Table 2. QFT-IT results and HIV status in smear-positive/culture-positive pulmonary TB patients.
Positive | Negative | Indeterminate | P * | ||||
n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | ||
All (n = 504) | 465 | 92.3 (89.6–94.4) | 24 | 4.8 (3.1–7.0) | 15 | 3.0 (1.7–4.9) | |
HIV positive (n = 44) | 27 | 61.4 (45.5–75.6) | 5 | 11.4 (3.8–24.6) | 12 | 27.3 (15.0–42.8) | <0.001 |
HIV negative (n = 459) | 437 | 95.2 (92.8–97.0) | 19 | 4.1 (2.5–6.4) | 3 | 0.7 (0.1–1.9) |
QFT-IT: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; TB: Tuberculosis; CI: Confidence interval.
*Comparison was made between HIV-positive and HIV-negative groups.