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INTRODUCTION Tuberculin skin test (TST) has been the standard test for screening for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection for decades. Identifying persons with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is crucial, as they constitute a reservoir that sustains the global tuberculosis (T epidemic. However, different factors, such as HIV infection, can lower the sensitivity of the test. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the TST sensitivity in active TB patients and to ascertain risk factors that could be associated with false