Table 2

Agreement between TST and QuantiFERON®TB Gold for different cut-off values of TST

TST
QFT
TST cut-off ≥ 6 mm
TST cut-off ≥ 10 mm
TST cut-off ≥ 15 mm



No. (%)
No. (%)
No. (%)

Positive
Positive
232 (25)
190 (21)
104 (11)
Negative
Negative
420 (46)
527 (58)
611 (67)
Positive
Negative
228 (25)
121 (13)
37 (4)
Negative
Positive
32 (4)
74 (8)
160 (18)
Total agreement
652 (72)
717 (79)
715 (78)
Kappa (95% CI)
0.43 (0.37 – 0.49)
0.51 (0.45 – 0.57)
0.39 (0.32 – 0.47)

Agreement between tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON®TB Gold among 912 newly arrived asylum seekers in Norway Sept. 19. 2005 – June 12. 2006 by different cut-off values of tuberculin skin test indurations.

Winje et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:65   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-65