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Jamia Hamdard Institute of Molecular Medicine, Hamdard University, Delhi, India
- Departments of General Medicine & Pulmonary Medicine, JNMC, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Maharashtra, India
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (TBnet), Borstel, Germany
- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- School of Public Health, and Clinical Infectious Disease Research Institute-Africa, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Mendelsohn SC, Verhage S, Mulenga H, Scriba TJ, Hatherill M. Systematic review of diagnostic and prognostic host blood transcriptomic signatures of tuberculosis disease in people living with HIV. Gates Open Res 2023; 7:27. [PMID: 37123047 PMCID: PMC10133453.2 DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.14327.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Background HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) has high mortality; however, current triage and prognostic tools offer poor sensitivity and specificity, respectively. We conducted a systematic review of diagnostic and prognostic host-blood transcriptomic signatures of TB in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Methods We systematically searched online databases for studies published in English between 1990-2020. Eligible studies included PLHIV of any age in test or validation cohorts, and used microbiological or composite reference standards for TB diagnosis. Inclusion was not restricted by setting or participant age. Study selection, quality appraisal using the QUADAS-2 tool, and data extraction were conducted independently by two reviewers. Thereafter, narrative synthesis of included studies, and comparison of signatures performance, was performed. Results We screened 1,580 records and included 12 studies evaluating 31 host-blood transcriptomic signatures in 10 test or validation cohorts of PLHIV that differentiated individuals with TB from those with HIV alone, latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, or other diseases (OD). Two (2/10; 20%) cohorts were prospective (29 TB cases; 51 OD) and 8 (80%) case-control (353 TB cases; 606 controls) design. All cohorts (10/10) were recruited in Sub-Saharan Africa and 9/10 (90%) had a high risk of bias. Ten signatures (10/31; 32%) met minimum WHO Target Product Profile (TPP) criteria for TB triage tests. Only one study (1/12; 8%) evaluated prognostic performance of a transcriptomic signature for progression to TB in PLHIV, which did not meet the minimum WHO prognostic TPP. Conclusions Generalisability of reported findings is limited by few studies enrolling PLHIV, limited geographical diversity, and predominantly case-control design, which also introduces spectrum bias. New prospective cohort studies are needed that include PLHIV and are conducted in diverse settings. Further research exploring the effect of HIV clinical, virological, and immunological factors on diagnostic performance is necessary for development and implementation of TB transcriptomic signatures in PLHIV.
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- Simon C Mendelsohn
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7935, South Africa
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Xiao X, Chen J, Jiang Y, Li P, Li J, Lu L, Zhao Y, Tang L, Zhang T, Wu Z, Rao L, Yuan Z, Pan Q, Shen X. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and incidence of active tuberculosis in school close contacts in Shanghai, China: Baseline and follow-up results of a prospective cohort study. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:1000663. [PMID: 36211970 PMCID: PMC9539837 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1000663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The management of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a key action for the realization of the “End tuberculosis (TB) Strategy” worldwide, and it is important to identify priority populations. In this prospective cohort study, we evaluated the prevalence of LTBI and incidence of active TB among close contacts and explored the suitable TB control strategy in schools. Methods We designed a cohort with 2 years of follow-up, recruiting freshman/sophomore TB patients’ close contacts from three administrative districts in Shanghai. These were chosen based on different levels of TB incidence reported in 2019. Questionnaires were included and all participants received both tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) at baseline, then tracked the outcomes of them during the follow-up period. Results The prevalence of LTBI was 4.8% by QFT. Univariate analysis showed that the risk of LTBI was higher in those contacting bacteriologically confirmed patients or did not have BCG scars, including smokers. The risk increased with poor lighting and ventilation conditions at contact sites. Multivariate analysis showed that those contacting with bacteriologically confirmed patients (OR=4.180; 95%CI, 1.164-15.011) or who did not have BCG scars (OR=5.054; 95%CI, 2.278-11.214) had a higher risk of being LTBI, as did the current smokers (OR=3.916; 95%CI, 1.508-10.168) and those who had stopped smoking (OR=7.491; 95%CI, 2.222-25.249). During the 2-year follow-up period, three clinically diagnosed cases of TB were recorded, the 2-year cumulative incidence was 0.4% (95%CI 0.1-1.2), the median duration for TB occurrence was 1 year, the incidence rate of active TB was 2.0 per 1000 person-years with a total of 1497.3 observation person-years. For those LTBI, no one initiated preventive treatment, in the QFT (+) cohort, 1 TB case was observed, 71 person-years with an incidence rate of 14.1 14.1 (95%CI 2.5-75.6) per 1000 person-years, in the TST (+++) cohort, 2 TB cases were observed 91.5 person-years with an incidence rate of 21.9 (95%CI 6.0-76.3) per 1000 person-years. Conclusions The results suggest that school close contacts are one of the key populations for LTBI management. Measures should be taken to further reduce the prevalence of LTBI and the incidence of active TB among them.
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- Xiao Xiao
- Division of Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institutes of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institutes of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control, Shanghai Pudong New Area Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control, Shanghai Pudong New Area Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control, Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control, Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control, Minhang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis Control, Minhang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institutes of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institutes of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institutes of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institutes of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institutes of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Prevention, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institutes of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xin Shen,
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Serial T-SPOT.TB responses in Tanzanian adolescents: Transient, persistent and irregular conversions. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0268685. [PMID: 35749397 PMCID: PMC9231806 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Prospective studies of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) on healthy subjects in tuberculosis-endemic regions have not examined the long-term variability of serial assays. This issue is relevant to the interpretation of tuberculosis (TB) vaccine trials based on prevention of infection. Methods T-SPOT.TB assays were performed manually on healthy adolescents during a tuberculosis vaccine trial in Tanzania at 5 intervals over 3 years. Assay results were defined as negative, positive, borderline or invalid. Subsequently, microtiter plates were analyzed by an automated reader to obtain quantitative counts of spot forming cells (SFCs) for the present analysis. Results 3387 T-SPOT.TB samples were analyzed from 928 adolescents; manual and automated assay results were 97% concordant. Based on the quantitative results 143 (15%) participants were prevalent IGRA-positives at baseline, were ineligible for further study. Among the remaining IGRA-negative participants, the annual rate of IGRA conversion was 2·9%. Among 43 IGRA converters with repeat assays 12 (28%) were persistent converters, 16 (37%) were transient converters, and 15 (35%) comprised a new category defined as irregular converters (≥2 different subsequent results). ESAT-6 and CFP-10 responses were higher in prevalent than incident positives: 53 vs 36 for CFP-10 (p < 0·007); 44 vs 34 for ESAT-6 (p = 0·12). Conclusions Definitions of IGRA conversion, reversion, and persistence depend critically on the frequency of testing. Multiple shifts in categories among adolescents in a TB-endemic country may represent multiple infections, variable host responses in subclinical infection, or assay variation. These findings should to be considered in the design and interpretation of TB vaccine trials based on prevention of infection. Household contact studies could determine whether even transient IGRA conversion might represent exposure to an active case of M. tuberculosis disease.
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Mulenga H, Fiore-Gartland A, Mendelsohn SC, Penn-Nicholson A, Mbandi SK, Nemes E, Borate B, Musvosvi M, Tameris M, Walzl G, Naidoo K, Churchyard G, Scriba TJ, Hatherill M. Evaluation of a transcriptomic signature of tuberculosis risk in combination with an interferon gamma release assay: A diagnostic test accuracy study. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 47:101396. [PMID: 35497063 PMCID: PMC9046130 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We evaluated the diagnostic and prognostic performance of a transcriptomic signature of tuberculosis (TB) risk (RISK11) and QuantiFERON-TB Gold-plus (QFTPlus) as combination biomarkers of TB risk. METHODS Healthy South Africans who were HIV-negative aged 18-60 years with baseline RISK11 and QFTPlus results were evaluated in a prospective cohort study conducted between Sept 20, 2016 and Dec 20, 2019. Prevalence and incidence-rate ratios were used to evaluate risk of TB. Positive (LR+) and negative (LR-) likelihood ratios were used to compare individual tests versus Both-Positive (RISK11+/QFTPlus+) and Either-Positive (RISK11+ or QFTPlus+) combinations. FINDINGS Among 2912 participants, prevalent TB in RISK11+/QFTPlus+ participants was 13·3-fold (95% CI 4·2-42·7) higher than RISK11-/QFTPlus-; 2·4-fold (95% CI 1·2-4·8) higher than RISK11+/QFTPlus-; and 4·5-fold (95% CI 2·5-8·0) higher than RISK11-/QFTPlus+ participants. Risk of incident TB in RISK11+/QFTPlus+ participants was 8·3-fold (95% CI 2·5-27·0) higher than RISK11-/QFTPlus-; 2·5-fold (95% CI 1·0-6·6) higher than RISK11+/QFTPlus-; and 2·1-fold (95% CI 1·2-3·4) higher than RISK11-/QFTPlus+ participants, respectively. Compared to QFTPlus, the Both-Positive test combination increased diagnostic LR+ from 1·3 (95% CI 1·2-1·5) to 4·7 (95% CI 3·2-7·0), and prognostic LR+ from 1·4 (95% CI 1·2-1·5) to 2·8 (95% CI 1·5-5·1), but did not improve upon RISK11 alone. Compared with RISK11, the Either-Positive test combination decreased diagnostic LR- from 0·7 (95% CI 0·6-0·9) to 0·3 (95% CI 0·2-0·6), and prognostic LR- from 0·9 (95% CI 0·8-1·0) to 0·3 (0·1-0·7), but did not improve upon QFTPlus alone. INTERPRETATION Combining two tests such as RISK11 and QFTPlus, with discordant individual performance characteristics does not improve overall discriminatory performance, relative to the individual tests. FUNDING Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, South African Medical Research Council.
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- Humphrey Mulenga
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Fairview Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Fairview Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research and SAMRC Centre for TB Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Francie Van Zijl Drive, Parow 7505, South Africa
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- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban 4001, South Africa
- MRC-CAPRISA HIV-TB Pathogenesis and Treatment Research Unit, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- The Aurum Institute, 29 Queens Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2194, South Africa
- School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, 27 St Andrews Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
- Corresponding author.
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Tuberculin skin test before biologic and targeted therapies: does the same rule apply for all? Rheumatol Int 2022; 42:1797-1806. [PMID: 35486197 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-022-05134-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study aimed to compare Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) and QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) test in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients scheduled for biological and targeted synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-vaccinated population. Adult RA (n = 206) and SpA (n = 392) patients from the TReasure database who had both TST and QFT-GIT prior to initiation of biological and targeted synthetic DMARDs were included in the study. Demographic and disease characteristics along with pre-biologic DMARD and steroid use were recorded. The distribution of TST and performance with respect to QFT-GIT were compared between RA and SpA groups. Pre-biologic conventional DMARD and steroid use was higher in the RA group. TST positivity rates were 44.2% in RA and 69.1% in SpA for a 5 mm cutoff (p < 0.001). Only 8.9% and 15% of the patients with RA and SpA, respectively, tested positive by QFT-GIT. The two tests poorly agreed in both groups at a TST cutoff of 5 mm and increasing the TST cutoff only slightly increased the agreement. Among age, sex, education and smoking status, pre-biologic steroid and conventional DMARD use, disease group, and QFT-GIT positivity, which were associated with a 5 mm or higher TST, only disease group (SpA) and QFT-GIT positivity remained significant in multiple logistic regression. TST positivity was more pronounced in SpA compared to that in RA and this was not explainable by pre-biologic DMARD and steroid use. The agreement of TST with QFT-GIT was poor in both groups. Using a 5 mm TST cutoff for both diseases could result in overestimating LTBI in SpA.
