Increasing Number and Volume of Cavitary Lesions on Chest Computed Tomography Are Associated With Prolonged Time to Culture Conversion in Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Abstract:

Background:Cavitary lesions (CLs) primarily identified by chest x-ray (CXR) have been associated with worse clinical outcomes among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Chest computed tomography (CT), which has better resolution and increased sensitivity to detect lung abnormalities, has been understudied in PTB patients. We compared detection of CLs by CT and CXR and assessed their association with time to sputum culture conversion (tSCC). Methods:This was a retrospective cohort study of 141 PTB patients who underwent CT. We used multivariate Cox proportional hazards models to evaluate the association between CLs on CXR and the number and single largest volume of CLs on CT with tSCC. Results:Thirty (21%) and 75 (53%) patients had CLs on CXR and CT, respectively. CT detected cavities in an additional 44 patients (31%) compared with CXR. After multivariable adjustment, we observed a negative association between CLs and tSCC, with an adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of 0.56 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.32 to 0.97) for single CLs and 0.31 (95% CI, 0.16 to 0.60) for multiple CLs present on CT. Patients with a CL volume ≥25 mL had a prolonged tSCC (aHR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.21 to 0.72). CLs on CXR were not associated with increased tSCC after multivariable adjustment. Conclusions:CT detected a larger number of cavities in patients with PTB relative to CXR. We observed an association between increasing number and volume of CLs on CT and delayed tSCC independent of sputum microscopy result. Our findings highlight a potential role for CT in the clinical and research setting as a tool to risk-stratify patients with PTB.

journal_name

Open Forum Infect Dis

authors

Hernandez-Romieu AC,Little BP,Bernheim A,Schechter MC,Ray SM,Bizune D,Kempker R

doi

10.1093/ofid/ofz232

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Has Abstract

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2019-06-24 00:00:00

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ofz232

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6

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2328-8957

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ofz232

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6

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