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. 2011 Jul 20;6(7):e22074. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022074

Table 1. Percentage of subjects who developed HIV-associated TB during longitudinal follow up according to antigen specificity of baseline IFN-γ responses.

Number of baseline IFN-γ responses Antigen n Percent who developed TB
Zero None 270 14%
One ESAT-6 4 25%
Ag85 6 0%
WCL 208 8%
Two ESAT-6 + Ag85 1 0%
WCL + ESAT-6 66 5%
WCL + Ag85 37 11%
Three WCL + Ag85 + ESAT-6 114 4%
Total 706 9%

Ag85, antigen 85; ESAT-6, early secreted antigenic target 6; IFN-γ, interferon gamma; TB, tuberculosis; WCL, whole cell lysate.