• Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Jun 2014

    Multicenter Study Comparative Study

    Xpert MTB/RIF as a measure of sputum bacillary burden: variation by HIV status and immunosuppression.

    • Colleen F Hanrahan, Grant Theron, Jean Bassett, Keertan Dheda, Lesley Scott, Wendy Stevens, Ian Sanne, and Annelies Van Rie.
    • 1 Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
    • Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2014 Jun 1; 189 (11): 1426-34.

    RationaleXpert MTB/RIF cycle threshold values are a measure of sputum mycobacterial burden. Data on the impact of HIV infection and immunosuppression on this measure are limited.ObjectivesExamine the impact of HIV status and level of immunosuppression on the distribution of mean cycle threshold values, and the correlation of cycle threshold values and smear microscopy grade with time to culture positivity.MethodsPaired sputum samples from 2,406 individuals with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis in South Africa were tested by Xpert MTB/RIF, concentrated smear microscopy, and liquid culture to quantify bacterial burden using cycle threshold values, smear grading, and time to culture positivity.Measurements And Main ResultsCycle threshold values were lower in HIV-uninfected versus HIV-infected individuals (22.9 vs. 26.6; P < 0.001). Among HIV-infected, CD4 count was an independent predictor of cycle threshold value, with an average increase of 1.50 cycles for CD4 count greater than or equal to 200 (P 0.071) and 3.66 cycles for CD4 count less than 200 (P < 0.001) compared with HIV-uninfected individuals. Correlation between cycle threshold value and time to culture positivity was similar to that between smear status and time to culture positivity (both Spearman ρ 0.58). The strength of correlation between measures decreased as the level of immunosuppression increased. A cycle threshold value cutoff of 28 had good predictive value for smear positivity.ConclusionsWe observed decreasing bacillary burden with increasing level of immunosuppression as measured by Xpert MTB/RIF cycle threshold values. A cycle threshold value of 28 can be used as a measure of bacterial burden and smear status in a high HIV burden setting.

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