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Auguste PE, Mistry H, McCarthy ND, Sutcliffe PA, Clarke AE. Cost-effectiveness of testing for latent tuberculosis infection in people with HIV. AIDS 2022; 36:1-9. [PMID: 34873091 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of screening strategies for predicting LTBI that progresses to active tuberculosis (TB) in people with HIV. DESIGN We developed a decision-analytical model that constituted a decision tree covering diagnosis of LTBI and a Markov model covering progression to active TB. The model represents the lifetime experience following testing for LTBI, and discounting costs, and benefits at 3.5% per annum in line with UK standards. We undertook probabilistic and one-way sensitivity analyses. SETTING UK National Health Service and Personal Social Service perspective in a primary care setting. PARTICIPANTS Hypothetical cohort of adults recently diagnosed with HIV. INTERVENTIONS Interferon-gamma release assays and tuberculin skin test. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY). RESULTS All strategies except T-SPOT.TB were cost-effective at identifying LTBI, with the QFT-GIT-negative followed by TST5mm strategy being the most costly and effective. Results indicated that there was little preference between strategies at a willingness-to-pay threshold of £20 000. At thresholds above £40 000 per QALY, there was a clear preference for the QFT-GIT-negative followed by TST5mm, with a probability of 0.41 of being cost-effective. Results showed that specificity for QFT-GIT and TST5mm were the main drivers of the economic model. CONCLUSION Screening for LTBI has important public health and clinical benefits. Most of the strategies are cost-effective. These results should be interpreted with caution because of the paucity of studies included in the meta-analysis of test accuracy studies. Additional high-quality primary studies are needed to have a definitive answer about, which strategy is the most effective.
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- Evidence in Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Noursadeghi M, Gupta RK. New Insights into the Limitations of Host Transcriptional Biomarkers of Tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 204:1363-1365. [PMID: 34705613 PMCID: PMC8865719 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2146ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Mahdad Noursadeghi
- Division of Infection and Immunity University College London London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Global Health University College London London, United Kingdom
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Mpande CAM, Steigler P, Lloyd T, Rozot V, Mosito B, Schreuder C, Reid TD, Bilek N, Ruhwald M, Andrews JR, Hatherill M, Little F, Scriba TJ, Nemes E. Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific T Cell Functional, Memory, and Activation Profiles in QuantiFERON-Reverters Are Consistent With Controlled Infection. Front Immunol 2021; 12:712480. [PMID: 34526988 PMCID: PMC8435731 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.712480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Reversion of immune sensitization tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection, such as interferon-gamma release assays or tuberculin skin test, has been reported in multiple studies. We hypothesized that QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) reversion is associated with a decline of M.tb-specific functional T cell responses, and a distinct pattern of T cell and innate responses compared to persistent QFT+ and QFT- individuals. We compared groups of healthy adolescents (n=~30 each), defined by four, 6-monthly QFT tests: reverters (QFT+/+/-/-), non-converters (QFT-/-/-/-) and persistent positives (QFT+/+/+/+). We stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells with M.tb antigens (M.tb lysate; CFP-10/ESAT-6 and EspC/EspF/Rv2348 peptide pools) and measured M.tb-specific adaptive T cell memory, activation, and functional profiles; as well as functional innate (monocytes, natural killer cells), donor-unrestricted T cells (DURT: γδ T cells, mucosal-associated invariant T and natural killer T-like cells) and B cells by flow cytometry. Projection to latent space discriminant analysis was applied to determine features that best distinguished between QFT reverters, non-converters and persistent positives. No longitudinal changes in immune responses to M.tb were observed upon QFT reversion. M.tb-specific Th1 responses detected in reverters were of intermediate magnitude, higher than responses in QFT non-converters and lower than responses in persistent positives. About one third of reverters had a robust response to CFP-10/ESAT-6. Among those with measurable responses, lower proportions of TSCM (CD45RA+CCR7+CD27+) and early differentiated (CD45RA-) IFN-γ-TNF+IL-2- M.tb lysate-specific CD4+ cells were observed in reverters compared with non-converters. Conversely, higher proportions of early differentiated and lower proportions of effector (CD45RA-CCR7-) CFP10/ESAT6-specific Th1 cells were observed in reverters compared to persistent-positives. No differences in M.tb-specific innate, DURT or B cell functional responses were observed between the groups. Statistical modelling misclassified the majority of reverters as non-converters more frequently than they were correctly classified as reverters or misclassified as persistent positives. These findings suggest that QFT reversion occurs in a heterogeneous group of individuals with low M.tb-specific T cell responses. In some individuals QFT reversion may result from assay variability, while in others the magnitude and differentiation status of M.tb-specific Th1 cells are consistent with well-controlled M.tb infection.
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- Cheleka A M Mpande
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDRI) in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Foundation of Innovative New Diagnostics, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Mendelsohn SC, Mulenga H, Mbandi SK, Darboe F, Shelton M, Scriba TJ, Hatherill M. Host blood transcriptomic biomarkers of tuberculosis disease in people living with HIV: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e048623. [PMID: 34353800 PMCID: PMC8344288 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Current tuberculosis triage and predictive tools offer poor accuracy and are ineffective for detecting asymptomatic disease in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Host tuberculosis transcriptomic biomarkers hold promise for diagnosing prevalent and predicting progression to incident tuberculosis and guiding further investigation, preventive therapy and follow-up. We aim to conduct a systematic review of performance of transcriptomic signatures of tuberculosis in PLHIV. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will search MEDLINE (PubMed), WOS Core Collection, Biological Abstracts, and SciELO Citation Index (Web of Science), Africa-Wide Information and General Science Abstracts (EBSCOhost), Scopus, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases for articles published in English between 1990 and 2020. Case-control, cross-sectional, cohort and randomised controlled studies evaluating performance of diagnostic and prognostic host-response transcriptomic signatures in PLHIV of all ages and settings will be included. Eligible studies will include PLHIV in signature test or validation cohorts, and use microbiological, clinical, or composite reference standards for pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis. Study quality will be evaluated using the 'Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2' tool and cumulative review evidence assessed using the 'Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation' approach. Study selection, quality appraisal and data extraction will be performed independently by two reviewers. Study, cohort and signature characteristics of included studies will be tabulated, and a narrative synthesis of findings presented. Primary outcomes of interest, biomarker sensitivity and specificity with estimate precision, will be summarised in forest plots. Expected heterogeneity in signature characteristics, study settings, and study designs precludes meta-analysis and pooling of results. Review reporting will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies guidelines. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Formal ethics approval is not required as primary human participant data will not be collected. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publication and conference presentation. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42021224155.
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- Simon C Mendelsohn
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Bongani Mayosi Health Sciences Library, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Lloyd T, Steigler P, Mpande CAM, Rozot V, Mosito B, Schreuder C, Reid TD, Hatherill M, Scriba TJ, Little F, Nemes E. Multidimensional analysis of immune responses identified biomarkers of recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. PLoS Comput Biol 2021; 17:e1009197. [PMID: 34319988 PMCID: PMC8351927 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease is higher in individuals with recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection compared to individuals with more remote, established infection. We aimed to define blood-based biomarkers to distinguish between recent and remote infection, which would allow targeting of recently infected individuals for preventive TB treatment. We hypothesized that integration of multiple immune measurements would outperform the diagnostic performance of a single biomarker. Analysis was performed on different components of the immune system, including adaptive and innate responses to mycobacteria, measured on recently and remotely M.tb infected adolescents. The datasets were standardized using variance stabilizing scaling and missing values were imputed using a multiple factor analysis-based approach. For data integration, we compared the performance of a Multiple Tuning Parameter Elastic Net (MTP-EN) to a standard EN model, which was built to the individual adaptive and innate datasets. Biomarkers with non-zero coefficients from the optimal single data EN models were then isolated to build logistic regression models. A decision tree and random forest model were used for statistical confirmation. We found no difference in the predictive performances of the optimal MTP-EN model and the EN model [average area under the receiver operating curve (AUROC) = 0.93]. EN models built to the integrated dataset and the adaptive dataset yielded identically high AUROC values (average AUROC = 0.91), while the innate data EN model performed poorly (average AUROC = 0.62). Results also indicated that integration of adaptive and innate biomarkers did not outperform the adaptive biomarkers alone (Likelihood Ratio Test χ2 = 6.09, p = 0.808). From a total of 193 variables, the level of HLA-DR on ESAT6/CFP10-specific Th1 cytokine-expressing CD4 cells was the strongest biomarker for recent M.tb infection. The discriminatory ability of this variable was confirmed in both tree-based models. A single biomarker measuring M.tb-specific T cell activation yielded excellent diagnostic potential to distinguish between recent and remote M.tb infection.
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- Tessa Lloyd
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDRI) in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Li Z, Hu J, Liu P, Cui D, Di H, Wu S. Microarray-based selection of a serum biomarker panel that can discriminate between latent and active pulmonary TB. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14516. [PMID: 34267288 PMCID: PMC8282789 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93893-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bacterial culture of M. tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), from clinical specimens is the gold standard for laboratory diagnosis of TB, but is slow and culture-negative TB cases are common. Alternative immune-based and molecular approaches have been developed, but cannot discriminate between active TB (ATB) and latent TB (LTBI). Here, to identify biomarkers that can discriminate between ATB and LTBI/healthy individuals (HC), we profiled 116 serum samples (HC, LTBI and ATB) using a protein microarray containing 257 MTB secreted proteins, identifying 23 antibodies against MTB antigens that were present at significantly higher levels in patients with ATB than in those with LTBI and HC (Fold change > 1.2; p < 0.05). A 4-protein biomarker panel (Rv0934, Rv3881c, Rv1860 and Rv1827), optimized using SAM and ROC analysis, had a sensitivity of 67.3% and specificity of 91.2% for distinguishing ATB from LTBI, and 71.2% sensitivity and 96.3% specificity for distinguishing ATB from HC. Validation of the four candidate biomarkers in ELISA assays using 440 serum samples gave consistent results. The promising sensitivity and specificity of this biomarker panel suggest it merits further investigation for its potential as a diagnostic for discriminating between latent and active TB.
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- Zhihui Li
- Hebei Chest Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050041, China
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- Hebei Chest Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050041, China
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- Hebei Chest Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050041, China
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- Hebei Chest Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050041, China
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- Hebei Chest Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050041, China.
