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Table 1 Demographic information of the studied population of 90 HIV-infected patients at risk of LTBI

From: Interferon-γ release assay as a sensitive diagnostic tool of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with HIV: a cross-sectional study

 

Frequency (n)

Percentage(%)

Sex

 Female

39

43.3

 Male

51

56.7

BCG vaccination

 No

04

4.4

 Yes

86

95.5

BCG scar

 No

04

4.4

 Yes

86

95.5

Comorbidities

 No

36

30

 Yes

54

60

ART

 No

6

6.6

 Yes

84

93.3

Risk of infection for TB

 High

69

76.6

 Low

21

23.3

  1. HIV Human immunodeficiency vírus, LTBI Latent tuberculosis infection, BCG Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, ART antiretroviral therapy, TB Tuberculosis