IL6 and tuberculosis: The predefined changes with respect to altered monocyte (decreased classical, increased intermediate) (4, 30) and DC subsets (decreased cross-presenting myeloid and plasmacytoid DC) (28, 31), elevated MLR/NLR (15–19) and altered cytokine profile (increased IL-6) (32, 33) in TB groups compared to the healthy group are in conjunction with published studies.