Table 1 Indications for Tuberculin skin test screening and/or referral to clinical specialist evaluation (n = 481)
Screening | No | % |
|---|---|---|
Contact Investigation*) | 264 | 55.1 |
Immigrants*) | 86 | 17.9 |
Health-care workers**) | 7 | 1.5 |
School children before BCG vaccination | 27 | 5.6 |
Before treatment with TNF-α inhibitor*) | 64 | 13.3 |
HIV-1 infection | 1 | 0.2 |
Clinical evaluation | ||
Thoracic X-ray findings (only) | 19 | 3.9 |
Previous TB disease (only) | 8 | 1.7 |
Suspected extrapulmonary TB | 5 | 1.0 |