CD79A and tuberculosis: Before anti-TB chemotherapy, the sensitivities of the tests based on IgG were 65.7% (95% CI, 57.3% to 73.5%), 46.2% (95% CI, 36.5% to 56.2%) and 52.5% (95% CI, 43.2% to 61.6%) in S+/C+, S-/C + and S-/C- active tuberculosis patients respectively; the sensitivities of the tests based on IgM were 21.7% (95% CI, 15.2% to 29.3%), 24.5% (95% CI, 16.7% to 33.8%) and 18.9% (95% CI, 12.3% to 26.9%) respectively; and the sensitivities of the tests based on IgA were 25.2% (95% CI, 18.9% to 33.9%), 17.9% (95% CI, 11.2% to 26.6%) and 23.8% (95% CI, 16.5% to 32.3%) respectively.