Compared to control cell cultures, CD14+ cells induced by Mtb displayed similar MFI expression of CD11b, HLA-DR, CD64 and CD16 surface molecules (Figure 3i) and most, but not all experiments presented increased frequency of CD14+CD16+ monocytes (Figure 3j), which were previously associated with severe pulmonary TB (Balboa et al., 2011). Here, CD14 is linked to pulmonary tuberculosis.