| Bacilli count of the adult | Controls | Total | |||||
| +++ | ++ | + | Scanty | ||||
| Subjects | 15 | 109 | 188 | 18 | 156 | 486 | |
| TST | |||||||
| Positive | 13 (86.7) | 46 (43) | 95 (54.6) | 14 (82.4) | 20 (12.8) | 469 | |
| Intermediate | 0 | 19 (17.8) | 28 (16.1) | 1 (5.9) | 15 (9.6) | ||
| Negative | 2 (13.3) | 42 (39.3) | 51 (29.3) | 2 (11.8) | 121 (77.6) | ||
| IFN-γ | |||||||
| Positive | 8 (57.1) | 53 (50.5) | 74 (43.8) | 3 (17.6) | 20 (13.1) | 458 | |
| Indeterminate | 5 (35.7) | 13 (12.4) | 24 (14.2) | 10 (58.8) | 25 (16.3) | ||
| Negative | 1 (7.1) | 39 (37.1) | 71 (42) | 4 (23.5) | 108 (70.6) | ||
| IP-10# | |||||||
| Positive | 7 (50) | 60 (59.4) | 96 (55.8) | 4 (23.5) | 9 (5.8) | 458 | |
| Negative | 7 (50) | 41 (40.6) | 76 (44.2) | 13 (76.5) | 145 (94.2) | ||
Data are presented as n or n (%). #: IP-10 positive grading ≥3,022 pg·mL−1, as calculated by the receiver operating characteristic curve.