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The three tests were repeated after 8 weeks in the TB-exposed group if results were initially negative. Individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) were treated and tests were repeated after treatment. Fifty-nine TB-exposed and 42 controls were evaluated. Rate of infection was 69\u00b75% and 9\u00b75% for the exposed and control groups, respectively. The exposed group infection rate was 61% assessed by TST, 57\u00b76% by T-SPOT.TB, and 59\u00b73%, by QFT-IT. No active TB was diagnosed. Agreement between the three tests was 83\u00b71% and 92\u00b78% in the exposed and control groups, respectively. In the exposed group, T-SPOT.TB added four TB diagnoses [16%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1\u00b76\u201330\u00b74] and QFT-IT added three TB diagnoses (12%, 95% CI 0\u201324\u00b77) in 25 individuals with negative tuberculin skin test (TST). 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