Tuberculosis in Pediatric Antiretroviral Therapy Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Diagnosis and Screening Practices

Ballif, Marie ; Renner, Lorna ; Claude Dusingize, Jean ; Leroy, Valeriane ; Ayaya, Samuel ; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara ; Cortes, Claudia P. ; McGowan, Catherine C. ; Graber, Claire ; Mandalakas, Anna M. ; Mofenson, Lynne M. ; Egger, Matthias ; Kumara Wati, Ketut Dewi ; Nallusamy, Revathy ; Reubenson, Gary ; Davies, Mary-Ann ; Fenner, Lukas ; Ajayi, Samuel ; Anastos, Kathryn ; Ballif, Marie ; Bashi, Jules ; Bishai, William ; Boulle, Andrew ; Braitstein, Paula ; Carriquiry, Gabriela ; Carter, Jane E. ; Cegielski, Peter ; Chimbetete, Cleophas ; Conrad, Joseph ; Cortes, Claudia ; Davies, Mary-Ann ; Diero, Lameck ; Duda, Stephany ; Durier, Nicolas ; Dusingize, Jean Claude ; Egger, Matthias ; Eboua, Tanoh F. ; Fenner, Lukas ; Gasser, Adrian ; Geng, Elvin ; Gnokori, Joachim Charles ; Hardwicke, Laura ; Hoffmann, Chris ; Huebner, Robin ; Kancheya, Nzali ; Kiertiburanakul, Sasisopin ; Kim, Peter ; Lameck, Diero ; Leroy, Valériane ; Lewden, Charlotte ; Lindegren, Mary Lou ; Mandalakas, Anna ; Maskew, Mhairi ; McKaig, Rosemary ; Mofenson, Lynne ; Mpoudi-Etame, Mireille ; Okwara, Benson ; Phiri, Sam ; Prasitsuebsai, Wasana ; Petit, April ; Prozesky, Hans ; Reid, Stewart E. ; Renner, Lorna ; Reubenson, Gary ; Sohn, Annette ; Sterling, Timothy ; Vo, Quynh ; Walker, Dana ; Wehbe, Firas ; Wejse, Christian ; Wester, William ; Williams, Carlie ; Wood, Robin ; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara ; Yao, Zhang ; Yunihastuti, Evy ; Abrams, Elaine ; Ananworanich, Jintanat ; Azondekon, Alain ; Frieda Behets, Melanie Bacon ; Cahn, Pedro ; Cesar, Carina ; Ciaranello, Andrea ; Dabis, François ; Edmonds, Andrew ; Feinstein, Lydia ; Graber, Claire ; Hazra, Rohan ; Hoover, Don ; Keiser, Olivia ; Leroy, Valeriane ; Magneres, Maria Cecilia ; McGowan, Catherine ; Messerschmidt, Liesl ; Biribonwoha, Harriet Nuwagaba ; Sharp, Gerald ; Vreeman, Rachel ; Worrell, Carol ; Yiannoutsos, Constantine ; Zwickl, Beth ; Ajayi, Samuel ; Anastos, Kathryn ; Ballif, Marie ; Bashi, Jules ; Bishai, William ; Boulle, Andrew ; Braitstein, Paula ; Carriquiry, Gabriela ; Carter, Jane E. ; Cegielski, Peter ; Chimbetete, Cleophas ; Conrad, Joseph ; Cortes, Claudia ; Davies, Mary-Ann ; Diero, Lameck ; Duda, Stephany ; Durier, Nicolas ; Dusingize, Jean Claude ; Egger, Matthias ; Eboua, Tanoh F. ; Fenner, Lukas ; Gasser, Adrian ; Geng, Elvin ; Gnokori, Joachim Charles ; Hardwicke, Laura ; Hoffmann, Chris ; Huebner, Robin ; Kancheya, Nzali ; Kiertiburanakul, Sasisopin ; Kim, Peter ; Lameck, Diero ; Leroy, Valériane ; Lewden, Charlotte ; Lindegren, Mary Lou ; Mandalakas, Anna ; Maskew, Mhairi ; McKaig, Rosemary ; Mofenson, Lynne ; Mpoudi-Etame, Mireille ; Okwara, Benson ; Phiri, Sam ; Prasitsuebsai, Wasana ; Petit, April ; Prozesky, Hans ; Reid, Stewart E. ; Renner, Lorna ; Reubenson, Gary ; Sohn, Annette ; Sterling, Timothy ; Vo, Quynh ; Walker, Dana ; Wehbe, Firas ; Wejse, Christian ; Wester, William ; Williams, Carlie ; Wood, Robin ; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara ; Yao, Zhang ; Yunihastuti, Evy ; Abrams, Elaine ; Ananworanich, Jintanat ; Azondekon, Alain ; Frieda Behets, Melanie Bacon ; Cahn, Pedro ; Cesar, Carina ; Ciaranello, Andrea ; Dabis, François ; Edmonds, Andrew ; Feinstein, Lydia ; Graber, Claire ; Hazra, Rohan ; Hoover, Don ; Keiser, Olivia ; Leroy, Valeriane ; Magneres, Maria Cecilia ; McGowan, Catherine ; Messerschmidt, Liesl ; Biribonwoha, Harriet Nuwagaba ; Sharp, Gerald ; Vreeman, Rachel ; Worrell, Carol ; Yiannoutsos, Constantine ; Zwickl, Beth

In: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2015, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 30-38

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    Summary
    Background The global burden of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be 0.5 million new cases per year. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children are at high risk for TB. Diagnosis of TB in HIV-infected children remains a major challenge. Methods We describe TB diagnosis and screening practices of pediatric antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. We used web-based questionnaires to collect data on ART programs and patients seen from March to July 2012. Forty-three ART programs treating children in 23 countries participated in the study. Results Sputum microscopy and chest Radiograph were available at all programs, mycobacterial culture in 40 (93%) sites, gastric aspiration in 27 (63%), induced sputum in 23 (54%), and Xpert MTB/RIF in 16 (37%) sites. Screening practices to exclude active TB before starting ART included contact history in 41 sites (84%), symptom screening in 38 (88%), and chest Radiograph in 34 sites (79%). The use of diagnostic tools was examined among 146 children diagnosed with TB during the study period. Chest Radiograph was used in 125 (86%) children, sputum microscopy in 76 (52%), induced sputum microscopy in 38 (26%), gastric aspirate microscopy in 35 (24%), culture in 25 (17%), and Xpert MTB/RIF in 11 (8%) children. Conclusions Induced sputum and Xpert MTB/RIF were infrequently available to diagnose childhood TB, and screening was largely based on symptom identification. There is an urgent need to improve the capacity of ART programs in low- and middle-income countries to exclude and diagnose TB in HIV-infected children