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. 2010 Jul 23;10:220. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-220

Table 2.

Consistency between baseline and follow-up QFT-GIT stratified by TST

Follow-up QFT-GIT

Baseline QFT-GIT Positive (n = 15)
n (%)
Negative (n = 163)
n (%)
Agreement
All subjects*
(n = 178)
Positive (n = 18)
12 (6.7)
6 (3.4)
Raw = 94.9%
κ = 0.70#
Negative (n = 160) 3 (1.7) 157 (88.2)
Positive prior TST
(n = 54)
Positive (n = 9)
9 (16.7)
0
Raw = 100%
κ = 1.0#
Negative (n = 45) 0 45 (83.3)
Recent TST > 5 mm
(n = 51)
Positive (n = 10)
9 (17.6)
1 (2.0)
Raw = 94.1%
κ = 0.82#
Negative (n = 41) 2 (3.9) 39 (76.5)
Recent TST ≥ 10 mm
(n = 44)
Positive (n = 10)
9 (20.5)
1 (2.3)
Raw = 93.2%
κ = 0.81#
Negative (n = 34) 2 (4.5) 32 (72.7)

*Four individuals with indeterminate QFT-GIT results were excluded from this analysis. #p < 0.0001, each. QFT-GIT = QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube. TST = tuberculin skin test.