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Active TB occurred in 7.4% (15 of 204) and 1.9% (2 of 104) of T-Spot.TB\u2013positive and \u2013negative subjects, respectively, whereas the corresponding figures for TST (cutoff 10 mm) were 6.4% (13 of 203) and 3.9% (4 of 205), respectively. A positive T-Spot.TB test significantly predicted the subsequent development of active TB (relative risk, 4.50; 95% confidence interval, 1.03\u201319.68) and culture- or histology-confirmed TB (relative risk, 7.80; 95% confidence interval, 1.02\u201359.63). Consistent results were obtained after exclusion of subjects treated for LTBI and adjustment for potential confounders. TST did not significantly predict the development of active TB or culture- or histology-confirmed TB, irrespective of the cutoff values with or without exclusion of subjects treated for LTBI. Culture filtrate protein 10 spot count, but not early secretary antigenic target 6 spot count, was significantly associated with subsequent TB development.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>T-Spot.TB performs better than TST in the targeted screening of LTBI among patients with silicosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1164\/rccm.200912-1875oc","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,5,27]],"date-time":"2010-05-27T22:41:09Z","timestamp":1275000069000},"page":"834-840","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":46,"title":["T-Spot.\n                    <i>TB<\/i>\n                    Outperforms Tuberculin Skin Test in Predicting Tuberculosis Disease"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"182","author":[{"given":"Chi Chiu","family":"Leung","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Tuberculosis and Chest Service, Centre for Health 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