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Jeremiah K, Lyimo E, Ritz C, PrayGod G, Rutkowski KT, Korsholm KS, Ruhwald M, Tait D, Grewal HMS, Faurholt-Jepsen D. Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection as measured by the QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay and ESAT-6 free IGRA among adolescents in Mwanza, Tanzania. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0252808. [PMID: 34097715 PMCID: PMC8183982 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is vastly higher than that of tuberculosis (TB) disease and this enormous reservoir of individuals with LTBI impacts the global TB control strategy. Adolescents are at greatest risk of TB infection and are thus an ideal target population for a potential effective TB vaccine to be added to the current BCG programme as it could reduce the number of latent infections and consequently the number of adults with TB disease. However, LTBI rates are often unknown for this population. This study aims to estimate the magnitude of LTBI and to determine if Tanzanian adolescents would be a good population for a prevention of TB infection trial. Methods This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that recruited 193 adolescents aged 12 and 16 years from government schools and directly from the community in Mwanza Region, Tanzania. Socio-demographic characteristics were collected for all enrolled participants. Blood was drawn and tested using QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT), and Early Secretory Antigenic Target-6–Free Interferon-gamma Release Assay (ESAT-6 free IGRA). Concordance between QFT-GIT and ESAT-6 free IGRA was evaluated using the McNemar’s test. Results Overall estimates of LTBI prevalence were 19.2% [95%CI, 14.1; 25.2] and 18.6% [95%CI, 13.6; 24.6] as measured by QFT-GIT IGRA and ESAT-6 free IGRA, respectively. The 16-year-old cohort had a higher LTBI prevalence (23.7% [95%CI, 16.1; 32.9]) as compared to 12-year-old cohort (14.6% [95%CI, 8.6; 22.7]) as measured by QFT-GIT IGRA. When measured by ESAT-6 Free IGRA, LTBI prevalence was 24.7% (95%CI, 16.9; 34.0) for the 16-year-old cohort and 12.5% (95%CI, 7.0; 20.3) among the 12-year-old cohort. According to both tests the prevalence of TB infection and the corresponding annual risk of tuberculosis infection (ARTI) and force of infection were high and increased with age. Of all enrolled participants, 97.4% had concordant results for QFT-GIT IGRA and ESAT-6 free IGRA (p = 0.65). Conclusions The prevalence of LTBI and the associated ARTI and force of infection among adolescents is high and increases with age in Mwanza Region. There was a high concordance between the QFT-GIT and the novel ESAT-6 free IGRA assays. These findings suggest Mwanza is a promising area to conduct novel TB vaccine research prevention of infection (POI) studies targeting adolescents.
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- Kidola Jeremiah
- Mwanza Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Mwanza Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Mwanza Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI,), New York City, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Immunology, Centre for Vaccine Research, Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Vaccine Development, Centre for Vaccine Research, Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Immunology, Centre for Vaccine Research, Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Vaccine Development, Centre for Vaccine Research, Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Foundation of Innovative New Diagnostics, Geneva, Switzerland
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- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) NPC, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Clinical Science, BIDS Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Microbiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Suliman S, Gela A, Mendelsohn SC, Iwany SK, Tamara KL, Mabwe S, Bilek N, Darboe F, Fisher M, Corbett AJ, Kjer-Nielsen L, Eckle SBG, Huang CC, Zhang Z, Lewinsohn DM, McCluskey J, Rossjohn J, Hatherill M, León SR, Calderon RI, Lecca L, Murray M, Scriba TJ, Van Rhijn I, Moody DB. Peripheral Blood Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells in Tuberculosis Patients and Healthy Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Exposed Controls. J Infect Dis 2021; 222:995-1007. [PMID: 32267943 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In human blood, mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are abundant T cells that recognize antigens presented on non-polymorphic major histocompatibility complex-related 1 (MR1) molecules. The MAIT cells are activated by mycobacteria, and prior human studies indicate that blood frequencies of MAIT cells, defined by cell surface markers, decline during tuberculosis (TB) disease, consistent with redistribution to the lungs. METHODS We tested whether frequencies of blood MAIT cells were altered in patients with TB disease relative to healthy Mycobacterium tuberculosis-exposed controls from Peru and South Africa. We quantified their frequencies using MR1 tetramers loaded with 5-(2-oxopropylideneamino)-6-D-ribitylaminouracil. RESULTS Unlike findings from prior studies, frequencies of blood MAIT cells were similar among patients with TB disease and latent and uninfected controls. In both cohorts, frequencies of MAIT cells defined by MR1-tetramer staining and coexpression of CD161 and the T-cell receptor alpha variable gene TRAV1-2 were strongly correlated. Disease severity captured by body mass index or TB disease transcriptional signatures did not correlate with MAIT cell frequencies in patients with TB. CONCLUSIONS Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-related 1-restrictied MAIT cells are detected at similar levels with tetramers or surface markers. Unlike MHC-restricted T cells, blood frequencies of MAIT cells are poor correlates of TB disease but may play a role in pathophysiology.
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- Sara Suliman
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Socios En Salud Sucursal Peru, Lima, Peru
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, and Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, and Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Infection and Immunity Program and The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Socios En Salud Sucursal Peru, Lima, Peru.,Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, and Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, and Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Frigati LJ, Wilkinson KA, le Roux S, Brown K, Ruzive S, Githinji L, Petersen W, Belard S, Cotton MF, Myer L, Zar HJ. Tuberculosis infection and disease in South African adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a cohort study. J Int AIDS Soc 2021; 24:e25671. [PMID: 33719199 PMCID: PMC7957181 DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There are limited data on Tuberculosis (TB) in adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV (APHIV). We examined the incidence and determinants of TB infection and disease in the Cape Town Adolescent Antiretroviral Cohort (CTAAC). METHODS Youth between nine and fourteen years on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for more than six months in public sector care, and age-matched HIV-negative adolescents, were enrolled between July 2013 through March 2015 and followed six-monthly. Data were censored on 31 October 2018. Symptom screening, chest radiograph, viral load, CD4 count, QuantiFERON (QFT) and sputum for Xpert MTB/RIF, microscopy, culture and sensitivity were performed annually. TB infection was defined by a QFT of >0.35 IU/mL. TB diagnosis was defined as confirmed (culture or Xpert MTB/RIF positive) or unconfirmed (clinical diagnosis and started on TB treatment). Analyses examined the incidence and determinants of TB infection and disease. RESULTS Overall 496 HIV+ and 103 HIV-negative participants (median age at enrolment 12 years (interquartile range, IQR 10.6 to 13.3) were followed for a median of 3.1 years (IQR 3.0 to 3.4); 50% (298/599) were male. APHIV initiated ART at median age 4.4 years (IQR 2.1 to 7.6). At enrolment, 376/496 (76%) had HIV viral load <40 copies/mL, median CD4 count was 713 cells/mm3 and 179/559 (32%) were QFT+, with no difference by HIV status (APHIV 154/468, 33%; HIV negative 25/91, 27%; p = 0.31). The cumulative QFT+ prevalence was similar (APHIV 225/492, 46%; 95%CI 41% to 50%; HIV negative 44/98, 45%; 95% CI 35% to 55%; p = 0.88). APHIV had a higher incidence of all TB disease than HIV-negative adolescents (2.2/100PY, 95% CI 1.6 to 3.1 vs. 0.3/100PY, 95% CI 0.04 to 2.2; IRR 7.36, 95% CI 1.01 to 53.55). The rate of bacteriologically confirmed TB in APHIV was 1.3/100 PY compared to 0.3/100PY for HIV-negative adolescents, suggesting a fourfold increased risk of developing TB disease in APHIV despite access to ART. In addition, a positive QFT at enrolment was not predictive of TB in this population. CONCLUSIONS High incidence rates of TB disease occur in APHIV despite similar QFT conversion rates to HIV-negative adolescents. Strategies to prevent TB in this vulnerable group must be strengthened.
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- Lisa J Frigati
- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of Cape TownCapeSouth Africa
- Family Center for Research with Ubuntu (FAMCRU)Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthStellenbosch UniversityCape TownSouth Africa
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- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Disease Research in AfricaInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular MedicineUniversity of Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa
- The Francis Crick InstituteLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Division of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsSchool of Public Health and Family MedicineUniversity of Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa
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- Division of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsSchool of Public Health and Family MedicineUniversity of Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa
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- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Disease Research in AfricaInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular MedicineUniversity of Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of Cape TownCapeSouth Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of Cape TownCapeSouth Africa
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Immunology and Intensive Care MedicineCharité ‐ Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlinGermany
- Berlin Institute of HealthBerlinGermany
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- Family Center for Research with Ubuntu (FAMCRU)Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthStellenbosch UniversityCape TownSouth Africa
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- Division of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsSchool of Public Health and Family MedicineUniversity of Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of Cape TownCapeSouth Africa
- SAMRC Unit on Child and Adolescent HealthUniversity of Cape TownCape TownSouth Africa
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Gutierrez J, Kroon EE, Möller M, Stein CM. Phenotype Definition for "Resisters" to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in the Literature-A Review and Recommendations. Front Immunol 2021; 12:619988. [PMID: 33717116 PMCID: PMC7946835 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.619988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a worldwide problem. Despite the high disease rate, not all who are infected with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (Mtb) develop disease. Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) specific T cell immune assays such as Quantiferon and Elispot, as well as a skin hypersensitivity test, known as a tuberculin skin test, are widely used to infer infection. These assays measure immune conversion in response to Mtb. Some individuals measure persistently negative to immune conversion, despite high and prolonged exposure to Mtb. Increasing interest into this phenotype has led to multiple publications describing various aspects of these responses. However, there is a lack of a unified "resister" definition. A universal definition will improve cross study data comparisons and assist with future study design and planning. We review the current literature describing this phenotype and make recommendations for future studies.
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- Jesús Gutierrez
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Science, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Science, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Stein CM, Mayanja-Kizza H, Hawn TR, Boom WH. Importance of Study Design and Phenotype Definition in Ongoing Studies of Resistance to Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. J Infect Dis 2020; 221:1025-1026. [PMID: 31665355 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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- Catherine M Stein
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Divisinon of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Makerere University and Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Divisinon of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Clemmensen HS, Knudsen NPH, Billeskov R, Rosenkrands I, Jungersen G, Aagaard C, Andersen P, Mortensen R. Rescuing ESAT-6 Specific CD4 T Cells From Terminal Differentiation Is Critical for Long-Term Control of Murine Mtb Infection. Front Immunol 2020; 11:585359. [PMID: 33240275 PMCID: PMC7677256 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.585359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In most cases, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) causes life-long chronic infections, which poses unique challenges for the immune system. Most of the current tuberculosis (TB) subunit vaccines incorporate immunodominant antigens and at this point, it is poorly understood how the CD4 T cell subsets recognizing these antigens are affected during long-term infection. Very little is known about the requirements for sustainable vaccine protection against TB. To explore this, we screened 62 human-recognized Mtb antigens during chronic murine Mtb infection and identified the four most immunodominant antigens in this setting (MPT70, Rv3020c, and Rv3019c and ESAT-6). Combined into a subunit vaccine, this fusion protein induced robust protection both in a standard short-term model and in a long-term infection model where immunity from BCG waned. Importantly, replacement of ESAT-6 with another ESAT-6-family antigen, Rv1198, led to similar short-term protection but a complete loss of bacterial control during chronic infection. This observation was further underscored, as the ESAT-6 containing vaccine mediated sustainable protection in a model of post-exposure vaccination, where the ESAT-6-replacement vaccine did not. An individual comparison of the CD4 T cell responses during Mtb infection revealed that ESAT-6-specific T cells were more terminally differentiated than the other immunodominant antigens and immunization with the ESAT-6 containing vaccine led to substantially greater reduction in the overall T cell differentiation status. Our data therefore associates long-term bacterial control with the ability of a vaccine to rescue infection-driven CD4T cell differentiation and future TB antigen discovery programs should focus on identifying antigens with the highest accompanying T cell differentiation, like ESAT-6. This also highlights the importance of long-term readouts in both preclinical and clinical studies with TB vaccines.
