Research Article

Antigen-Specific IFN-γ Responses Correlate with the Activity of M. tuberculosis Infection but Are Not Associated with the Severity of Tuberculosis Disease

Table 1

Heterogeneity of TB patients included in the study.

TB characteristicNumber of TBP having the indicated scores
Score 1Score 2Score 3Score 4Score 5

Forms of pulmonary pathology7551772
TB extent27301615NA
The degree of pulmonary destruction27122524NA
The degree of bacteria excretion6555193
The degree of intoxication3433156NA

NA: not applicable.