Table 1– Dichotomous test results over three time points
QFT 1QFT 2QFT 3
225 negative187/207 negative85/97 negative
11/97 converters (11.3%)
1 indeterminate
20/207 converters (9.7%)8/11 reverters (72.7%)
3/11 positive
54 positive13/51 reverters (25.5%)3/3 negative
0/3 converters
38/51 positive2/19 reverters (10.5%)
16/19 positive
1 indeterminate
1 indeterminate1 negative1 negative
Overall positivity rate
19.4% (54/279 )22.4% (58/258)22.9% (30/131)
  • QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test results, at initial testing (QFT 1), and second (QFT 2) and third (QFT 3) test points. One student did not complete QFT 1 but did complete testing at QFT 2 and QFT 3; this student was included in the longitudinal Tobit regression model but not in the table.