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- Helena Strand Clemmensen
- Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Reuter A, Seddon JA, Marais BJ, Furin J. Preventing tuberculosis in children: A global health emergency. Paediatr Respir Rev 2020; 36:44-51. [PMID: 32253128 DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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It is estimated that 20 million children are exposed to tuberculosis (TB) each year, making TB a global paediatric health emergency. TB preventative efforts have long been overlooked. With the view of achieving "TB elimination" in "our lifetime", this paper explores challenges and potential solutions in the TB prevention cascade, including identifying children who have been exposed to TB; detecting TB infection in these children; identifying those at highest risk of progressing to disease; implementing treatment of TB infection; and mobilizing multiple stakeholders support to successfully prevent TB.
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- Anja Reuter
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Khayelitsha, South Africa.
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- The University of Sydney and the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Kroon EE, Kinnear CJ, Orlova M, Fischinger S, Shin S, Boolay S, Walzl G, Jacobs A, Wilkinson RJ, Alter G, Schurr E, Hoal EG, Möller M. An observational study identifying highly tuberculosis-exposed, HIV-1-positive but persistently TB, tuberculin and IGRA negative persons with M. tuberculosis specific antibodies in Cape Town, South Africa. EBioMedicine 2020; 61:103053. [PMID: 33038764 PMCID: PMC7648124 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.103053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is inferred from positive results of T-cell immune conversion assays measuring Mtb-specific interferon gamma production or tuberculin skin test (TST) reactivity. Certain exposed individuals do not display T-cell immune conversion in these assays and do not develop TB. Here we report a hitherto unknown form of this phenotype: HIV-1-positive persistently TB, tuberculin and IGRA negative (HITTIN). Methods A community-based case-control design was used to systematically screen and identify adults living with HIV (HIV+), aged 35–60 years, who met stringent study criteria, and then longitudinally followed up for repeat IGRA and TST testing. Participants had no history of TB despite living in TB hyper-endemic environments in Cape Town, South Africa with a provincial incidence of 681/100,000. Mtb-specific antibodies were measured using ELISA and Luminex. Findings We identified 48/286 (17%) individuals who tested persistently negative for Mtb-specific T-cell immunoreactivity (three negative Quantiferon results and one TST = 0mm) over 206±154 days on average. Of these, 97·2% had documented CD4 counts<200 prior to antiretroviral therapy (ART). They had received ART for 7·0±3·0 years with a latest CD4 count of 505·8±191·4 cells/mm3. All HITTIN sent for further antibody testing (n=38) displayed Mtb-specific antibody titres. Interpretation Immune reconstituted HIV+ persons can be persistently non-immunoreactive to TST and interferon-γ T-cell responses to Mtb, yet develop species-specific antibody responses. Exposure is evidenced by Mtb-specific antibody titres. Our identification of HIV+ individuals displaying a persisting lack of response to TST and IGRA T-cell immune conversion paves the way for future studies to investigate this phenotype in the context of HIV-infection that so far have received only scant attention.
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- Elouise E Kroon
- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research; South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research; Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research; South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research; Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Program in Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 boul Décarie, Site Glen Block E, Room EM3.3210, Montréal, QC H4A3J1, Canada; McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; Departments of Medicine and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, MA, USA; University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute for HIV research, Essen, Germany
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, MA, USA
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research; South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research; Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research; South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research; Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa; Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, W12 ONN, United Kingdom; The Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, United Kingdom
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, MA, USA
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- Program in Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 boul Décarie, Site Glen Block E, Room EM3.3210, Montréal, QC H4A3J1, Canada; McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; Departments of Medicine and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research; South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research; Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research; South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research; Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
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DAR-901 vaccine for the prevention of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis among BCG-immunized adolescents in Tanzania: A randomized controlled, double-blind phase 2b trial. Vaccine 2020; 38:7239-7245. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.09.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Performance of diagnostic and predictive host blood transcriptomic signatures for Tuberculosis disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0237574. [PMID: 32822359 PMCID: PMC7442252 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Host blood transcriptomic biomarkers have potential as rapid point-of-care triage, diagnostic, and predictive tests for Tuberculosis disease. We aimed to summarise the performance of host blood transcriptomic signatures for diagnosis of and prediction of progression to Tuberculosis disease; and compare their performance to the recommended World Health Organisation target product profile. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis of the performance of host blood mRNA signatures for diagnosing and predicting progression to Tuberculosis disease in HIV-negative adults and adolescents, in studies with an independent validation cohort. Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCO libraries were searched for articles published between January 2005 and May 2019, complemented by a search of bibliographies. Study selection, data extraction and quality assessment were done independently by two reviewers. Meta-analysis was performed for signatures that were validated in ≥3 comparable cohorts, using a bivariate random effects model. RESULTS Twenty studies evaluating 25 signatures for diagnosis of or prediction of progression to TB disease in a total of 68 cohorts were included. Eighteen studies evaluated 24 signatures for TB diagnosis and 17 signatures met at least one TPP minimum performance criterion. Three diagnostic signatures were validated in clinically relevant cohorts to differentiate TB from other diseases, with pooled sensitivity 84%, 87% and 90% and pooled specificity 79%, 88% and 74%, respectively. Four studies evaluated signatures for progression to TB disease and performance of one signature, assessed within six months of TB diagnosis, met the minimal TPP for a predictive test for progression to TB disease. CONCLUSION Host blood mRNA signatures hold promise as triage tests for TB. Further optimisation is needed if mRNA signatures are to be used as standalone diagnostic or predictive tests for therapeutic decision-making.
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Reichler MR, Hirsch C, Yuan Y, Khan A, Dorman SE, Schluger N, Sterling TR. Predictive value of TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-10 for tuberculosis among recently exposed contacts in the United States and Canada. BMC Infect Dis 2020; 20:553. [PMID: 32736606 PMCID: PMC7394686 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05185-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We examined cytokine immune response profiles among contacts to tuberculosis patients to identify immunologic and epidemiologic correlates of tuberculosis. METHODS We prospectively enrolled 1272 contacts of culture-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis patients at 9 United States and Canadian sites. Epidemiologic characteristics were recorded. Blood was collected and stimulated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture filtrate protein, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interferon gamma (IFN-γ), and interleukin 10 (IL-10) concentrations were determined using immunoassays. RESULTS Of 1272 contacts, 41 (3.2%) were diagnosed with tuberculosis before or < 30 days after blood collection (co-prevalent tuberculosis) and 19 (1.5%) during subsequent four-year follow-up (incident tuberculosis). Compared with contacts without tuberculosis, those with co-prevalent tuberculosis had higher median baseline TNF-α and IFN-γ concentrations (in pg/mL, TNF-α 129 versus 71, P < .01; IFN-γ 231 versus 27, P < .001), and those who subsequently developed incident tuberculosis had higher median baseline TNF-α concentrations (in pg/mL, 257 vs. 71, P < .05). In multivariate analysis, contact age < 15 years, US/Canadian birth, and IFN or TNF concentrations > the median were associated with co-prevalent tuberculosis (P < .01 for each); female sex (P = .03) and smoking (P < .01) were associated with incident tuberculosis. In algorithms combining young age, positive skin test results, and elevated CFPS TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-10 responses, the positive predictive values for co-prevalent and incident tuberculosis were 40 and 25%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Cytokine concentrations and epidemiologic factors at the time of contact investigation may predict co-prevalent and incident tuberculosis.
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- Mary R Reichler
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop E-10, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 30329-4027, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop E-10, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 30329-4027, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop E-10, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 30329-4027, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Bekker LG, Dintwe O, Fiore-Gartland A, Middelkoop K, Hutter J, Williams A, Randhawa AK, Ruhwald M, Kromann I, Andersen PL, DiazGranados CA, Rutkowski KT, Tait D, Miner MD, Andersen-Nissen E, De Rosa SC, Seaton KE, Tomaras GD, McElrath MJ, Ginsberg A, Kublin JG. A phase 1b randomized study of the safety and immunological responses to vaccination with H4:IC31, H56:IC31, and BCG revaccination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-uninfected adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa. EClinicalMedicine 2020; 21:100313. [PMID: 32382714 PMCID: PMC7201034 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of infectious disease-related death. Recently, a trial of BCG revaccination and vaccination with H4:IC31, a recombinant protein vaccine, in South African adolescents (Aeras C-040-404) showed efficacy in preventing sustained QuantiFERON (QFT) conversion, a proxy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection. A phase 1b trial of 84 South African adolescents was conducted, concurrent with Aeras C-040-404, to assess the safety and immunogenicity of H4:IC31, H56:IC31 and BCG revaccination, and to identify and optimize immune assays for identification of candidate correlates of protection in efficacy trials. METHODS Two doses of H4:IC31 and H56:IC31 vaccines were administered intramuscularly (IM) 56 days apart, and a single dose of BCG (2-8 × 105 CFU) was administered intradermally (ID). T-cell and antibody responses were measured using intracellular cytokine staining and binding antibody assays, respectively. Binding antibodies and CD4+/CD8+ T-cell responses to H4- and H56-matched antigens were measured in samples from all participants. The study was designed to characterize safety and immunogenicity and was not powered for group comparisons. (Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02378207). FINDINGS In total, 481 adolescents (mean age 13·9 years) were screened; 84 were enrolled (54% female). The vaccines were generally safe and well-tolerated, with no reported severe adverse events related to the study vaccines. H4:IC31 and H56:IC31 elicited CD4+ T cells recognizing vaccine-matched antigens and H4- and H56-specific IgG binding antibodies. The highest vaccine-induced CD4+ T-cell response rates were for those recognizing Ag85B in the H4:IC31 and H56:IC31 vaccinated groups. BCG revaccination elicited robust, polyfunctional BCG-specific CD4+ T cells, with no increase in H4- or H56-specific IgG binding antibodies. There were few antigen-specific CD8+ T-cell responses detected in any group. INTERPRETATION BCG revaccination administered as a single dose ID and both H4:IC31 and H56:IC31 administered as 2 doses IM had acceptable safety profiles in healthy, QFT-negative, previously BCG-vaccinated adolescents. Characterization of the assays and the immunogenicity of these vaccines may help to identify valuable markers of protection for upcoming immune correlates analyses of C-040-404 and future TB vaccine efficacy trials. FUNDING NIAID and Aeras.
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- Linda-Gail Bekker
- The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Corresponding author.
