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Transiciones de síntomas longitudinales predicen el riesgo de tuberculosis incidente en la búsqueda activa de casos
Esther Jung1, José Victor Bortolotto Bampi2, Alessandra Moura da Silva2
1Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States.
The Journal of infectious diseases
|February 20, 2026
Resumen
El seguimiento de los síntomas a lo largo del tiempo puede mejorar el cribado de la tuberculosis (TB) en grupos de alto riesgo. El desarrollo de nuevos síntomas, especialmente con anomalías previas en la imagen del tórax, aumenta significativamente el riesgo de TB.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública
- Epidemiología de Enfermedades Infecciosas
- Cribado Clínico
Sus antecedentes:
- El cribado de la tuberculosis (TB) utiliza comúnmente controles de síntomas en un solo punto temporal.
- Existe la necesidad de evaluar enfoques más dinámicos para la detección de la TB.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar el valor añadido del seguimiento longitudinal de los síntomas para el cribado de la TB.
- Identificar patrones de síntomas específicos asociados con la TB incidente en una población de alto riesgo.
Principales métodos:
- Se realizó un estudio de cohorte prospectivo con 2.282 hombres encarcelados en Brasil.
- Los participantes se sometieron a evaluaciones de síntomas y pruebas de TB (Xpert/cultivo) cada cuatro meses.
- El análisis estadístico incluyó razones de riesgo ajustadas (aRR) para comparar el riesgo de TB según el estado sintomático.
Principales resultados:
- El desarrollo de nuevos síntomas se relacionó con un aumento de 2,31 veces en el riesgo de TB.
- Esta asociación fue más fuerte (aRR 2,49) en personas con anomalías radiográficas previas.
- Las personas persistentemente sintomáticas no mostraron una asociación significativa con la TB incidente (aRR 1,27).
Conclusiones:
- El seguimiento longitudinal de los síntomas puede mejorar la eficacia del cribado de la TB en entornos penitenciarios.
- La combinación del seguimiento de los síntomas con la radiografía puede mejorar aún más la detección temprana de la TB en poblaciones vulnerables.
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