Fig. 5

Correlation between the decline rate of phenotypic markers in IFN-γ⁺CD4⁺ cells in peripheral blood stimulated with ESAT 6/CFP-10 and that of ESR from before TB treatment to two or six months after TB treatment. Correlation of the decline rate between CD27⁻ and ESR (A), CD38⁺ and ESR (B), and CD27⁻CD38⁺ and ESR (C) from 0 to 2 m were analyzed; correlation of the decline rate between CD27⁻ and ESR (D), CD38⁺ and ESR (E), and CD27⁻CD38⁺ and ESR (F) from 0 to 6 m were analyzed. Statistical analyses were performed using the spearman test. r and P-values are indicated. 0 m Before the TB treatment initiation, 2 m two months after TB treatment initiation, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate