TB Management

TB Risk Groups

Who is at risk for TB?

Anyone can be infected with tuberculosis. However, some people are at greater risk for TB than others.

The CDC has identified key groups who face an increased risk for TB infection and disease progression (1). For example, TB incidence is 18 times higher among non-US-born persons compared with those born in the US (2).

Other groups at increased risk for TB include people living with HIV or experiencing immunosuppression, contacts of active TB cases, healthcare workers and children.

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TB in the United States

Up to 13 million people in the US are believed to carry TB infection (3). More than 9,000 cases of infectious active TB are reported each year (2).

According to the CDC, the elimination of TB in the US requires timely testing and expanded treatment options.

TB case detection in the US was set back by testing delays during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although case detection has recovered, concerns persist about missed TB diagnoses and the ongoing effects of pandemic-related disruptions to public health (2).

Recent US tuberculosis contact investigations
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References:
  1. US CDC. Updated guidelines for using Interferon Gamma Release Assays to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection — United States, 2010. MMWR59 RR-5
  2. US CDC. Tuberculosis — United States, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7312a4.htm
  3. US CDC. Tuberculosis – data and statistics. https://www.cdc.gov/tb/statistics/default.htm
  4. US Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for latent tuberculosis infection in adults. JAMA. 2016;316:962–969
  5. Lewinsohn DM, et al. Official ATS/IDSA/CDC clinical practice guidelines: diagnosis of tuberculosis in adults and children. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;64:111–115.

QFT -Plus is an in vitro diagnostic aid for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. QFT-Plus is an indirect test for M. tuberculosis infection (including disease) and is intended for use in conjunction with risk assaessment, radiography, and other medical and diagnostic evaluations.