Table 2. Positivity of QFT-IT, IP-10 and TST in active TB patients.
Category | Test | N | Pos | Neg | Indt | % Sens |
Total number of subjects | QFT-IT | 175 | 155 | 16 | 4 | 90.6 |
IP-10 | 175 | 160 | 13 | 2 | 92.5 | |
TST | 119 | 82 | 37 | NA | 68.9 | |
Culture positives | QFT-IT | 160 | 141 | 15 | 4 | 90.4 |
IP-10 | 160 | 145 | 13 | 2 | 91.8 | |
TST | 110 | 75 | 35 | NA | 68.2 | |
Culture negative | QFT-IT | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 93.3 |
IP-10 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
TST | 9 | 7 | 2 | NA | 77.8 | |
Smear positive | QFT-IT | 149 | 133 | 12 | 4 | 91.7 |
IP-10 | 149 | 136 | 11 | 2 | 92.5 | |
TST | 104 | 73 | 31 | NA | 70.2 | |
Smear negative | QFT-IT | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 84.6 |
IP-10 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 92.3 | |
TST | 15 | 9 | 6 | NA | 60.0 |
10 mm cut-off point was used for TST.
N - Number of subjects.
QFT-IT - QuantiFERON-TB Gold.
IP-10 - Interferon gamma inducible protein-10.
TST - Tuberculin skin test.
Pos - Positive.
Neg - Negative.
Indt - Indeterminate.
% Sens - Percentage of sensitivity, calculated after excluding indeterminate results.