Fig. 6

Correlation between the decline rate of phenotypic markers in IFN-γ⁺CD4⁺ cell in peripheral blood stimulated with ESAT 6/CFP-10 and that of CRP from before TB treatment to two or six months after TB treatment. Correlation of the decline rate between CD27⁻ and CRP (A), CD38⁺ and CRP (B) and CD27⁻CD38⁺ and CRP (C) from 0 to 2 m were analyzed; correlation of the decline rate between CD27⁻ and CRP (D), CD38⁺ and CRP (E), and CD27⁻CD38⁺ and CRP (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, CRP C-reactive protein