Table 2. Incidence of tuberculosis among 1,371 indigenous contacts according to tuberculin skin test (TST) results.
Tuberculin skin test results | Diagnosis of tuberculosis (n = 23) n/N(%) | RR (95% CI) |
Not performed | 1/17 (5.90) | – |
0–4 mm | 5/739 (0.68) | Reference |
5–9 mm | 3/92 (3.26) | 4.82 (1.17–19.83) |
≥10 mm | 14/523 (2.68) | 3.96 (1.43–10.92) |
Abbreviations: RR, relative risk.