Data showed that LTB group has a higher frequency of IFN-γ-producing CD5+ B cells at baseline [6 (5–8)] compared to UC [0.9 (0.4–1.5), p < 0.0355], DS-TB [1 (0.9–3), p < 0.0159] and DR-TB [0.8 (0.3–0.8), p < 0.0022]. This evidence concerns the gene CD5 and tuberculosis.