Table 1.
Uninfected (n = 159) | Previous LTBI (n = 211) | Recent LTBI (n = 43) | |
Female/male | 137/22 | 171/40 | 37/6 |
Age – range | 18–62 | 18–68 | 18–62 |
mean (SD) | 39.78 (± 10.3) | 41.82 (± 10.2) | 39.91 (± 10.8) |
Previous BCG | 100 (62.9%) | 163 (77.3%) | 30 (59.8%) |
old application | 92 (92%) | 149 (91.4%) | 29 (96.6%) |
recent application* | 8 (8%) | 14 (8.6%) | 1 (3.4%) |
SD = standard deviation; BCG = Bacilli Calmette-Guérin; LTBI = latent tuberculosis infection;
*Vaccination in the last five years