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. 2010 Feb 4;5(2):e9051. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009051

Table 3. Positivity of QFT-IT, IP-10 and TST in healthy adult subjects.

Tests N Pos Neg Indt % of Spec
QFT-IT 100 45 55 0 55
IP-10 100 52 48 0 48
TST 94 23 71 0 75.5

10 mm cut-off point was used for TST.

QFT-IT - QuantiFERON-TB Gold.

IP-10 - Interferon gamma inducible protein-10.

TST - Tuberculin skin test.

N - Number of subjects.

Pos - Positive.

Neg - Negative.

Indt - Indeterminate.

% Spec - Percentage of specificity, calculated after excluding indeterminate results.