Tables
- Table 1—
Results of QuantiFERON®-TB Gold (QFT-G), QuantiFERON®-TB Gold in-tube (QFT-GIT) and tuberculin skin tests (TST) at initial screening and at time of re-testing
QFT-G QFT-GIT Negative Positive Indeterminate Negative Positive Indeterminate M/F 29/22 2/7 4/6 22/41 4/4 6/4 Age yrs 10.5±4.4 4.6±3.8 3.2±3.7 8.9±6.3 9.2±4.2 2.5±1.8 Immigrants from high prevalence countries 14 2 0 11 1 0 BCG vaccinated 15 3 1 14 1 0 Results at initial screening 51 9 10 63 8 10 Results after 8–11 weeks 53 11 6 66 9 6 TST mm at initial screening 1.7±4.3 8.0±4.3 0.3±0.9 1.1±3.9 8.5±6.4 0 TST mm after 8–11 weeks 1.7±4.3 ND 0.6±1.3 1.4±3.9 ND 0 TST ≥5 mm at initial screening 7 8 0 5 6 0 TST ≥5 mm after 8–11 weeks 8 ND 0 7 ND 0 -
Data presented as n and mean±sd. M: male; F: female; BCG: bacille Calmette–Guerin; ND: not done.
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Vol 32 Issue 2
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Prior tuberculin skin testing does not boost QuantiFERON-TB results in paediatric contacts
