Latent tuberculosis infection, tuberculin skin test and vitamin D status in contacts of tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional and case-control study

Table 3 Characteristic of participants with tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion

N°	Age	Gender	Foreign-born	Sputum AFB-positive index cases	Exposure to TB patient	BCG vaccine	Primary prophylaxis	TST 1ª	TST 2ª
1	6	Female	No	Yes	High	No	Yes	0	16
2	21	Female	Yes	Yes	High	No	No	0	12
3	22	Male	Yes	Yes	Medium	Yes	No	2	12
4	27	Male	No	Yes	High	No	No	2	9
5	34	Male	Yes	Yes	High	Yes	No	10	28
6	37	Male	No	Yes	High	No	No	0	30
7	38	Male	No	Yes	Medium	No	No	1	8
8	42	Female	Yes	Yes	High	Yes	No	0	20
9	46	Male	No	Yes	Medium	Yes	No	9	16¹
10	55	Male	No	Yes	Medium	Yes	No	9	19
11	56	Female	Yes	No²	Medium	No	No	4	13
12	57	Female	No	Yes	Medium	No	No	0	7

(1) Presence of vesicles. (2) Contact with culture positive pulmonary TB patient.
AFB = Acid Fast Bacilli; BCG = Bacilli Calmette-Guerin; TST = Tuberculin Skin Test TB = Tuberculosis

ISSN: 1471-2334