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Table 5 Old, active, and predicted TB by TST and IGRA results

From: Screening for tuberculosis and prediction of disease in Portuguese healthcare workers

 

TST

IGRA

Total

 

0-9 mm

≥ 10 mm

Neg.

Pos.

  

TB history

n

%

n

%

n

%

N

%

n

%*

Old TB

8

14.0

49

86.0

23

40.4

34

59.6

57

2.0

Prevalent active TB

0

--

8

0.4*

0

--

8

0.8*

8

0.3

Predicted TB**

0

--

4

0.2*

0

--

4

0.4*

4

0.1

No TB

774

27.5

2102

72.9

1908

67.8

953

32.8

2815

97.6

  1. * Column%
  2. ** Time between test and diagnosis of active TB > 3 months
  3. Progression rate:
  4. TST ≥ 10 mm = 0.2%
  5. IGRA positive = 0.4%, p = 0.06
  6. Active TB rate:
  7. TST ≥ 10 mm = 0.4%
  8. IGRA positive = 0.8%, p = 0.008