Positive results of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) and the exclusion of active TB are the current diagnostic bases of LTBI, which is a precursor of tuberculosis reactivation. However, recent reports show a high negative reversion rate of quantiFERON Gold In-tube (QFT-GIT), a kind of IGRA, in cohorts of health care workers (33% after 18 weeks) close TB contacts (35% after six months), and patients receiving long-term dialysis (46% after six months). This phenomenon questions the clinical significance of a single positive IGRA result. Increasing the IGRA threshold or doing serial follow-up to improve specificity have both been suggested but there is no comparison by the risk of TB development.