MUC5B and tuberculosis: DS-TB patients had higher MUC5B levels than LTB [LTB 131.9 (91–148) vs DS-TB 238.5 (165–365), p = 0.0427] (Figure 8), and we confirmed by chest X-ray data that MUC5B levels were associated with more significant pulmonary damage characterized by bigger cavitations and the destruction of pulmonary parenchyma.