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- Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
- Foundation of Innovative New Diagnostics, Campus Biotech, Chemin des Mines 9, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Departments of Surgery, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Departments of Surgery, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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Stout JE, Turner NA, Belknap RW, Horsburgh CR, Sterling TR, Phillips PPJ. Optimizing the Design of Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Trials: Insights from Mathematical Modeling. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201:598-605. [PMID: 31711306 PMCID: PMC10797496 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1606oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Rationale: Noninferiority trials of treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are challenging because of imperfect LTBI diagnostic tests.Objectives: To assess the effect on study outcomes of different enrollment strategies for a noninferiority trial of LTBI treatment.Methods: We mathematically simulated a two-arm randomized clinical trial of LTBI in which the experimental therapy was 50% efficacious and the control was 80% efficacious, with an absolute 0.75% noninferiority margin. Five enrollment strategies were assessed: 1) enroll based on no LTBI diagnostic test; 2) enroll based on a positive tuberculin skin test (TST); 3) enroll based on a positive IFN-γ release assay (IGRA); 4) enroll based on either a positive TST or IGRA; and 5) enroll regardless of test result, assuming 70% had negative TSTs, 20% positive TSTs, and 10% unknown results.Measurements and Main Results: Under most LTBI prevalence assumptions, enrolling based on a positive IGRA was least likely to result in falsely declaring noninferiority of the experimental regimen. Enrolling based on no test or regardless of test result led to falsely declaring noninferiority unless LTBI prevalence in the underlying population was higher than 45%. Enrolling based on a mix of TST and IGRA substantially reduced the likelihood of falsely declaring noninferiority over enrolling based on TST alone, even if as many as 70% of participants were enrolled based on positive TST.Conclusions: Noninferiority trials of LTBI should enroll based on the most specific diagnostic tests available (i.e., IGRAs) to avoid misclassifying inferior treatment regimens as noninferior.
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- Jason E. Stout
- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Denver Health and Hospital Authority and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
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- Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Global Health, and Medicine, Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Medicine, UCSF Center for Tuberculosis, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Demanding an end to tuberculosis: treatment of tuberculosis infection among persons living with and without HIV. Curr Opin HIV AIDS 2020; 14:21-27. [PMID: 30407203 DOI: 10.1097/coh.0000000000000517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW More than two billion people are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and few of them are ever offered therapy in spite of such treatment being associated with reduced rates of morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the current recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of TB infection (or what is commonly referred to as 'prophylaxis' or 'preventive therapy' of latent TB) and discusses barriers to implementation that have led to low demand for this life-saving therapeutic intervention. RECENT FINDINGS Treatment of infection for both TB and drug-resistant TB is well tolerated and effective, and several new, shorter regimens - including rfiapenitine-based regimens of 1 month and 12 weeks duration - have been shown to be effective. Not all persons infected with TB go on to develop disease and the risk is the highest in the first 2 years after infection. Given this, additional work is needed to better identify those at the highest risk of developing active TB. SUMMARY Practitioners should offer newer, shorter regimens to persons who are infected with TB and at high risk of developing disease, including people living with HIV and household contacts of people living with TB who are age 5 years and under. This includes individuals who have been exposed to drug-resistant forms of disease. Socioeconomic risk factors may play a key role in the development of TB disease and should also be addressed.
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Hatherill M, White RG, Hawn TR. Clinical Development of New TB Vaccines: Recent Advances and Next Steps. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3154. [PMID: 32082273 PMCID: PMC7002896 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) kills more people worldwide than any single infectious pathogen, yet the only vaccine licensed against tuberculosis, Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) is approaching its centenary. Two recent advances in clinical tuberculosis vaccine development have invigorated the field. BCG revaccination of interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) negative adolescents provided 45% protection against sustained Mtb infection defined by IGRA conversion; and the protein-subunit vaccine M72/AS01E provided 50% protection against progression from Mtb infection to tuberculosis disease in IGRA-positive adults. These findings provide encouraging evidence for pre-exposure and post-exposure approaches to vaccination against tuberculosis, both of which may be necessary to rapidly interrupt the cycle of Mtb transmission and sustain long-term impact on global tuberculosis control. New trials are needed to demonstrate efficacy of M72/AS01E with greater precision, in a wider age range, in diverse epidemic settings, and in populations that include Mtb-uninfected and HIV-infected persons. Modeling the impact of mass campaigns with M72/AS01E and other fast-follower vaccine candidates will be crucial to make the use case and demonstrate public health value for TB endemic countries. The size and scope of the next generation of efficacy trials, and the need to expand and accelerate the existing clinical development pipeline, will require public and private consortium funding and concerted political will.
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- Mark Hatherill
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- TB Modelling Group, TB Centre - Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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Ahmed A, Feng PJI, Gaensbauer JT, Reves RR, Khurana R, Salcedo K, Punnoose R, Katz DJ. Interferon-γ Release Assays in Children <15 Years of Age. Pediatrics 2020; 145:peds.2019-1930. [PMID: 31892518 PMCID: PMC9301964 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-1930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The tuberculin skin test (TST) has been preferred for screening young children for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) because of concerns that interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) may be less sensitive in this high-risk population. In this study, we compared the predictive value of IGRAs to the TST for progression to tuberculosis disease in children, including those <5 years old. METHODS Children <15 years old at risk for LTBI or progression to disease were tested with TST, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT), and T-SPOT.TB test (T-SPOT) and followed actively for 2 years, then with registry matches, to identify incident disease. RESULTS Of 3593 children enrolled September 2012 to April 2016, 92% were born outside the United States; 25% were <5 years old. Four children developed tuberculosis over a median 4.3 years of follow-up. Sensitivities for progression to disease for TST and IGRAs were low (50%-75%), with wide confidence intervals (CIs). Specificities for TST, QFT-GIT, and T-SPOT were 73.4% (95% CI: 71.9-74.8), 90.1% (95% CI: 89.1-91.1), and 92.9% (95% CI: 92.0-93.7), respectively. Positive and negative predictive values for TST, QFT-GIT, and T-SPOT were 0.2 (95% CI: 0.1-0.8), 0.9 (95% CI: 0.3-2.5), and 0.8 (95% CI: 0.2-2.9) and 99.9 (95% CI: 99.7-100), 100 (95% CI: 99.8-100), and 99.9 (95% CI: 99.8-100), respectively. Of 533 children with TST-positive, IGRA-negative results not treated for LTBI, including 54 children <2 years old, none developed disease. CONCLUSIONS Although both types of tests poorly predict disease progression, IGRAs are no less predictive than the TST and offer high specificity and negative predictive values. Results from this study support the use of IGRAs for children, especially those who are not born in the United States.
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- Amina Ahmed
- Levine Children's Hospital at Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina;
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Tuberculosis Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Suliman S, Murphy M, Musvosvi M, Gela A, Meermeier EW, Geldenhuys H, Hopley C, Toefy A, Bilek N, Veldsman A, Hanekom WA, Johnson JL, Boom WH, Obermoser G, Huang H, Hatherill M, Lewinsohn DM, Nemes E, Scriba TJ. MR1-Independent Activation of Human Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells by Mycobacteria. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 203:2917-2927. [PMID: 31611259 PMCID: PMC6859375 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality from a single infectious agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis Relevant immune targets of the partially efficacious TB vaccine bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) remain poorly defined. Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are MHC-related protein 1 (MR1)-restricted T cells, which are reactive against M. tuberculosis, and underexplored as potential TB vaccine targets. We sought to determine whether BCG vaccination activated mycobacteria-specific MAIT cell responses in humans. We analyzed whole blood samples from M. tuberculosis-infected South African adults who were revaccinated with BCG after a six-month course of isoniazid preventative therapy. In vitro BCG stimulation potently induced IFN-γ expression by phenotypic (CD8+CD26+CD161+) MAIT cells, which constituted the majority (75%) of BCG-reactive IFN-γ-producing CD8+ T cells. BCG revaccination transiently expanded peripheral blood frequencies of BCG-reactive IFN-γ+ MAIT cells, which returned to baseline frequencies a year following vaccination. In another cohort of healthy adults who received BCG at birth, 53% of mycobacteria-reactive-activated CD8 T cells expressed CDR3α TCRs, previously reported as MAIT TCRs, expressing the canonical TRAV1-2-TRAJ33 MAIT TCRα rearrangement. CD26 and CD161 coexpression correlated with TRAV1-2+CD161+ phenotype more accurately in CD8+ than CD4-CD8- MAIT cells. Interestingly, BCG-induced IFN-γ expression by MAIT cells in vitro was mediated by the innate cytokines IL-12 and IL-18 more than MR1-induced TCR signaling, suggesting TCR-independent activation. Collectively, the data suggest that activation of blood MAIT cells by innate inflammatory cytokines is a major mechanism of responsiveness to vaccination with whole cell vaccines against TB or in vitro stimulation with mycobacteria (Clinical trial registration: NCT01119521).
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- Sara Suliman
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; .,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Tuberculosis Research Unit, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106.,Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Tuberculosis Research Unit, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106.,Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; and.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305; and.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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Benachinmardi KK, Sangeetha S, Rao M, Prema R. Validation and Clinical Application of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay for Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children. Int J Appl Basic Med Res 2019; 9:241-245. [PMID: 31681551 PMCID: PMC6822318 DOI: 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_86_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND India has the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden, accounting for one-fifth of the global incidence and two-third of the cases in Southeast Asia with an estimated 1.9 million new cases every year. Identifying and treating latent TB infection (LTBI) can reduce the risk of development of active disease by up to 90%, thereby decreasing a major burden to the prevalence of the disease, and thus reducing potential sources in future. AIM Early diagnosis of LTBI by tuberculin skin test (TST) and a newer interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA). MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-seven clinically asymptomatic household contacts (≤18 years) of confirmed pulmonary TB patients were enrolled to compare the performance of TST and IGRA to diagnose LTBI. At baseline, all participants underwent testing for IGRA and TST. RESULTS TST showed positivity of 22%, while IGRA demonstrated positivity of 40% in the diagnosis of latent TB. Kappa value at 95% confidence interval was 0.4753, indicates a moderate agreement between the two tests. This indicates that IGRA is a better predictor of latent TB. Maximum positive percentage was in the age group of 16-18 years in both the tests followed by 1-5 years. AIM Early diagnosis of LTBI by tuberculin skin test (TST) and a newer interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA).
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- Department of Microbiology, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Paediatrics, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Mulenga H, Bunyasi EW, Mbandi SK, Mendelsohn SC, Kagina B, Penn-Nicholson A, Scriba T, Hatherill M. Performance of host blood transcriptomic signatures for diagnosing and predicting progression to tuberculosis disease in HIV-negative adults and adolescents: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e026612. [PMID: 31122978 PMCID: PMC6538208 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION One-quarter of the global population, including the majority of adults in tuberculosis (TB) endemic countries, are estimated to be Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infected. An estimated 10 million new TB cases occurred in 2017. One of the biggest challenges confronting TB control is the lack of accurate diagnosis and prediction of prevalent and incident TB disease, respectively. Several host blood transcriptomic messenger RNA (mRNA) signatures that reflect the host immune response following infection with MTB and progression to TB disease in different study populations have recently been published, but these TB biomarkers have not been systematically described. We will conduct a systematic review of the performance of host blood transcriptional signatures for TB diagnosis and prediction of progression to TB disease. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This systematic review will involve conducting a comprehensive literature search of cohort, case-control, cross-sectional and randomised-controlled studies of the performance of host blood transcriptomic signatures for TB diagnosis and prediction of progression to TB disease. We will search Medline via PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCO libraries, complemented by a search of bibliographies of selected articles for other relevant articles. The literature search will be restricted to studies published in English from 2005 to 2018 and conducted in HIV-uninfected adults and adolescents (≥12 years old). Forest plots and a narrative synthesis of the findings will be provided. The primary outcomes will be sensitivity, specificity, as well as true/false positives and true/false negatives. Heterogeneity resulting from differences in the design, composition and structure of individual signatures will preclude meta-analysis and pooling of results. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval is not required for this systematic review protocol. The results of this review will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed journal as well as conference presentations. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42017073817.
