A TB programme manager in an African country is choosing between the tuberculin skin test (TST/Mantoux) and IGRA for LTBI screening of HIV-positive individuals. Which test is preferred and why?ATST is preferred because it is unaffected by immunosuppressionBIGRA is preferred in HIV-positive individuals because it has better sensitivity than TST in immunosuppressed patients (TST may be falsely negative due to cutaneous anergy) and higher specificity in BCG-vaccinated populationsCNeither test can detect LTBI in HIV-positive patientsDOnly chest X-ray can detect LTBIEIGRA and TST perform identically in HIV-positive patientsCheck my answer