In whole blood samples, TKT transcript was significantly increased in patients with sepsis [iFigure/GSE13015] [28], malaria infection [iFigure/GSE34404] [29] compared to uninfected controls, and in active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) compared to latent TB [iFigure/GSE19442] [30]. The gene discussed is TKT; the disease is pulmonary tuberculosis.