NDLI: A chain-binomial model for intra-household spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a low socio-economic setting in Pakistan

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Author	Akhtar, S. Carpenter, T. E. Rathi, S. K.
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	A simulation study using Greenwood's chain-binomial model was carried out to elucidate the spread and control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among the household contacts of infectious pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients. Based on the observed data, the maximum-likelihood estimates (±s.e.) of chain-binomial probabilities of intra-household M. tuberculosis transmission from an index case in 3-person and 4-person households were 0·313±0·008 and 0·325±0·009 respectively. The χ2 goodness-of-fit test of observed and simulated mean expected frequencies of cases revealed good fit for 3-person (P=0·979) and 4-person (P=0·546) households. With the assumption of varying risk of M. tuberculosis transmission across the households under β-distribution, goodness-of-fit tests of observed and mean simulated expected frequencies revealed the inadequacy of Greenwood's chain-binomial model both for 3-person (P=0·0185) and 4-person (P<0·001) households. Simulated M. tuberculosis control strategy comprising efficient diagnosis, segregation and prompt antibiotic therapy of index pulmonary TB patients showed a substantial reduction of new cases among the household contacts in both household sizes. In conclusion, segregation coupled with prompt antibiotic therapy of the index case, chemoprophylaxis of M. tuberculosis-exposed household contacts, and the assessment of household environmental risks to devise and implement an educational programme may help reduce the TB burden in this and similar settings.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268806006364
Starting Page	27
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09502688
e-ISSN	14694409
Journal	Epidemiology and Infection
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	135
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Publisher Date	2007-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Cambridge University Press
Subject Keyword	Epidemiology Infectious Diseases Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

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