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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2020 Jan;145(1):e20191930. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1930

TABLE 3.

Characteristics of Four Children With Incident Tuberculosis Disease

Age at Enrollment Sex Country of Birth Contact Test Results
LTBI Treatment at Diagnosis Age at Diagnosis Chest Radiograph Result Microbiologic Confirmation for M tuberculosis
TST (mm Induration) QFT-GIT (IU/mL IFN-γ) T-SPOT (No. Spots)

7 moa Male United States Yes Negative (0) Negative (0.26) Negative (2) Isoniazid, directly observed 9 mo Abnormal, no cavitary disease Gastric aspirate culture positive result
7 moa Male United States Yes Negative (0) Positive (8.27) Negative (3) Isoniazid, directly observed 9 mo Abnormal, no cavitary disease Gastric aspirate culture positive result
12 y Female Myanmar No Positive (29) Positive (7.33) Positive (47) Not offered 13 y Normal Sputum culture positive result
14 y Female Philippines No Positive (13) Positive (7.47) Positive (50) Isoniazid, SAT 16 y Abnormal, cavitary disease Sputum culture positive result

SAT, self-administered therapy.

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