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- Humphrey Mulenga
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Vaccines For Africa (VACFA), University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Abubakar I, Lalvani A, Southern J, Sitch A, Jackson C, Onyimadu O, Lipman M, Deeks JJ, Griffiths C, Bothamley G, Kon OM, Hayward A, Lord J, Drobniewski F. Two interferon gamma release assays for predicting active tuberculosis: the UK PREDICT TB prognostic test study. Health Technol Assess 2019; 22:1-96. [PMID: 30334521 DOI: 10.3310/hta22560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite a recent decline in the annual incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the UK, rates remain higher than in most Western European countries. The detection and treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) is an essential component of the UK TB control programme. OBJECTIVES To assess the prognostic value and cost-effectiveness of the current two interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) compared with the standard tuberculin skin test (TST) for predicting active TB among untreated individuals at increased risk of TB: (1) contacts of active TB cases and (2) new entrants to the UK from high-TB-burden countries. DESIGN A prospective cohort study and economic analysis. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Participants were recruited in TB clinics, general practices and community settings. Contacts of active TB cases and migrants who were born in high-TB-burden countries arriving in the UK were eligible to take part if they were aged ≥ 16 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Outcomes include incidence rate ratios comparing the incidence of active TB in those participants with a positive test result and those with a negative test result for each assay, and combination of tests and the cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) for each screening strategy. RESULTS A total of 10,045 participants were recruited between May 2010 and July 2015. Among 9610 evaluable participants, 97 (1.0%) developed active TB. For the primary analysis, all test data were available for 6380 participants, with 77 participants developing active TB. A positive result for TSTa (positive if induration is ≥ 5 mm) was a significantly poorer predictor of progression to active TB than a positive result for any of the other tests. Compared with TSTb [positive if induration is ≥ 6 mm without prior bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) alone, T-SPOT®.TB (Oxford Immunotec Ltd, Oxford, UK), TSTa + T-SPOT.TB, TSTa + IGRA and the three combination strategies including TSTb were significantly superior predictors of progression. Compared with the T-SPOT.TB test alone, TSTa + T-SPOT.TB, TSTb + QuantiFERON® TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT; QIAGEN GmbH, Hilden, Germany) and TSTb + IGRA were significantly superior predictors of progression and, compared with QFT-GIT alone, T-SPOT.TB, TSTa + T-SPOT.TB, TSTa + QFT-GIT, TSTa + IGRA, TSTb + T-SPOT.TB, TSTb + QFT-GIT and TSTb + IGRA were significantly superior predictors of progression. When evaluating the negative predictive performance of tests and strategies, negative results for TSTa + QFT-GIT were significantly poorer predictors of non-progression than negative results for TSTa, T-SPOT.TB and TSTa + IGRA. The most cost-effective LTBI testing strategies are the dual-testing strategies. The cost and QALY differences between the LTBI testing strategies were small; in particular, QFT-GIT, TSTb + T-SPOT.TB and TSTb + QFT-GIT had very similar incremental net benefit estimates. CONCLUSION This study found modest differences between tests, or combinations of tests, in identifying individuals who would go on to develop active TB. However, a two-step approach that combined TSTb with an IGRA was the most cost-effective testing option. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND FUTURE RESEARCH The two-step TSTb strategy, which stratified the TST by prior BCG vaccination followed by an IGRA, was the most cost-effective approach. The limited ability of current tests to predict who will progress limits the clinical utility of tests. The implications of these results for the NHS England/Public Health England national TB screening programme for migrants should be investigated. STUDY REGISTRATION This study is registered as NCT01162265. FUNDING The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.
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- Ibrahim Abubakar
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Southampton Health Technology Assessment Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Respiratory Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, UK
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- Southampton Health Technology Assessment Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Correia-Neves M, Fröberg G, Korshun L, Viegas S, Vaz P, Ramanlal N, Bruchfeld J, Hamasur B, Brennan P, Källenius G. Biomarkers for tuberculosis: the case for lipoarabinomannan. ERJ Open Res 2019; 5:00115-2018. [PMID: 30775376 PMCID: PMC6368998 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00115-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is considered the most onerous of infectious diseases according to recent reports from the World Health Organization. Available tests for TB diagnosis present severe limitations, and a reliable point-of-care (POC) diagnostic test does not exist. Neither is there a test to discern between the different stages of TB, and in particular to predict which patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and no clinical signs are more at risk of advancing to overt disease. We here review the usefulness of mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan (LAM) as a diagnostic marker for active and latent TB and, also, aspects of the immune response to LAM relevant to such tests. There is a high potential for urinary LAM-based POC tests for the diagnosis of active TB. Some technical challenges to optimised sensitivity of the test will be detailed. A method to quantify LAM in urine or serum should be further explored as a test of treatment effect. Recent data on the immune response to LAM suggest that markers for host response to LAM should be investigated for a prognostic test to recognise individuals at the greatest risk of disease activation. There is a high potential for a urinary LAM-based point-of-care test to diagnose TB. Markers for host response to LAM should be explored to identify those at highest risk of developing active TB.http://ow.ly/FyCs30n4uFE
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- Margarida Correia-Neves
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's, PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Dept of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique.,Fundação Ariel Glaser Contra o SIDA Pediátrico, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Fundação Ariel Glaser Contra o SIDA Pediátrico, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Dept of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Biopromic AB, Solna, Sweden.,Dept of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Dept of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Barreira-Silva P, Torrado E, Nebenzahl-Guimaraes H, Kallenius G, Correia-Neves M. Aetiopathogenesis, immunology and microbiology of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2018. [DOI: 10.1183/2312508x.10020917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Kik SV, Schumacher S, Cirillo DM, Churchyard G, Boehme C, Goletti D, Rangaka MX, Denkinger CM, Lienhardt C, Gilpin C, Matteelli A, Cobelens F. An evaluation framework for new tests that predict progression from tuberculosis infection to clinical disease. Eur Respir J 2018; 52:13993003.00946-2018. [PMID: 30139776 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00946-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Novel accurate tests are needed that identify individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis who have incipient disease and are likely to develop clinical tuberculosis (TB) in the near future to allow for targeted preventive treatment beyond the current risk groups. Recently, a target product profile was developed that outlines the minimal and optimal characteristics for such an incipient TB test. We describe an evaluation framework for generating evidence to inform the development of policy guidance for the use of such a new test by the World Health Organization. Two research objectives are addressed. 1) The predictive ability of an incipient TB test should be assessed in clinical evaluation studies that include the intended target population and follow-up of sufficient duration to observe whether individuals do or do not progress to clinical TB disease. 2) Studies are needed to evaluate the test under routine programmatic conditions and measure its impact on patient- or health-system-important outcomes. For both research objectives, study designs, methods and analysis are described, with the intent to inform the clinical development plans of test manufacturers, researchers and funders.
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- Sandra V Kik
- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development and Dept of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Aurum Institute, Parktown, South Africa.,School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.,Advancing Care and Treatment for TB/HIV, South African Medical Research Council, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Translational Research Unit, Dept of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.,CIDRI-AFRICA, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.,Unité Mixte Internationale TransVIHMI (UMI 233 IRD - U1175 INSERM - Université de Montpellier), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for TB/HIV Co-infection and TB Elimination, Dept of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development and Dept of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Van Der Meeren O, Hatherill M, Nduba V, Wilkinson RJ, Muyoyeta M, Van Brakel E, Ayles HM, Henostroza G, Thienemann F, Scriba TJ, Diacon A, Blatner GL, Demoitié MA, Tameris M, Malahleha M, Innes JC, Hellström E, Martinson N, Singh T, Akite EJ, Khatoon Azam A, Bollaerts A, Ginsberg AM, Evans TG, Gillard P, Tait DR. Phase 2b Controlled Trial of M72/AS01 E Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1621-1634. [PMID: 30280651 PMCID: PMC6151253 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1803484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND A vaccine to interrupt the transmission of tuberculosis is needed. METHODS We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial of the M72/AS01E tuberculosis vaccine in Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative adults 18 to 50 years of age with latent M. tuberculosis infection (by interferon-γ release assay) were randomly assigned (in a 1:1 ratio) to receive two doses of either M72/AS01E or placebo intramuscularly 1 month apart. Most participants had previously received the bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine. We assessed the safety of M72/AS01E and its efficacy against progression to bacteriologically confirmed active pulmonary tuberculosis disease. Clinical suspicion of tuberculosis was confirmed with sputum by means of a polymerase-chain-reaction test, mycobacterial culture, or both. RESULTS We report the primary analysis (conducted after a mean of 2.3 years of follow-up) of the ongoing trial. A total of 1786 participants received M72/AS01E and 1787 received placebo, and 1623 and 1660 participants in the respective groups were included in the according-to-protocol efficacy cohort. A total of 10 participants in the M72/AS01E group met the primary case definition (bacteriologically confirmed active pulmonary tuberculosis, with confirmation before treatment), as compared with 22 participants in the placebo group (incidence, 0.3 cases vs. 0.6 cases per 100 person-years). The vaccine efficacy was 54.0% (90% confidence interval [CI], 13.9 to 75.4; 95% CI, 2.9 to 78.2; P=0.04). Results for the total vaccinated efficacy cohort were similar (vaccine efficacy, 57.0%; 90% CI, 19.9 to 76.9; 95% CI, 9.7 to 79.5; P=0.03). There were more unsolicited reports of adverse events in the M72/AS01E group (67.4%) than in the placebo group (45.4%) within 30 days after injection, with the difference attributed mainly to injection-site reactions and influenza-like symptoms. Serious adverse events, potential immune-mediated diseases, and deaths occurred with similar frequencies in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS M72/AS01E provided 54.0% protection for M. tuberculosis-infected adults against active pulmonary tuberculosis disease, without evident safety concerns. (Funded by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals and Aeras; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01755598 .).
