Table 3. Concordance of TST and QFT-GIT results among referred individuals that came to BCHD for LTBI evaluation and had both tests performed.
TST negative | TST positive | Total | |
QFT-GIT negative | 4 (1%)* | 164 (47%) | 168 |
QFT-GIT positive | 4 (1%)* | 179 (51%) | 183 |
QFT-GIT indeterminate | 0 | 1 (0.25%) | 1 |
Total | 8 | 344 | 352† |
Overall, 352 individuals had a TST and interpretable QFT-GIT result available. There was an overall concordance of 52.3%.
8 individuals with negative TST results were referred and evaluated by BCHD. 4 individuals with B-waivers had negative TST, but were referred due to an abnormal CXR; 4 individuals had both TST and QFT-GIT performed by referral source.