High prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth co-infections in persons with tuberculosis in South India

  1. Prakash Babu Narasimhan
  2. Komal Jain
  3. Nonika Rajkumari
  4. Madolyn R Dauphinais
  5. R Jasemine
  6. Sana Shaikh
  7. Jainish Uresh Patel
  8. Senbagavalli Prakash Babu
  9. Chelsie Cintron
  10. Meagan Karoly
  11. Madeline E Carwile
  12. Anne F Liu
  13. Kimberly Maloomian
  14. Lindsey M Locks
  15. Saurabh Mehta
  16. Sonali Sarkar
  17. Urvashi B Singh
  18. Jerrold J. Ellner
  19. Padmini Salgame
  20. Scott K Heysell
  21. Natasha S. Hochberg
  22. Subitha Lakshminarayanan
  23. Pranay Sinha
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Abstract

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are a plausible but under-characterized comorbidity in tuberculosis. In this prospective South Indian cohort, multiplex stool PCR detected STH in 43% of 137 adults with pulmonary tuberculosis and 34% of 230 household contacts. Food insecurity independently predicted co-infection. Current adult deworming gaps warrant evaluation.

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  1. Version published to 10.64898/2026.05.26.26353735 on medRxiv