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. 2006 May 23;1:7. doi: 10.1186/1745-6673-1-7

Table 1.

T cell interferon-γ responses in nursing students treated for latent tuberculosis infection with isoniazid preventive therapy for 6 months (N = 10)

ID number Age at baseline Sex M/F BCG scar (Y/N) TST at baseline (mm) IFN-γ responses at baseline (Jan/Feb 2004) IFN-γ responses at second survey, 4 months after INH treatment (Jan 2005) IFN-γ responses at third survey, 10 months after INH treatment (July 2005)

Result (Pos/Neg)* IU/mL** Result (Pos/Neg)* IU/mL** Result (Pos/Neg)* IU/mL**
10055 19 F Y 14 P 10.0 P 10.0 P 10.0
10066 19 F Y 15 P 10.0 P 2.55 P 10.0
10069 19 F Y 17 P 9.55 P 10.0 P 10.0
10077 19 F N 19 P 10.0 P 4.34 P 2.04
10082 19 F Y 18 P 10.0 P 10.0 P 5.86
10089 19 F Y 16 P 10.0 P 8.35 P 1.51
10093 19 F N 20 P 10.0 P 5.13 P 3.31
10115 24 F Y 17 P 0.39 N 0 N 0.21
10282 19 F N 15 P 1.21 P 4.40 P 10.0
10290 18 F N 18 P 10.0 P 4.81 P 10.0
Mean (SD) 8.1 (3.9) 5.9 (3.5) 6.3 (4.2)
Median 10.0 5.0 7.9

*QFT-G cut-point for positivity: ≥0.35 IU/mL

** IFN-γ values >10.0 IU/mL have been shown as 10 IU/mL

TST: tuberculin skin test; QFT-G: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube assay; INH: isoniazid; BCG: bacille Calmette-Guerin; SD: standard deviation