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Affiliation(s)
- Olivier Van Der Meeren
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Mark Hatherill
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Videlis Nduba
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Robert J Wilkinson
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Monde Muyoyeta
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Elana Van Brakel
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Helen M Ayles
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - German Henostroza
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Friedrich Thienemann
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Thomas J Scriba
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Andreas Diacon
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Gretta L Blatner
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Marie-Ange Demoitié
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Michele Tameris
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - Mookho Malahleha
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
| | - James C Innes
- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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- From GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium (O.V.D.M., M.-A.D., T.S., E.J.A., A.K.A., A.B., P.G.); South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology (M.H., T.J.S., M.T.), and Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (R.J.W., F.T.), University of Cape Town, Task Applied Science (E.V.B., A.D.), Stellenbosch University (A.D.), and Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (D.R.T.) Cape Town, Setshaba Research Centre, Pretoria (M. Malahleha), the Aurum Institute, Klerksdorp and Tembisa Research Centres (J.C.I.), and the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South African Medical Research Council Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, and National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, University of the Witwatersrand (N.M.), Johannesburg, and Be Part Yoluntu Centre, Paarl (E.H.) - all in South Africa; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi (V.N.); Francis Crick Institute (R.J.W.), the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London (R.J.W.), and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (H.M.A.) - all in London; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (M. Muyoyeta, G.H.) and Zambart, University of Zambia (H.M.A.) - both in Lusaka, Zambia; the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (F.T.); and Aeras, Rockville (G.L.B., A.M.G., T.G.E.), and Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore (N.M.) - both in Maryland
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Basu Roy R, Whittaker E, Seddon JA, Kampmann B. Tuberculosis susceptibility and protection in children. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2018; 19:e96-e108. [PMID: 30322790 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30157-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Children represent both a clinically important population susceptible to tuberculosis and a key group in whom to study intrinsic and vaccine-induced mechanisms of protection. After exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, children aged under 5 years are at high risk of progressing first to tuberculosis infection, then to tuberculosis disease and possibly disseminated forms of tuberculosis, with accompanying high risks of morbidity and mortality. Children aged 5-10 years are somewhat protected, until risk increases again in adolescence. Furthermore, neonatal BCG programmes show the clearest proven benefit of vaccination against tuberculosis. Case-control comparisons from key cohorts, which recruited more than 15 000 children and adolescents in total, have identified that the ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes, activated CD4 T cell count, and a blood RNA signature could be correlates of risk for developing tuberculosis. Further studies of protected and susceptible populations are necessary to guide development of novel tuberculosis vaccines that could facilitate the achievement of WHO's goal to eliminate deaths from tuberculosis in childhood.
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- Robindra Basu Roy
- Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK; Vaccines and Immunity Theme MRC Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia
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- Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK; Vaccines and Immunity Theme MRC Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia.
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Abubakar I, Drobniewski F, Southern J, Sitch AJ, Jackson C, Lipman M, Deeks JJ, Griffiths C, Bothamley G, Lynn W, Burgess H, Mann B, Imran A, Sridhar S, Tsou CY, Nikolayevskyy V, Rees-Roberts M, Whitworth H, Kon OM, Haldar P, Kunst H, Anderson S, Hayward A, Watson JM, Milburn H, Lalvani A. Prognostic value of interferon-γ release assays and tuberculin skin test in predicting the development of active tuberculosis (UK PREDICT TB): a prospective cohort study. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2018; 18:1077-1087. [PMID: 30174209 PMCID: PMC6192014 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30355-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tackling tuberculosis requires testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis in high-risk groups. The aim of this study was to estimate the predictive values of the tuberculin skin test (TST) and two interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) for the development of active tuberculosis in high-risk groups-ie, people in recent contact with active tuberculosis cases and from high-burden countries. METHOD In this prospective cohort study, we recruited participants from 54 centres (eg, clinics, community settings) in London, Birmingham, and Leicester in the UK. Participants were eligible if they were aged 16 years or older and at high risk for latent tuberculosis infection (ie, recent contact with someone with active tuberculosis [contacts] or a migrant who had arrived in the UK in the past 5 years from-or who frequently travelled to-a country with a high burden of tuberculosis [migrants]). Exclusion criteria included prevalent cases of tuberculosis, and participants who were treated for latent tuberculosis after a positive test result in this study. Each participant received three tests (QuantiFERON-TB Gold-In Tube, T-SPOT.TB, and a Mantoux TST). A positive TST result was reported using three thresholds: 5 mm (TST-5), 10 mm (TST-10), and greater than 5 mm in BCG-naive or 15 mm in BCG-vaccinated (TST-15) participants. Participants were followed up from recruitment to development of tuberculosis or censoring. Incident tuberculosis cases were identified by national tuberculosis databases, telephone interview, and review of medical notes. Our primary objective was to estimate the prognostic value of IGRAs compared with TST, assessed by the ratio of incidence rate ratios and predictive values for tuberculosis development. The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01162265, and is now complete. FINDINGS Between May 4, 2010, and June 1, 2015, 10 045 people were recruited, of whom 9610 were eligible for inclusion. Of this cohort, 4861 (50·6%) were contacts and 4749 (49·4%) were migrants. Participants were followed up for a median of 2·9 years (range 21 days to 5·9 years). 97 (1·0%) of 9610 participants developed active tuberculosis (77 [1·2%] of 6380 with results for all three tests). In all tests, annual incidence of tuberculosis was very low in those who tested negatively (ranging from 1·2 per 1000 person-years, 95% CI 0·6-2·0 for TST-5 to 1·9 per 1000 person-years, 95% CI 1·3-2·7, for QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube). Annual incidence in participants who tested positively were highest for T-SPOT.TB (13·2 per 1000 person-years, 95% CI 9·9-17·4), TST-15 (11·1 per 1000 person-years, 8·3-14·6), and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (10·1 per 1000 person-years, 7·4-13·4). Positive results for these tests were significantly better predictors of progression than TST-10 and TST-5 (eg, ratio of test positivity rates in those progressing to tuberculosis compared with those not progressing T-SPOT.TB vs TST-5: 1·99, 95% CI 1·68-2·34; p<0·0001). However, TST-5 identified a higher proportion of participants who progressed to active tuberculosis (64 [83%] of 77 tested) than all other tests and TST thresholds (≤75%). INTERPRETATION IGRA-based or BCG-stratified TST strategies appear most suited to screening for potential disease progression among high-risk groups. Further work will be needed to assess country-specific cost-effectiveness of each screening test, and in the absence of highly specific diagnostic tests, cheap non-toxic treatments need to be developed that could be given to larger groups of people at potential risk. FUNDING National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme 08-68-01.
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- Ibrahim Abubakar
- UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
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- Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ealing Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, West Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, West Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
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- UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Respiratory Biomedical Research Centre, Institute for Lung Health, Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare, University College London, London, UK
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- Respiratory Medicine Department, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Tuberculosis Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Thorstenson YR, Creary LE, Huang H, Rozot V, Nguyen TT, Babrzadeh F, Kancharla S, Fukushima M, Kuehn R, Wang C, Li M, Krishnakumar S, Mindrinos M, Fernandez Viña MA, Scriba TJ, Davis MM. Allelic resolution NGS HLA typing of Class I and Class II loci and haplotypes in Cape Town, South Africa. Hum Immunol 2018; 79:839-847. [PMID: 30240896 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2018.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods for HLA genotyping has already had an impact on the scope and precision of HLA research. In this study, allelic resolution HLA typing was obtained for 402 individuals from Cape Town, South Africa. The data were produced by high-throughput NGS sequencing as part of a study of T-cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in collaboration with the University of Cape Town and Stanford University. All samples were genotyped for 11 HLA loci, namely HLA-A, -B, -C, -DPA1, -DPB1, -DQA1, -DQB1, -DRB1, -DRB3, -DRB4, and -DRB5. NGS HLA typing of samples from Cape Town inhabitants revealed a unique cohort, including unusual haplotypes, and 22 novel alleles not previously reported in the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database. Eight novel alleles were in Class I loci and 14 were in Class II. There were 62 different alleles of HLA-A, 72 of HLA-B, and 47 of HLA-C. Alleles A∗23:17, A∗43:01, A∗29:11, A∗68:27:01, A∗01:23, B∗14:01:01, B∗15:10:01, B∗39:10:01, B∗45:07, B∗82:02:01 and C∗08:04:01 were notably more frequent in Cape Town compared to other populations reported in the literature. Class II loci had 21 different alleles of DPA1, 46 of DPB1, 27 of DQA1, 26 of DQB1, 41 of DRB1, 5 of DRB3, 4 of DRB4 and 6 of DRB5. The Cape Town cohort exhibited high degrees of HLA diversity and relatively high heterozygosity at most loci. Genetic distances between Cape Town and five other sub-Saharan African populations were also calculated and compared to European Americans.
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Immucor, Sirona Genomics, Mountain View, CA, USA
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- Immucor, Sirona Genomics, Mountain View, CA, USA
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- Immucor, Sirona Genomics, Mountain View, CA, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford, CA
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Nemes E, Geldenhuys H, Rozot V, Tucker Rutkowski K, Ratangee F, Bilek N, Mabwe S, Makhethe L, Erasmus M, Toefy A, Mulenga H, Hanekom WA, Self SG, Bekker LG, Ryall R, Gurunathan S, DiazGranados CA, Andersen P, Kromann I, Evans T, Ellis RD, Landry B, Hokey DA, Hopkins R, Ginsberg AM, Scriba TJ, Hatherill M. Prevention of M. tuberculosis Infection with H4:IC31 Vaccine or BCG Revaccination. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:138-149. [PMID: 29996082 PMCID: PMC5937161 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1714021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 455] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection confers a predisposition to the development of tuberculosis disease, the leading killer among global infectious diseases. H4:IC31, a candidate subunit vaccine, has shown protection against tuberculosis disease in preclinical models, and observational studies have indicated that primary bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination may offer partial protection against infection. METHODS In this phase 2 trial, we randomly assigned 990 adolescents in a high-risk setting who had undergone neonatal BCG vaccination to receive the H4:IC31 vaccine, BCG revaccination, or placebo. All the participants had negative results on testing for M. tuberculosis infection on the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube assay (QFT) and for the human immunodeficiency virus. The primary outcomes were safety and acquisition of M. tuberculosis infection, as defined by initial conversion on QFT that was performed every 6 months during a 2-year period. Secondary outcomes were immunogenicity and sustained QFT conversion to a positive test without reversion to negative status at 3 months and 6 months after conversion. Estimates of vaccine efficacy are based on hazard ratios from Cox regression models and compare each vaccine with placebo. RESULTS Both the BCG and H4:IC31 vaccines were immunogenic. QFT conversion occurred in 44 of 308 participants (14.3%) in the H4:IC31 group and in 41 of 312 participants (13.1%) in the BCG group, as compared with 49 of 310 participants (15.8%) in the placebo group; the rate of sustained conversion was 8.1% in the H4:IC31 group and 6.7% in the BCG group, as compared with 11.6% in the placebo group. Neither the H4:IC31 vaccine nor the BCG vaccine prevented initial QFT conversion, with efficacy point estimates of 9.4% (P=0.63) and 20.1% (P=0.29), respectively. However, the BCG vaccine reduced the rate of sustained QFT conversion, with an efficacy of 45.4% (P=0.03); the efficacy of the H4:IC31 vaccine was 30.5% (P=0.16). There were no clinically significant between-group differences in the rates of serious adverse events, although mild-to-moderate injection-site reactions were more common with BCG revaccination. CONCLUSIONS In this trial, the rate of sustained QFT conversion, which may reflect sustained M. tuberculosis infection, was reduced by vaccination in a high-transmission setting. This finding may inform clinical development of new vaccine candidates. (Funded by Aeras and others; C-040-404 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02075203 .).
