Table 2.
the strength of agreement between TST and IGRA in the diagnosis of LTBI in HIV infected patients
| TST | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | K | p-value | |
| Quantiferon | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Positive | 78 (66.7) | 75 (43.9) | 153 (53.1) | 0.218 | < 0.001* |
| Negative | 39 (33.3) | 96 (56.1) | 135 (46.9) | ||
| Total | 117 (100.0) | 171 (100.0) | 288 (100.0) | ||
K: Kappa (Measure of Agreement). *p value <0.05