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Table 1 Characteristics of study population classified by age group

From: Agreement between QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube and the tuberculin skin test and predictors of positive test results in Warao Amerindian pediatric tuberculosis contacts

Characteristics, n (%)

0-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

n = 54 (33%)

n = 62 (38%)

n = 47 (29%)

Male

29 (54)

38 (61)

25 (53)

Female

25 (46)

24 (39)

22 (47)

TST positive

6 (11)

32 (52)

36 (77)

Active TB disease

2 (4)

5 (8)

4 (9)

Malnourished

31 (57)

20 (32)

13 (28)

BCG vaccinated

41 (76)

58 (94)

41 (87)