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Of the TST-negative persons with 0- to 4-mm indurations who were followed up for 3 years, the conversion rate to positivity was 17.9\/100 person-years of observation (PYO) (14.4\/100 PYO and 18.3\/100 PYO in HIV-positive and -negative persons, respectively). Despite lower absolute CD4\n            <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n            T-cell numbers in Ethiopians, higher TST conversion and reactivity rates show the presence of a higher rate of latent TB infection and\/or transmission. The lower TST positivity rate before a diagnosis of TB disease showed the lower sensitivity of the test. 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