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78 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH<br />

June 27, 2007<br />

Method: In this cross sectional study, 701 patients were tested<br />

with the QFT. In case <strong>of</strong> QFT reactivity, tuberculin skin<br />

testing was performed and TB related clinical, socio-epidemiologic<br />

and microbiological data were gained. The mean follow<br />

up time was 6 months.<br />

Results: The QFT was reactive in 39/701 patients (5.6 %). An<br />

indeterminate result was obtained in 33 patients (4.7%). QFT<br />

indeterminate patients had significantly lower CD4 cells as<br />

compared to patients with positive or negative test results<br />

(p=0.001 and p

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