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious
Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of
Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious
Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of
Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious
Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of
Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious
Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of
Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious
Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of
Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious
Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of
Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious
Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of
Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious
Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of
Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Statistical Center for HIV Research, Vaccine and Infectious Disease
Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington,
USA
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- The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious
Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of
Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Mpande CAM, Dintwe OB, Musvosvi M, Mabwe S, Bilek N, Hatherill M, Nemes E, Scriba TJ. Functional, Antigen-Specific Stem Cell Memory (T SCM) CD4 + T Cells Are Induced by Human Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. Front Immunol 2018; 9:324. [PMID: 29545791 PMCID: PMC5839236 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Maintenance of long-lasting immunity is thought to depend on stem cell memory T cells (TSCM), which have superior self-renewing capacity, longevity and proliferative potential compared with central memory (TCM) or effector (TEFF) T cells. Our knowledge of TSCM derives primarily from studies of virus-specific CD8+ TSCM. We aimed to determine if infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), the etiological agent of tuberculosis, generates antigen-specific CD4+ TSCM and to characterize their functional ontology. Methods We studied T cell responses to natural M. tb infection in a longitudinal adolescent cohort of recent QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) converters and three cross-sectional QFT+ adult cohorts; and to bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination in infants. M. tb and/or BCG-specific CD4 T cells were detected by flow cytometry using major histocompatibility complex class II tetramers bearing Ag85, CFP-10, or ESAT-6 peptides, or by intracellular cytokine staining. Transcriptomic analyses of M. tb-specific tetramer+ CD4+ TSCM (CD45RA+ CCR7+ CD27+) were performed by microfluidic qRT-PCR, and functional and phenotypic characteristics were confirmed by measuring expression of chemokine receptors, cytotoxic molecules and cytokines using flow cytometry. Results M. tb-specific TSCM were not detected in QFT-negative persons. After QFT conversion frequencies of TSCM increased to measurable levels and remained detectable thereafter, suggesting that primary M. tb infection induces TSCM cells. Gene expression (GE) profiling of tetramer+ TSCM showed that these cells were distinct from bulk CD4+ naïve T cells (TN) and shared features of bulk TSCM and M. tb-specific tetramer+ TCM and TEFF cells. These TSCM were predominantly CD95+ and CXCR3+, markers typical of CD8+ TSCM. Tetramer+ TSCM expressed significantly higher protein levels of CCR5, CCR6, CXCR3, granzyme A, granzyme K, and granulysin than bulk TN and TSCM cells. M. tb-specific TSCM were also functional, producing IL-2, IFN-γ, and TNF-α upon antigen stimulation, and their frequencies correlated positively with long-term BCG-specific CD4+ T cell proliferative potential after infant vaccination. Conclusion Human infection with M. tb induced distinct, antigen-specific CD4+ TSCM cells endowed with effector functions, including expression of cytotoxic molecules and Th1 cytokines, and displayed chemokine receptor profiles consistent with memory Th1/17 cells. Induction of CD4+ TSCM should be considered for vaccination approaches that aim to generate long-lived memory T cells against M. tb.
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- Cheleka A. M. Mpande
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Voss G, Casimiro D, Neyrolles O, Williams A, Kaufmann SH, McShane H, Hatherill M, Fletcher HA. Progress and challenges in TB vaccine development. F1000Res 2018; 7:199. [PMID: 29568497 PMCID: PMC5850090 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.13588.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine can provide decades of protection against tuberculosis (TB) disease, and although imperfect, BCG is proof that vaccine mediated protection against TB is a possibility. A new TB vaccine is, therefore, an inevitability; the question is how long will it take us to get there? We have made substantial progress in the development of vaccine platforms, in the identification of antigens and of immune correlates of risk of TB disease. We have also standardized animal models to enable head-to-head comparison and selection of candidate TB vaccines for further development. To extend our understanding of the safety and immunogenicity of TB vaccines we have performed experimental medicine studies to explore route of administration and have begun to develop controlled human infection models. Driven by a desire to reduce the length and cost of human efficacy trials we have applied novel approaches to later stage clinical development, exploring alternative clinical endpoints to prevention of disease outcomes. Here, global leaders in TB vaccine development discuss the progress made and the challenges that remain. What emerges is that, despite scientific progress, few vaccine candidates have entered clinical trials in the last 5 years and few vaccines in clinical trials have progressed to efficacy trials. Crucially, we have undervalued the knowledge gained from our "failed" trials and fostered a culture of risk aversion that has limited new funding for clinical TB vaccine development. The unintended consequence of this abundance of caution is lack of diversity of new TB vaccine candidates and stagnation of the clinical pipeline. We have a variety of new vaccine platform technologies, mycobacterial antigens and animal and human models. However, we will not encourage progression of vaccine candidates into clinical trials unless we evaluate and embrace risk in pursuit of vaccine development.
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- Gerald Voss
- Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (TBVI), Lelystad, Netherlands
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- Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
- Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA, 18370, USA
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Public Health England, Salisbury, UK
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- The Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Immunology & Infection, TB Centre, London, UK
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Auguste P, Tsertsvadze A, Pink J, Court R, Seedat F, Gurung T, Freeman K, Taylor-Phillips S, Walker C, Madan J, Kandala NB, Clarke A, Sutcliffe P. Accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in children, people who are immunocompromised or at risk from immunosuppression and recent arrivals from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis: systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess 2018; 20:1-678. [PMID: 27220068 DOI: 10.3310/hta20380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) [(Zopf 1883) Lehmann and Neumann 1896], is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Nearly one-third of the world's population is infected with MTB; TB has an annual incidence of 9 million new cases and each year causes 2 million deaths worldwide. OBJECTIVES To investigate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening tests [interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) and tuberculin skin tests (TSTs)] in latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) diagnosis to support National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline development for three population groups: children, immunocompromised people and those who have recently arrived in the UK from high-incidence countries. All of these groups are at higher risk of progression from LTBI to active TB. DATA SOURCES Electronic databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library and Current Controlled Trials were searched from December 2009 up to December 2014. REVIEW METHODS English-language studies evaluating the comparative effectiveness of commercially available tests used for identifying LTBI in children, immunocompromised people and recent arrivals to the UK were eligible. Interventions were IGRAs [QuantiFERON(®)-TB Gold (QFT-G), QuantiFERON(®)-TB Gold-In-Tube (QFT-GIT) (Cellestis/Qiagen, Carnegie, VA, Australia) and T-SPOT.TB (Oxford Immunotec, Abingdon, UK)]. The comparator was TST 5 mm or 10 mm alone or with an IGRA. Two independent reviewers screened all identified records and undertook a quality assessment and data synthesis. A de novo model, structured in two stages, was developed to compare the cost-effectiveness of diagnostic strategies. RESULTS In total, 6687 records were screened, of which 53 unique studies were included (a further 37 studies were identified from a previous NICE guideline). The majority of the included studies compared the strength of association for the QFT-GIT/G IGRA with the TST (5 mm or 10 mm) in relation to the incidence of active TB or previous TB exposure. Ten studies reported evidence on decision-analytic models to determine the cost-effectiveness of IGRAs compared with the TST for LTBI diagnosis. In children, TST (≥ 5 mm) negative followed by QFT-GIT was the most cost-effective strategy, with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of £18,900 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained. In immunocompromised people, QFT-GIT negative followed by the TST (≥ 5 mm) was the most cost-effective strategy, with an ICER of approximately £18,700 per QALY gained. In those recently arrived from high TB incidence countries, the TST (≥ 5 mm) alone was less costly and more effective than TST (≥ 5 mm) positive followed by QFT-GIT or T-SPOT.TB or QFT-GIT alone. LIMITATIONS The limitations and scarcity of the evidence, variation in the exposure-based definitions of LTBI and heterogeneity in IGRA performance relative to TST limit the applicability of the review findings. CONCLUSIONS Given the current evidence, TST (≥ 5 mm) negative followed by QFT-GIT for children, QFT-GIT negative followed by TST (≥ 5 mm) for the immunocompromised population and TST (≥ 5 mm) for recent arrivals were the most cost-effective strategies for diagnosing LTBI that progresses to active TB. These results should be interpreted with caution given the limitations identified. The evidence available is limited and more high-quality research in this area is needed including studies on the inconsistent performance of tests in high-compared with low-incidence TB settings; the prospective assessment of progression to active TB for those at high risk; the relative benefits of two-compared with one-step testing with different tests; and improved classification of people at high and low risk for LTBI. STUDY REGISTRATION This study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42014009033. FUNDING The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.
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- Peter Auguste
- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Evidence in Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Mathematics and Information Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Evidence, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Moguche AO, Musvosvi M, Penn-Nicholson A, Plumlee CR, Mearns H, Geldenhuys H, Smit E, Abrahams D, Rozot V, Dintwe O, Hoff ST, Kromann I, Ruhwald M, Bang P, Larson RP, Shafiani S, Ma S, Sherman DR, Sette A, Lindestam Arlehamn CS, McKinney DM, Maecker H, Hanekom WA, Hatherill M, Andersen P, Scriba TJ, Urdahl KB. Antigen Availability Shapes T Cell Differentiation and Function during Tuberculosis. Cell Host Microbe 2018; 21:695-706.e5. [PMID: 28618268 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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CD4 T cells are critical for protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the cause of tuberculosis (TB). Yet to date, TB vaccine candidates that boost antigen-specific CD4 T cells have conferred little or no protection. Here we examined CD4 T cell responses to two leading TB vaccine antigens, ESAT-6 and Ag85B, in Mtb-infected mice and in vaccinated humans with and without underlying Mtb infection. In both species, Mtb infection drove ESAT-6-specific T cells to be more differentiated than Ag85B-specific T cells. The ability of each T cell population to control Mtb in the lungs of mice was restricted for opposite reasons: Ag85B-specific T cells were limited by reduced antigen expression during persistent infection, whereas ESAT-6-specific T cells became functionally exhausted due to chronic antigenic stimulation. Our findings suggest that different vaccination strategies will be required to optimize protection mediated by T cells recognizing antigens expressed at distinct stages of Mtb infection.
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- Albanus O Moguche
- Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), Seattle, WA 98109, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Statens Serum Institut (SSI), 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institut (SSI), 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Department of Vaccine Discovery, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla 92037, USA
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- Department of Vaccine Discovery, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla 92037, USA
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- Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa; Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), Seattle, WA 98109, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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It is almost 100 years since the development of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the only licensed vaccine against tuberculosis (TB). While BCG does confer consistent protection against disseminated disease, there is an urgent need for a more effective vaccine against pulmonary disease. There are several indications for such an improved vaccine, including prevention of infection, prevention of disease, and a therapeutic vaccine to prevent recurrent disease. The two main approaches to TB vaccine development are developing an improved whole mycobacterial priming agent to replace BCG and/or developing a subunit booster vaccine to be administered after a BCG or BCG replacement priming vaccination. In this article we review the status of the current candidate vaccines being evaluated in clinical trials. The critical challenges to successful TB vaccine development are the uncertain predictive value of the preclinical animal models and the lack of a validated immune correlate of protection. While it is relatively simple to evaluate safety and immunogenicity in phase 1/2 studies, the evaluation of efficacy requires complex studies with large numbers of subjects and long periods of follow-up. This article reviews the potential role for human Experimental Medicine studies, in parallel with product development, to help improve the predictive value of the early-stage trials.
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