At D0, 87 (68.5%) of the 127 patients had IP-10 concentrations >781 pg/ml; 23 (48.9%) of 47 patients with clinically diagnosed TB and 16 (80.0%) of 80 bacteriologically confirmed cases had IP-10 > 781 pg/ml (p < 0.0001 using Pearson’s Chi-Squared test with Yate’s continuity correction). Here, CXCL10 is linked to tuberculosis.