For this reason, for these tools, we also use the number of mappings returned for each read as a feature for classification.
Of the 853 HIV-infected subjects who underwent TST, 846 (99.2%) returned for the reading, and 121 (14.3% of the tests read) were TST; none of them had signs or symptoms of TB disease and were, thus, eligible for TLTBI.
Before IGRA implementation in 2003, 1523 (88%) of 1734 patients tested by TST had returned for TST reading within 4 days.
At the homeless clinic, among patients tested by IGRA, a positive or negative result was obtained in 99%, which is greater than the proportion of patients who returned for TST reading at that particular site prior to IGRA implementation (88%).
The demographic and clinical information collected on the participants is shown in table 1. QFT = QuantiFERON TB Gold In Tube, TB = active tuberculosis, TST = tuberculin skin test, yr = years, SD = standard deviation, na = not applicable, nd = not done, * = Two household contacts did not return for TST reading.
In total 1.72 billion paired end reads were returned for analysis which were uploaded to short read archive (SRA) as study SRP028238.
Although of low cost and relatively simple to administer, the TST suffers from a number of well-documented performance and logistical problems, such as the need for individuals to return for test reading, the variability and subjectivity in test application and reading and low specificity [ 5, 6].
They compared two versions of QFT and TST-only and accounted for inadequate and indeterminate outcomes of both QFTs, for failure to return for TST reading, and for 2-step TST testing.
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The cash incentive was significantly more effective at increasing return for reading of tuberculin skin tests than any of the non-cash incentives (RR 1.13, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.19; one trial, 652 participants; Analysis 3.2).
