<p><i>Definition of abbreviations</i>: HD = healthy donors; LTB<sub>L</sub> = patients with latent tuberculosis and 30∼80 SFCs; LTB<sub>H</sub> = patients with latent tuberculosis and 110∼400 SFCs; TB = pulmonary tuberculosis patients; TP = patients with tuberculosis pleurisy; CA = pulmonary cancer patients; Total No. = total number of participants in each group; TST = tuberculin skin test; SFCs = <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> (<i>M.tb</i>)-specific IFN-γ spot-forming cells.</p><p>The total number of recruited participants in each group included separated samples for microarray analysis and further validation.</p
*<p>Including both bacteriologically confirmed and clinical cases of TB.</p>**<p>Number of missing o...
<p><b>Footnotes:</b> TB: tuberculosis; LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection; dotTb: disease other tha...
<p><b>Note:</b> Patient stratification is as given in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:d...
<p>LTBI: Latent Tuberculosis Infection; TST: Tuberculin Skin Test; TB Tuberculosis.</p
<p>LTBI: Latent Tuberculosis Infection; TST: Tuberculin Skin Test; TB Tuberculosis.</p
<p>TB = tuberculosis.</p><p>LTBI = latent infection with <i>M</i>. <i>tuberculosis</i>.</p><p>m = ma...
<p><b>Abbreviations:</b></p><p>TB: tuberculosis; BCG: Bacillus Calmette and Guerin; HIV: Human Immun...
<p>Characteristics of the tuberculosis (TB) patients from whom the study's <i>Mycobacterium tubercul...
<p><b>Abbreviations:</b></p><p>BCG: Bacillus Calmette and Guerin; TB: tuberculosis.</p
<p>Demographic and clinical characteristics of enrolled participants, stratified by tuberculosis (TB...
<p>Abbreviations: BM, bone marrow; BU, busulfan; CY, cytoxin; FLU, fludarabin; MM, multiple myeloma;...
<p>Abbreviations: LTBI – Latent Tuberculosis Infection, NTM – Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria, HCDCP – ...
<p>Definition of abbreviations: DVT, deep venous thrombosis; MBP, mean blood pressure; sPAP, systoli...
<p>Abbreviations: TB: tuberculosis; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; LTBI: latent tuberculosis inf...
<p><b>Footnotes:</b> *at enrolment, F: Female, M: Male, Ethnic Origin: WE Western Europe, NA North A...
*<p>Including both bacteriologically confirmed and clinical cases of TB.</p>**<p>Number of missing o...
<p><b>Footnotes:</b> TB: tuberculosis; LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection; dotTb: disease other tha...
<p><b>Note:</b> Patient stratification is as given in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:d...
<p>LTBI: Latent Tuberculosis Infection; TST: Tuberculin Skin Test; TB Tuberculosis.</p
<p>LTBI: Latent Tuberculosis Infection; TST: Tuberculin Skin Test; TB Tuberculosis.</p
<p>TB = tuberculosis.</p><p>LTBI = latent infection with <i>M</i>. <i>tuberculosis</i>.</p><p>m = ma...
<p><b>Abbreviations:</b></p><p>TB: tuberculosis; BCG: Bacillus Calmette and Guerin; HIV: Human Immun...
<p>Characteristics of the tuberculosis (TB) patients from whom the study's <i>Mycobacterium tubercul...
<p><b>Abbreviations:</b></p><p>BCG: Bacillus Calmette and Guerin; TB: tuberculosis.</p
<p>Demographic and clinical characteristics of enrolled participants, stratified by tuberculosis (TB...
<p>Abbreviations: BM, bone marrow; BU, busulfan; CY, cytoxin; FLU, fludarabin; MM, multiple myeloma;...
<p>Abbreviations: LTBI – Latent Tuberculosis Infection, NTM – Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria, HCDCP – ...
<p>Definition of abbreviations: DVT, deep venous thrombosis; MBP, mean blood pressure; sPAP, systoli...
<p>Abbreviations: TB: tuberculosis; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; LTBI: latent tuberculosis inf...
<p><b>Footnotes:</b> *at enrolment, F: Female, M: Male, Ethnic Origin: WE Western Europe, NA North A...
*<p>Including both bacteriologically confirmed and clinical cases of TB.</p>**<p>Number of missing o...
<p><b>Footnotes:</b> TB: tuberculosis; LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection; dotTb: disease other tha...
<p><b>Note:</b> Patient stratification is as given in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:d...