Goyal Vishal, Kadam Vijay, Narang Prashant, Singh Vikram
Medical Affairs, Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd., Arena Space, 8th floor, Off JVLR, Jogeshwari (E), Mumbai, 400060, India.
BMC Public Health. 2017 Oct 17;17(1):817. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4779-5.
Drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a significant public health issue that considerably deters the ongoing TB control efforts in India. The purpose of this review was to investigate the prevalence of DR-TB and understand the regional variation in resistance pattern across India from 1995 to 2015, based on a large body of published epidemiological studies.
A systematic review of published studies reporting prevalence of DR-TB from biomedical databases (PubMed and IndMed) was conducted. Meta-analysis was performed using random effects model and the pooled prevalence estimate (95% confidence interval [CI]) of DR-TB, multidrug resistant (MDR-) TB, pre-extensively drug-resistant (pre-XDR) TB and XDR-TB were calculated across two study periods (decade 1: 1995 to 2005; decade 2: 2006 to 2015), countrywide and in different regions. Heterogeneity in this meta-analysis was assessed using I statistic.
A total of 75 of 635 screened studies that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected. Over 40% of 45,076 isolates suspected for resistance to any first-line anti-TB drugs tested positive. Comparative analysis revealed a worsening trend in DR-TB between the two study decades (decade 1: 37.7% [95% CI = 29.0; 46.4], n = 25 vs decade 2: 46.1% [95% CI = 39.0; 53.2], n = 36). The pooled estimate of MDR-TB resistance was higher in previously treated patients (decade 1: 29.8% [95% CI = 20.7; 39.0], n = 13; decade 2: 35.8% [95% CI = 29.2; 42.4], n = 24) as compared with the newly diagnosed cases (decade 1: 4.1% [95% CI = 2.7; 5.6], n = 13; decade 2: 5.6% [95% CI = 3.8; 7.4], n = 17). Overall, studies from Western states of India reported highest prevalence of DR-TB (57.8% [95% CI = 37.4; 78.2], n = 6) and MDR-TB (39.9% [95% CI = 21.7; 58.0], n = 6) during decade 2. Prevalence of pre-XDR TB was 7.9% (95% CI = 4.4; 11.4, n = 5) with resistance to fluoroquinolone (66.3% [95% CI = 58.2; 74.4], n = 5) being the highest. The prevalence of XDR-TB was 1.9% (95% CI = 1.2; 2.6, n = 14) over the 20-year period.
The alarming increase in the trend of anti-TB drug resistance in India warrants the need for a structured nationwide surveillance to assist the National TB Control Program in strengthening treatment strategies for improved outcomes.
耐多药肺结核(DR-TB)是一个重大的公共卫生问题,严重阻碍了印度正在进行的结核病控制工作。本综述的目的是基于大量已发表的流行病学研究,调查1995年至2015年印度DR-TB的患病率,并了解全国耐药模式的区域差异。
对生物医学数据库(PubMed和IndMed)中报告DR-TB患病率的已发表研究进行系统综述。使用随机效应模型进行荟萃分析,并计算两个研究时期(第1个十年:1995年至2005年;第2个十年:2006年至2015年)全国及不同地区的DR-TB、耐多药(MDR-)TB、广泛耐药前(pre-XDR)TB和广泛耐药(XDR)-TB的合并患病率估计值(95%置信区间[CI])。使用I统计量评估该荟萃分析中的异质性。
在635项筛查研究中,共有75项符合纳入标准并被选中。在45076株疑似对任何一线抗结核药物耐药的菌株中,超过40%检测呈阳性。比较分析显示,两个研究十年间DR-TB呈恶化趋势(第1个十年:37.7%[95%CI=29.0;46.4],n=25;第2个十年:46.1%[95%CI=39.0;53.2],n=36)。与新诊断病例相比,既往治疗患者中MDR-TB耐药的合并估计值更高(第1个十年:29.8%[95%CI=20.7;39.0],n=13;第2个十年:35.8%[95%CI=29.2;42.4],n=24)(新诊断病例第1个十年:4.1%[95%CI=2.7;5.6],n=13;第2个十年:5.6%[95%CI=3.8;7.4],n=17)。总体而言,印度西部各邦的研究报告显示,在第2个十年中DR-TB患病率最高(57.8%[95%CI=37.4;78.2],n=6),MDR-TB患病率最高(39.9%[95%CI=21.7;58.0],n=6)。pre-XDR TB患病率为7.9%(95%CI=4.4;11.4,n=5),其中对氟喹诺酮耐药率最高(66.3%[95%CI=58.2;74.4],n=5)。20年间XDR-TB患病率为1.9%(95%CI=1.2;2.6,n=14)。
印度抗结核药物耐药趋势的惊人增长表明,需要在全国范围内进行结构化监测,以协助国家结核病控制规划加强治疗策略,改善治疗效果。