Similarly in the subgroup comparisons, the same IL-17 was obtained as the topmost classifier for HC vs LTB/DS-TB/DR-TB (Fig. 5a-1,a-3) and DS-TB vs DR-TB (Fig. 5a-6) whereas, IL-1α for LTB vs DS-TB (Fig. 5a-4) and IL-10 for LTB vs DR-TB (Fig. 5a-5). Here, IL17A is linked to tuberculosis.