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Table 1 Comparison of QFT-GIT test results at baseline and 12 months among contacts and patients

From: QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test conversions and reversions among tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in Addis Ababa: a one year follow-up study

 

Patients

Contacts

n(%)

n(%)

 

Baseline

12 months

Baseline

12 months

QFT-GIT-negative

7 (21.9*)

6 (18.8*)

24 (32.4)

14 (18.9)

QFT-GIT-positive

25 (78.1*)

26 (81.2*)

50 (67.6)

†60(81.1)

McNemar, p-value

1.00

0.006

  1. *One patient with indeterminate result at baseline was excluded from the denominator.
  2. †One QFT-GIT positive contact at baseline became negative at 12 months and hence the total QFT-GIT positive contacts at 12 months were 60 instead of 61 (50 + 11).
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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