Table 1.
Studies reporting independent (adjusted) risk factors for a positive TST among child contacts of TB cases.
Figure 1.
Histogram showing distribution of Mantoux induration diameter (n = 1512) with evidence of reader digit preference at the 5 mm, 10 mm, 15 mm, and 20 mm values.
Table 2.
Agreement between Mantoux and Tine tests for binary comparisons (positive/negative test) among 1512 children (kappa = 0.70).
Table 3.
Agreement between Mantoux and Tine tests for ordered categorical comparisons (Mantoux <5 mm, ≥5 to 10 mm, ≥10 to 15 mm, ≥15 to 20 mm, ≥20 mm, and Tine Grades 0–4), among n = 1512 children (weighted kappa = 0.66).
Table 4.
Risk factors (odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals, CI) associated with a positive Mantoux or Tine test (univariate analysis) among n = 1512 children investigated for TB.
Table 5.
Independent risk factors (odds ratios, OR, and 95% confidence intervals, CI) associated with a positive Mantoux or Tine test among n = 1512 children investigated for TB (multivariate logistic regression model).