The postpartum levels of IL-2 and IP-10 were higher in TB+ women than those in TB− women (IL-2: 5 pg/mL versus 2 pg/mL, P = 0.0021 and IP-10: 331 pg/mL versus 87 pg/mL; P = 0.0001, respectively). This evidence concerns the gene IL2 and tuberculosis.