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. 2017 May 17;12(5):e0177752. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177752

Table 2. Results for various cohort subsets.

Cohort Subset Size & Description Characteristic Value
792 subjects with completed TST and QFT-GIT QFT-GIT Positive 14 (1.8%)
TST > = 15 23 (2.9%)
TST > = 10 42 (5.3%)
TST Positive by Risk Stratified Interpretation 38 (4.8%)
QFT-GIT Indeterminate 5 (0.6%)
787 subjects with completed TST and determinate QFT-GIT Low risk of M. tuberculosis infection 510 (64.8%)
Increased risk of M. tuberculosis infection 277 (35.2%)
277 subjects at increased risk with completed TST and determinate QFT-GIT QFT-GIT Positive 8 (2.9%)
TST > = 15 18 (6.5%)
TST > = 10 33 (11.9%)
510 subjects at low risk with completed TST and determinate QFT-GIT QFT-GIT Positive 6 (1.2%)
TST > = 15 5 (1.0%)
TST > = 10 9 (1.8%)
QFT-GIT Negative 504 (98.8%)
TST < 15 505 (99.0%)
TST < 10 501 (98.2%)
807 subjects who had QFT-GIT and QFT-G completed QFT-GIT positive 14 (1.7%)
QFT-G positive 5 (0.6%)
QFT-GIT indeterminate 5 (0.6%)
QFT-G indeterminate 16 (2.0%)
787 subjects with determinate QFT-GIT and QFT-G QFT-GIT positive 11 (1.4%)
QFT-G positive 5 (0.6%)
769 subjects with competed TST and determinate QFT-GIT and QFT-G results Low risk 500 (65.0%)
500 subjects at low risk with determinate QFT-G, QFT-GIT, and TST results QFT-GIT negative 497 (99.4%)
QFT-G negative 499 (99.8%)
TST <15 495 (99.0%)
TST <10 491 (98.2%)

TST = tuberculin skin test; QFT-GIT = QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test; QFT-G = QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test.