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Table 2 X.DOT-TB and QFT-GIT Results

From: Interferon-gamma release assay for screening of tuberculosis infection in children

Variable

X.DOT-TB

QFT-GIT

Total, n

Determinate

Indeterminate,

n(%)

Total, n

Determinate

Indeterminate,

n(%)

Positive,

n(%)

Negative,

n(%)

Positive, n(%)

Negative,

n(%)

Age (years)

0–4

5080

93(19.7)

4706(33.5)

281(44.8)

6039

72(21.2)

4627(29.4)

1340(55.4)

5–9

5109

155(32.8)

4759(33.9)

195(31.2)

6419

102(29.9)

5539(35.2)

778(32.1)

10–14

4314

183(38.8)

4003(28.5)

128(20.4)

5385

145(42.5)

4968(31.6)

272(11.2)

15–17

626

41(8.7)

563(4.0)

22(3.5)

690

22(6.5)

638(4.1)

30(1.2)

Total

15129

472

14031

626

18533

341

15722

2420

Department

E.N.T.

3

0(0.0)

3(0.0)

0(0.0)

6

0(0.0)

6(0.0)

0(0.0)

Rheumatology and immunology

1356

26(5.5)

1277(9.1)

53(8.5)

571

8(2.3)

458(2.9)

105(4.3)

Infection

1514

20(4.2)

1407(10.0)

87(13.9)

520

5(1.5)

433(2.7)

82(3.4)

Orthopedic

9

0(0.0)

8(0.1)

1(0.2)

38

9(2.6)

29(0.2)

0(0.0)

Pulmonary medicine

2981

137(29.0)

2754(19.6)

90(14.4)

1015

42(12.3)

800(5.1)

173(7.1)

Emergency

388

0(0.0)

370(2.6)

18(2.9)

168

1(0.3)

112(0.7)

55(2.3)

Out-patient

665

48(10.2)

603(4.3)

14(2.2)

594

38(11.1)

522(3.3)

34(1.4)

Internal medicine

2346

163(34.5)

2083(14.8)

100(16.0)

2185

126(37.0)

2018(12.8)

41(1.7)

Dermatology

260

5(1.1)

245(1.7)

10(1.6)

745

5(1.5)

727(4.6)

13(0.5)

Neurology

496

2(0.4)

471(3.4)

23(3.7)

1840

15(4.4)

1690(10.7)

135(5.6)

Nephrology

403

8(1.7)

376(2.7)

19(3.0)

1518

23(6.7)

1278(8.1)

217(9.0)

Surgery

7

1(0.2)

4(0.0)

2(0.3)

8

0(0.0)

7(0.0)

1(0.0)

Digestive

489

16(3.4)

448(3.2)

25(4.0)

1914

12(3.5)

1761(11.2)

141(5.8)

Cardiology

810

3(0.6)

780(5.6)

27(4.3)

2484

15(4.4)

1798(11.4)

671(27.7)

Neonatology

19

0(0.0)

16(0.1)

3(0.5)

26

1(0.3)

22(0.1)

3(0.1)

Hematology

674

10(2.1)

629(4.5)

35(5.6)

2930

19(5.6)

2509(15.9)

402(16.6)

Transplantation

52

0(0.0)

52(0.4)

0(0.0)

81

0(0.0)

65(0.4)

16(0.7)

Traditional Chinese Medicine

1976

25(5.3)

1887(13.4)

64(10.2)

940

14(4.1)

822(5.2)

104(4.3)

Oncology

199

1(0.2)

186(1.3)

12(1.9)

232

0(0.0)

195(1.2)

37(1.5)

Intensive care unit

171

1(0.2)

151(1.1)

19(3.0)

92

0(0.0)

51(0.3)

41(1.7)

General

146

1(0.2)

133(0.9)

12(1.9)

457

1(0.3)

318(2.0)

138(5.7)

Other

165

5(1.1)

148(1.1)

12(1.9)

169

7(2.1)

151(1.0)

11(0.5)

Total

15129

472

14031

626

18533

341

15722

2420

Diseases Classification

Respiratory

4459

145(30.3)

4137(24.0)

177(21.6)

2863

81(14.4)

2097(11.1)

685(19.3)

Central nervous

781

21(4.4)

720(4.2)

40(4.9)

965

13(2.3)

838(4.4)

114(3.2)

Urinary

1116

25(5.2)

1050(6.1)

41(5.0)

2064

31(5.5)

1763(9.3)

270(7.6)

Digestive

1670

49(10.3)

1524(8.8)

97(11.8)

3096

43(7.6)

2580(13.7)

473(13.3)

Hematological and neoplastic

1558

23(4.8)

1415(8.2)

120(14.6)

3734

27(4.8)

3173(16.8)

534(15.1)

Rheumatic immune

4433

86(18.0)

4173(24.2)

174(21.2)

4102

56(9.9)

3079(16.3)

967(27.3)

Cardiovascular

1119

19(4.0)

1053(6.1)

47(5.7)

1904

225(40.0)

1431(7.6)

248(7.0)

Other

3421

110(23.0)

3187(18.5)

124(15.1)

4263

87(15.5)

3922(20.8)

254(7.2)

Total

18557

571

17259

820

22991

563

18883

3545