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Table 2 TST results

From: Tuberculin skin test conversion in patients under treatment with anti-tumor necrotizing factor alpha agents

#

Time of test

Number of tested patients

Result

1#

10 days before treatment

51

Positive *

1 (1.9%)

Negative

50 (98.1%)

2#

3 days before treatment

50

Positive

0

Negative

50 (100)

3#

3 days before the second dose

50

Positive *

1 (2%)

Negative

49 (98%)

4#

3 days before the third dose

49

Positive

0

Negative

49 (100)

5#

Four weeks after the third dose

49

Positive

0

Negative

49 (100)

6#

3 days before fifth dose

49

Positive

0

Negative

49 (100)

  1. TST positive patients were referred to TB control centers and TB infection was confirmed