IP-10 expression during active TB was associated with increased odds of sputum culture conversion by 8-weeks overall (aOR 4.255, 95% CI 1.025 – 17.544, p=0.046)) and among HIV-infected individuals (OR 10.204, 95% CI 1.247 – 83.333, p=0.030). The gene discussed is CXCL10; the disease is tuberculosis.