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Tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion rate
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Proportion of a population in which TST results converted within a specified time. It is calculated by dividing the number of TST conversions among persons in the setting in a specified period (numerator) by the number of persons who received TSTs in the setting over the same period (denominator), multiplied by 100. It is not a true rate.
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The percentage of a population in which TST results converted within a specified time. This rate is calculated by dividing the number of TST conversions among persons in the setting in a specified period (numerator) by the number of persons who received TSTs in the setting over the same period (denominator), multiplied by 100.
From: CDC
Year: 2006
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